Subject

Introduction to Cognitive Sciences

Course Title

Introduction to Cognitive Sciences
Introduction to cognitive sciences

Code

F23L3S086

Study Programme

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Organizer of the study programme (unit, institute, department or division)

Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering

Degree level (first, second, third cycle)

First Cycle

Academic year / semester

8 / Summer

Number of ECTS credits

Teacher

Andrea Kulakov

Prerequisites for enrolling in the course

At least 120 ECTS credits earned

10.

Objectives of the course programme (competences)

The goal is to understand how the human brain works. Students will become acquainted with the theoretical and empirical perspectives that define cognitive science. They will become familiar with research on the nature of mental processes such as perception, thinking, memory, imagination, attention, language, intelligence, decision-making, and problem-solving. Students will learn about the tools drawn from experimental psychology, developmental science, computer science, linguistics, visualization, philosophy, anthropology, behaviorism, and neurology. The course will connect all these approaches that are linked in cognitive science.

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Course content

What is cognitive science. Evolution of the mind. Visual representation of the neurons in
the human brain. Perception, visual cognition, thinking, memory, fantasy,
attention, emotions, linguistics, intelligence, decision-making, problem-solving
problems. Learning, learning agents, learning taxonomies. Neurophysiology and
Brain damage. Past, present, and future of cognitive science.

12.

Learning methods

lectures, projects, discussions, workshops

13.

Total available time

6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours

14.

Distribution of available time

30 + 45 + 15 + 15 + 75 = 180 hours

15.

Forms of teaching activities

15.1.	Lectures - theoretical instruction	30 hours
15.2.	Exercises (laboratory, auditory), seminars, teamwork	45 hours

16.

Other forms of activities

16.1.	Project assignments	15 hours
16.2.	Independent assignments	15 hours
16.3.	Home study	75 hours

17.

Assessment method

17.1.	Tests	0 points
17.2.	Seminar paper / project (presentation: written and oral)	15 points
17.3.	Activities and learning	15 points
17.4.	Final exam	50 points

18.

Grading criteria (points / grade)

up to 50 points	5 (five) (F)
from 51 to 60 points	6 (six) (E)
from 61 to 70 points	7 (seven) (D)
from 71 to 80 points	8 (eight) (C)
from 81 to 90 points	9 (nine) (B)
from 91 to 100 points	10 (ten) (A)

19.

Requirement for obtaining a signature and taking the final exam

Completed activities 15, 16

20.

Language of instruction

Macedonian

21.

Method for monitoring the quality of teaching

22.

Literature

22.1.	Required literature 1. Paul Thagard \| Introduction to Cognitive Science \| MIT Press \| 2005 2. C. R. Gallistel, Adam Philip \| Memory and the Computational Brain: Why Cognitive Science will Transform Neuroscience King (Blackwell/Maryland Lectures in Language and Cognition) \| Wiley / Blackwell \| 2009 3. MARGARET W. MATLIN \| Cognition \| John Wiley & Sons, Inc. \| 2008
22.2.	Additional literature No. Author Title Publisher Year