PSYC 593

Spring 2009 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

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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 spring 2009
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
37657	Lecture-Discussion	AK	1:30PM -2:50PM	F	2169 Beckman Institute	Kramer, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: 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 influences 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.
52234	Lecture-Discussion	AK0	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Kramer, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09
37744	Lecture-Discussion	BC	12:00PM -1:50PM	M	Beckman Institute	Gonsalves, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Brain & Cognition Brownbag Section Info: 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.
43894	Lecture-Discussion	BG	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Gonsalves, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory This course will provide a survey of recent topics in the cognitive neuroscience of memory. Readings will include single-unit and lesion studies in animals, human neuropsychological studies, as well as human cognitive neuroscience studies using a variety of techniques (fMRI, EEG, MEG, TMS). Topics will include a wide variety of memory research, including recognition memory, priming, procedural memory, false memory, etc. Each week will be devoted to a particular theme, and to the discussion of (at least) two papers. Students will be responsible for presenting the relevant findings and leading the discussion of the assigned readings, on a rotating basis. The presentation will give us an opportunity to discuss and assess in detail the theory, methods, results, and interpretation associated with that week�s readings. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37741	Lecture-Discussion	CC	9:30AM -10:50AM	F	815 Psychology Building	Hunter, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Clinical Division Brownbag Section Info: 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.
37659	Lecture-Discussion	COG	12:00PM -1:20PM	F	815 Psychology Building	Garnsey, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Cognitive Division Brownbag Section Info: Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
43474	Lecture-Discussion	DB	10:00AM -11:50AM	F	708 Psychology Building	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Consciousness - Examination of the scientific study of consciousness, with topics including (but not limited to): the role of attention in visual awareness, neural correlates of consciousness, and perception without awareness. NOTE: Students should only sign up for 2.0 OR 4.0 credit hours. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52235	Lecture-Discussion	DB0	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09
46675	Lecture-Discussion	DB2	3:30PM -4:45PM	TR	32 Psychology Building	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Images of Mind - Introduction to brain imaging and cognitive neuroscience, with a particular emphasis on critically evaluating neuroscience in the media. This section is for graduate students only. This section meets with PSYC 220. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37742	Lecture-Discussion	DEV	1:30PM -2:50PM	F	815 Psychology Building	Baillargeon, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Developmental Brownbag Section Info: 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.
37740	Lecture-Discussion	DIV	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	815 Psychology Building	Ramirez, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Diversity Seminar Section Info: 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.
43476	Lecture-Discussion	GD	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	708 Psychology Building	Dell, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Topic: Connectionism & Language This seminar will first provide a tutorial on connectionist models and how they have been applied to issues in cognitive psychology. Then we will read papers presenting particular models, with a focus on models of language production, comprehension, and acquisition.
37757	Lecture-Discussion	HC	10:00AM -11:50AM	MW	170 Wohlers Hall	Chang, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Theories of Measurement II: This course meets with EPSY 590 Section HC. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37759	Lecture-Discussion	IO	1:00PM -1:50PM	T	508 Psychology Building	Newman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Current Topics in Industrial Organizational Psychology. Seminar for all graduate students in I/O Psychology. Weekly presentations of research by faculty and graduate students; Research topics from Industrial-Organizational Psychology, and related fields. Requirements include attendance and participation in discussion. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
47201	Lecture-Discussion	JM	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	815 Psychology Building	McCarley, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Topic: Attention and Eye Movements Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37763	Lecture-Discussion	LT	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	608 Psychology Building	Travis, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Teaching Child Psychology Section Info: This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of Psychology 216. Weekly meetings will be devoted to course-oriented issues such as the preparation of syllabi and exams, the organization of lectures, and so on. In addition, students will be observed teaching and will be given feedback on the quality and impact of their teaching strategies. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
46600	Lecture-Discussion	MK2	2:00PM -3:50PM	T	708 Psychology Building	Kral, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Topic: Culture and Mental Health/Illness In this seminar we will explore research and ideas about the cultural contexts of both mental illness and health, at the interface of psychology, medical anthropology, and cultural psychiatry. The course will examine psychiatric approaches, anthropological studies of psychopathology, epidemiology, clinical work, and recent theorizing, and then how all this may contribute to our understanding of the categories and idioms of mental illness. We will look more closely at depression, PTSD, and suicide. We will also review current work on culture and well-being in order to better understand meanings of mental health. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37745	Lecture-Discussion	ML	4:00PM -5:50PM	W	708 Psychology Building	Lyubansky, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Teaching Abnormal Psychology Section Info: 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.
45894	Lecture	PJC	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Fraley, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required Section Info: Current Topics in Personality Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37669	Lecture-Discussion	QUA	1:30PM -2:50PM	M	815 Psychology Building	Spencer-Smith, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: Quantitative Division Brownbag Section Info: 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.
48584	Lecture-Discussion	RF	2:00PM -4:50PM	T	608 Psychology Building	Fraley, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Info: Topic: Adult Attachment Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52236	Lecture-Discussion	RF0	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Fraley, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09
43477	Lecture-Discussion	SC	11:00AM -12:50PM	F	458 Psychology Building	Albarracin, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 1 hours Section Info: Topic: Social Cognition Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37743	Lecture-Discussion	SPO	12:00PM -1:20PM	M	815 Psychology Building	Preston, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: SPO Brownbag Section Info: 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.
48904	Lecture-Discussion	TVT	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	Location Pending	Von Thaden, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Safety Informatics - An interdisciplinary course for graduate students in Human Factors, LIS, IESE, Psych, Sociology, and Speech Communication. This course will explore the nature of safety and information in normal and safety critical, high risk environments. We will explore the nature of distributed cooperative practice including the organization of and access to information, systems management, language and communication, distributed cognition, computer supported cooperative work, safety culture and activity in a variety of domains. Students are responsible for reading, discussing, and critiquing the works. Students will also prepare research papers. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37661	Lecture-Discussion	VCH	12:00PM -1:20PM	W	815 Psychology Building	Wang, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/09-05/06/09 Section Title: VCHP Brownbag Section Info: 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.