| Time | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 | LING 304 | 9:30 | ||||
| 10:30 | BIO 311 | BIO 311 | 10:30 | |||
| 12:30 | PHIL | SOCS 309 | PHIL | SOCS 309 | 12:30 | |
| 14:00 | CMPT 240 | CMPT 240 | LING 304 | 14:00 | ||
| 15:30 | LING 304 | 15:30 | ||||
| 17:30 | SCUBA | RockClimbing | 17:30 |
| PHIL Tutorial | Philosophy of Language and the Mind | Sam Ruhmkorff |
| An as of yet unsolidified tutorial on the philosophy of language, with a large section primarily on the philosophy of mind. | ||
| LING 304 | Native American Languages | Nancy Bonvillain |
| This course examines the languages of Native America in both their structural properties and their cultural contexts and meanings. It consists of readings representing each of the language families indigenous to North America. Readings in descriptive linguistics present the phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic systems of Native languages. Readings in language and culture include topics in discourse styles, metaphor, naming systems, folklore and storytelling, and language maintenance programs in Native communities.
Prerequisite: LING 100 or its equivalent. | ||
| BIO 311 | Attention & the Brain | David LaBerge |
| This course treats the topic of attention from a neurobiological perspective but draws heavily on psychological research in the field of attention. Psychological analysis of overall brain function helps to determine exactly what attention does for the person in everyday life, and psychological research provides most of the attention tasks that have engaged the animal or person while various neurophysiological measurements, such as brain imagery, are performed. Topics included neurophysiological methods of measurement, attentional activity in cortical and subcortical areas, neurobiological theories of attention, developmental aspects of attention (infant and aging), and pathologies of attention (schizophrenia, ADD).
Prerequisities: BIO 233 Cognitive Neuroscience. |
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| CMPT 240 | Intro to Robotics | Michael Bergman |
| This is a hands-on course, but with background and theory to study robotics in a systematic manner. The essential topics that we will cover include sensors, feedback, control, and drive mechanisms. For ease of prototyping, we will use an off the shelf robot controller, the Handy Board, an 8-bit microprocessor that can run Interactive C, and the LEGO Technic system for building the robots. Along with a variety of sensors, these materials will allow the class to work through a series of projects that introduces robotics. A term project will allow students to explore an area of particular interest. Permission of the instructor. | ||
| SOCS 309 | Research Methods in the Social Sciences | Anne O'Dwyer |
| This course focuses on the methods of objective inquiry that typify the social sciences and underlie any empirical assertion concerning human behavior and society. Emphasis is on the basic elements of research design, such as measurement, operationalization, and sampling. Various data collection techniques, including observation, survey research, and experimentation, are covered. Students are introduced to applied statistics through statistical computer software. | ||