PSYC 593

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Credit: 0 TO 4 hours.

Discussion of current topics in their historical setting, with special emphasis on research problems.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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PSYC 593 class schedule data for fall 2009
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
55230	Lecture-Discussion	103	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Simons, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Teaching PSYC 103.
54901	Lecture-Discussion	201	12:00PM -12:50PM	F	708 Psychology Building	Senay, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Teaching Intro to Social Psychology. This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of PSYC 201.
55136	Lecture-Discussion	333	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Cohen, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: Topic: Teaching PSYC 333 SOcial Psychology in Natural Settings.
47847	Lecture-Discussion	AC	1:00PM -2:50PM	M	508 Psychology Building	Cimpian, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Language and thought Is thought possible without language? Do speakers of different languages think differently? If so, how deep do the differences go? Does learning a language change how young children think? These are the questions that will guide this informal seminar on the complex relationship between language and thought. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38101	Lecture-Discussion	AK	1:30PM -3:50PM	F	2169 Beckman Institute	Kramer, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Current Topics in Visual Attention. This seminar will focus on current topics in visual attention and will include theories and empirical research on the following issues: Cognitive neuroscience of attention, goal-directed and stimulus-driven incluences on attentional guidance, multimodal selection and attention, the relationship between eye movements and covert attention, and attention and memory. Students will be responsible for reading one to two manuscripts per week and discussing and critiquing the research and theories. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38121	Lecture-Discussion	B	3:00PM -3:50PM	TR	508 Psychology Building	Brewer, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Cognitive Pro seminar. Seminar for students entering in cognitive psychology. Coursework covers professional matters such as departmental policies, journals, research, grants, ethics, etc. Faculty members of the division will give individual presentations of their ongoing research. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38127	Lecture-Discussion	BC	12:00PM -1:30PM	M	4269 Beckman Institute	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Brain & Cognition Division Brown Bag. Seminar for all B&C graduate students. Weekly presentation of research by faculty and graduate students. Research topics from brain and cognition, and related fields. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53699	Lecture-Discussion	BCP	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Cohen, N	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: Topic: Brain and Cognition Proseminar Seminar for first-year grad students entering Brain and Cognition. Course will provide an overview of the cognitive neuroscience research being done in the division, as well as covering professional issues concerning research, academics, and departmental policies. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39831	Lecture-Discussion	BR	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	608 Psychology Building	Roberts, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Theories of Personality Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38125	Lecture-Discussion	CC	9:30AM -10:50AM	F	815 Psychology Building	Hunter, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Clinical Division Brown Bag. Wide variety of presentations and discussions of current clinical, professional, and research issues in clinical/community psychology. Enrollment required of all clinical/community graduate students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38116	Lecture-Discussion	COG	12:00PM -1:20PM	F	815 Psychology Building	Garnsey, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Cognitive Division Brown Bag. Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53934	Lecture-Discussion	CS	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Community Seminar This gradaute seminar will meet weekly during the fall and spring semesters to explore contemporary issues related to research and practice in community psychology. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38126	Lecture-Discussion	DEV	1:30PM -2:50PM	F	815 Psychology Building	Baillargeon, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Developmental Division Brown Bag. Developmental division weekly research seminar. Graduate students and faculty in the division present proposed or current research. Graduate students in the division are required to enroll in the seminar each semester and give a presentation at least once a year. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38124	Lecture-Discussion	DIV	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	815 Psychology Building	Kral, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Diversity Seminar. This seminar focuses on issues of diversity and multiculturalism and their impact on theory, research, and practice in clinical and community psychology. Seminar topics are wide ranging and presentations vary in format from lectures to workshops. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53695	Lecture-Discussion	EP	10:00AM -11:50AM	F	508 Psychology Building	Pomerantz, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: Topic: Parental Socialization This seminar will focus on the role that parents play in children�s development. Major theories and methods in the area will be studied. Attention will be given to how parents on their own and in conjunction with other influences (e.g., children�s biology and culture) shape children�s development. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38128	Lecture-Discussion	HF	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	458 Psychology Building	Kirlik, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Proseminar in Human Factors. The purpose of the seminar is to present the student with an understanding of the methodology, content, and research process in engineering psychology and human factors. One aspect focuses on the current content of engineering psychology research with an emphasis on faculty research on this campus. The second aspect examines the process of human factors/engineering psychology research, addressing the particular issues in experimental design, data analysis, write up, and presentation, that are relatively unique to applied experimental research. Prior background in human factors or engineering psychology is neither a requirement, nor even expected. It is however important that the student be interested in the applications of psychology theory to applied problems. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39836	Lecture-Discussion	IO	3:00PM -4:20PM	R	458 Psychology Building	Newman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Title: Current Topics in IO Section Info: Topic: Current Topics in Industrial/Organizational Psychology Students must register for either 2.0 or 4.0 credit hours. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
42993	Lecture-Discussion	PJC	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Fraley, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Personality Journal Club. The objectives of this seminar are to keep up-to-date on the latest developments in the empirical study of personality. Students will be responsible for reading current research, presenting and critiquing that research in class, and offering thoughts on future research directions. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38122	Lecture-Discussion	QUA	1:30PM -2:50PM	M	815 Psychology Building	Regenwetter, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Quantitative Division Brown Bag. Seminar for the exchange of ideas and for current research by students, post-docs, and faculty of this and other departments engaged in quantitative research. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
39835	Lecture-Discussion	SPO	12:00PM -1:20PM	M	815 Psychology Building	Newman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Social/Personality/Organizational Division Brownbag. This weekly seminar is the joint research meeting for all social, personality, and industrial-organizational graduate students. Each week includes one research lecture by a visiting scholar, a UI faculty member, or a UI graduate student. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38114	Lecture-Discussion	VCH	12:00PM -1:50PM	W	815 Psychology Building	McCarley, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: VCHP Division Brown Bag. This course is required for students in the Visual Cognition & Human Performance division and recommended for students in the Cognitive division. Students, faculty, postdocs and visitors discuss their research in the brown bag. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
49460	Lecture-Discussion	WB	4:00PM -6:50PM	W	G46 Foreign Languages Building	Brewer, W Abd El Khalick, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Psyc and Phil of Science Section Info: Topic: Psychology and Philosophy of Science. Meets with CI 542 crn 31161. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52339	Lecture-Discussion	WF	10:00AM -11:50AM	M	458 Psychology Building	Fu, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Title: Advanced Cognitive Modeling Seminar This seminar focuses on advanced computational cognitive modeling techniques to characterize human learning and performance in a wide range of realistic settings. Students are expected to have some background in cognitive modeling. Students will develop a computational cognitive model in their own research areas throughout the course.
38130	Lecture-Discussion	X2	8:00AM -9:50AM	W	708 Psychology Building	Lyubansky, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/09-12/09/09 Section Info: Topic: Teaching Abnormal Psychology. This seminar focuses on the curricular, instructional, and practical aspects of teaching abnormal psychology to undergraduates. All graduate students currently teaching Psych 238 are required to enroll. Students planning to teach 238 next year are also eligible to attend. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.