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 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
38101	Lecture-Discussion	AK	1:30PM -3:50PM	F	Location Pending	Kramer, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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.
42024	Lecture-Discussion	AL	9:00AM -11:50AM	R	219A Psychology Building	Lleras, A Chu, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Intro to Research Programming. Computer programming is an increasingly important component of a research scientist's skill set. The goal of this course is to provide graduate students with the programming skills necessary to independently design experiments and analyze the resulting data. The course is designed to accommodate multiple levels of programming proficiency: students without programming experience will learn to create, read and modify programs, while students with moderate or advanced programming skills will learn to create complex and complete experiments. Students will learn to program using Matlab, a powerful and widespread scientific programming environment. This language is similar to most modern programming languages (e.g. C++, Python), thus the skills acquired in this course would transfer easily to other programming environments. Students will be required to complete short weekly programming assignments and a self-selected final project. The course is open to all psychology graduate students. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
38127	Lecture-Discussion	BC	12:00PM -1:30PM	M	Beckman Institute	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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.
38125	Lecture-Discussion	CC	9:30AM -10:50AM	F	815 Psychology Building	Aber, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Section Info: Topic: Clinical/Community 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	Bock, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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	Kral, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Section Title: Community Seminar 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	Miller, P	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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.
55707	Lecture-Discussion	FD	2:30PM -3:50PM	R	2169 Beckman Institute	Dolcos, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Current Topics in Affective Neurosciences Emotion is a double-edged sword. Iin some circumstances the enhanced significance of emotional stimuli can benefit cognitive processes (e.g. better memory for emotional events), while in others it can hinder them and cause detrimental effects on behavior (e.g., increased emotional distractibility). On the other hand, emotion processing is also susceptible to cognitive influences (e.g., cognitive control of emotion). Despite their relevance for understanding brain function in both healthy and clinical conditions, the neural mechanisms mediating the interactions between emotion and cognition are not well understood. This seminar will discuss current topics in the literature on emotion-cognition interactions, with a focus on the associated neural correlates. Meets in room 2169 Beckman.
38128	Lecture-Discussion	HF	10:00AM -11:50AM	W	508 Psychology Building	Kirlik, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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	11:00AM -12:20PM	T	508 Psychology Building	Newman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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.
55705	Lecture-Discussion	LH	3:00PM -4:50PM	T	27 Psychology Building	Hubert, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: How to Write in Quantitative Psychology
47780	Lecture-Discussion	MK	9:00AM -10:50AM	W	815 Psychology Building	Kral, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Culture Mental Health/Illness Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
42993	Lecture-Discussion	PJC	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Fraley, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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 -12:50PM	W	815 Psychology Building	McCarley, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 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.
52339	Lecture-Discussion	WF	10:00AM -11:50AM	M	508 Psychology Building	Fu, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/23/10-12/08/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Title: Extended Mind: Are technologies making us smart or stupid? Advances in technologies are making us more "connected": We can assess massive amount of information, connect to each other, and share information and knowledge with each other more efficiently. But are technologies becoming part of our mind, or are we becoming part of the socio-technological system? Is the Web extending our knowledge to the outside world? Do we learn more effectively through the Web just like we can see further with telescopes? Is Google making us stupid or smart? Is social networking web sites making social relationships stronger or weaker? In this seminar, we will review recent theories and research on the impact of technologies on behavior at the individual and social levels. We will focus on the implications of theories and research on future design of technologies that extend the capabilities of individual and social thinking in areas such as problem solving, decision making, and knowledge discoveries and learning.