KOGS2004 Key Discourses in Cognitive Science (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English
Responsible organisation:
Faculty of Information Technology
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

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The course covers the key ideas of cognitive science through original articles, from early 20th-century behaviorism, to computational rationality in the 2010s.

Description

The course covers the key ideas of cognitive science through original articles, starting from early 20th-century behaviorism and ending with computational rationality in the 2010s.

Reading circle once a month, 1-3 articles per session. A short presentation on the selected articles. Active participation in discussions during the reading circles. Alternatively, another form of assessment can be defined separately.


Assessment criteria: The course evaluation is based on the review of presentations on the articles and the level of active participation. The detailed criteria for assessment will be introduced at the beginning of the course (see Moodle).


Learning outcomes

Upon completing the course, the student will be familiar with the most historically significant approaches and ideas in the study, understanding, and modeling of cognition, mind, and intelligence. The student will understand how the key approaches and ideas relate to each other. The student will be able to participate in discussions about the relationship between human intelligence and artificial intelligence against historical backgrounds and evaluate contemporary debates on the foundations of cognition and the relationship between human and artificial intelligence in light of historical perspectives. The student will be able to summarize and present the key ideas of historical articles in an understandable manner.

Description of prerequisites

Recommended for students who have advanced further in their cognitive science studies.

Study materials

Copies of the original articles will be made available in the Moodle workspace.

Completion methods

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Participation in teaching / Key Discourses in Cognitive Science (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English

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