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 spring 2010
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
52683	Lecture-Discussion	201	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Senay, I	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Teaching Intro to Social Psychology. This seminar is intended for graduate students who are teaching sections of PSYC 201.
37763	Lecture-Discussion	216	11:00AM -11:50AM	F	Psychology Building	Travis, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.
37745	Lecture-Discussion	238	9:00AM -10:50AM	M	Psychology Building	Lyubansky, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.
52861	Lecture-Discussion	331	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Watson, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Topic: Teaching PSYC 331
52860	Lecture-Discussion	332	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Preston, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Topic: Teaching PSYC 332.
37657	Lecture-Discussion	AK	10:00AM -11:30AM	F	Beckman Institute	Kramer, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.
37744	Lecture-Discussion	BC	12:00PM -1:50PM	M	Beckman Institute	Gonsalves, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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	Psychology Building	Kral, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.
41665	Lecture-Discussion	CF	3:30PM -5:20PM	W	Psychology Building	Fisher, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Special Topics in Language Acquisition
41667	Lecture-Discussion	CF2	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Fisher, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 2 hours Section Info: Decision Making in Practice
37659	Lecture-Discussion	COG	12:00PM -1:20PM	F	Psychology Building	Ross, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Title: Cognitive Division Brownbag Section Info: Required of all students in the Cognitive Psychology Division. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
53225	Lecture-Discussion	DA	10:30AM -11:50AM	M	Psychology Building	Albarracin, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Predicting social behavior Discussion and reading of contemporary approaches to predicting social behavior in laboratory and real world settings.
43474	Lecture-Discussion	DB	10:00AM -11:50AM	F	Psychology Building	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.
46675	Lecture-Discussion	DB2	3:30PM -4:50PM	TR	Psychology Building	Beck, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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	Psychology Building	Cimpian, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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	Psychology Building	Hunter, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.
39648	Lecture-Discussion	DS	10:00AM -11:45AM	W	Psychology Building	Simons, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 1 hours Section Info: Professional Issues in Psychology There are no specific prerequisites, but the course is only open to psychology graduate students (exceptions can be made with my specific permission). The focus of the discussions and content will be slanted toward the cognitive end of the department. We will cover topics including: the journal editorial and review process, poster and presentation style, types of jobs in academics, post-docs vs. faculty positions, job applications, job interviews, vitas, and other general issues in psychology. As much as possible, we will try to gain hands-on experience with each of these topics (e.g., by producing a vita, interpreting actual manuscript reviews, doing mock interviews, etc.). Discussion in the course will be guided by student questions and interests. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
48578	Lecture-Discussion	DS2	1:30PM -3:20PM	W	Psychology Building	Simons, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Change Detection and Visual Memory This seminar will cover recent advances in the study of change blindness as well as the early foundations of research on change detection. We will then branch to a broader discussion of recent theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of visual memory and the relationship between visual memory and change detection. As much as possible, we will focus on experimental approaches to studying change detection and memory, and the specific readings and contents will be guided in part by the interests of students taking the course. An undergraduate-level knowledge of cognition or perception would be helpful, but no specific background knowledge is required. Requirements include attendance, participation, and a final paper (a research proposal). Students must register for 1.0, 2.0, or 3.0 credit hours. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37757	Lecture-Discussion	HC	2:00PM -4:50PM	W	Education Building	Chang, H	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Computerized Adaptive Testing This course meets with EPSY 590 Section HC. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37759	Lecture-Discussion	IO	1:00PM -1:50PM	T	Psychology Building	Rupp, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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	3:30PM -5:20PM	W	Psychology Building	McCarley, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: Topic: Cognitive Task Analysis Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37746	Lecture-Discussion	MR	3:00PM -4:50PM	R	Psychology Building	Regenwetter, M	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: How to test theories of decision making: Recent Advances. This seminar will discuss emerging methods for testing theories of decision making. Work load: A) All students read 1-2 articles weekly. B) Each student will lead one class during which they present and discuss a selected paper from the literature. C) Each student will carry out and present a personal project. Basic mathematical and statistical expertise is useful, but NO advanced skills are required.
37669	Lecture-Discussion	QUA	1:30PM -2:50PM	M	Psychology Building	Hong, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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	RCF	1:00PM -2:50PM	R	Psychology Building	Fraley, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: Topic: Internet Programming Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
46233	Lecture-Discussion	SG	2:30PM -4:20PM	T	Psychology Building	Garnsey, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 Section Info: Topic: Neuroimaging of Language Students must register for 2.0 or 4.0 credits hours. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37743	Lecture-Discussion	SPO	12:00PM -1:20PM	M	Psychology Building	Newman, D	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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	T	Psychology Building	Von Thaden, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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. Meets with LIS 590 TVT, AVI 542 and IE 542. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
37661	Lecture-Discussion	VCH	12:00PM -1:20PM	W	Psychology Building	Wang, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/19/10-05/05/10 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.