CGSC 1001a And T: Mysteries Of The Mind Syllabus

CGSC 1001a and t: Mysteries of the Mind
Syllabus

Fall 2013, Wednesdays and Fridays, 2:35pm to 03:55pm
Location: Southam Hall Theatre B
Course title: Mysteries of the Mind
Department: Institute of Cognitive Science (2201 Dunton Tower)
Course number (including section letter): CGSC 1001a, CGSC 1001t
Instructor's name; office location & phone; email address; office hours:
Dr. Jim Davies
2208 Dunton Tower
Phone: [phone] x1109
Email: Please use the CULearn discussion board for questions. If you do not want other students to see the question, please use the CULearn messaging system. Please do not use regular email—with 600 students we would be overwhelmed.
Office hours: by appointment; please use TAs for questions
TA name;
if applicable: CULearn will be used for marks. You can download lectures, the current version of this syllabus, and other useful things from: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/6kg5bn2i3j6dym9/PA3QtfKpPY

Course description: -- content, aims, objectives:
The human mind is the most complex thing yet discovered in the universe. Learn about minds in humans, animals, and computers in this fascinating exploration of consciousness, memory, creativity, problem solving, perception, and your own biases. The introductory course will also cover fun topics such as how cognitive science can help you through school, how cognitive science applies to important real-world problems in areas such as law and computer interfaces, and the mind issues raised by popular movies. This course will guide you through the fascinating mysteries, and the solutions found so far, of our inner world.
Missed assignments
All assignments MUST be submitted by the deadline. If you think you will not be able to submit your assignment in time (because of illness or bereavement) you must contact your instructor in advance and NOT on the due date for the assignment. If the assignment is not received within 15 minutes by the specified deadline it will be counted as missed and will not be graded (you will receive 0% for that assignment). If you know you cannot meet the assigned deadline for any reason, contact your instructor as soon as possible to make alternate arrangements.

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