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WiSe 2020/21 - WiSe 2021/22

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Introduction to Embodied Cognitive Science

6

Sanches Sanchez, Guilherme

Benotet

Portfolioprüfung

English

Zugehörigkeit


Fakultät V

Institut für Psychologie und Arbeitswissenschaft

35321200 FG Biopsychologie und Neuroergonomie

Human Factors

Kontakt


KWT 1

Sanches Sanchez, Guilherme

sanchessanchez@tu-berlin.de

Lernergebnisse

The main goal of this course is to help students understand some of the key theories and methods that make up contemporary embodied cognitive science. By the end of the course students should be capable of demonstrating this understanding through their ability to: (1) recognize and explain the main historical antecedents and conceptual foundations of embodied cognitive science, including: behaviorism and the cognitive revolution; the phenomenological and pragmatist perspectives; the computational theory of mind and criticisms of classical computationalism; connectionism and its philosophical implications. (2) describe central concepts and ideas at work in the different lines of research within embodied cognitive science, including: conceptual and motor grounding; distributed cognition, wide computationalism, and the extended mind; anti-representationalism in evolutionary robotics and dynamical systems theory; the enactive approach and central elements such as autonomy, sense-making and autopoiesis; ecological psychology and central elements such as its theory of direct perception and of affordances. In the process of working toward the learning outcomes above, students will also accomplish another central goal of the course, which is to hone their critical thinking, argumentation and writing skills, as evidenced by their ability to: (3) critically assess an argument, and provide reasons for the success/failure of the argument (4) make an effective oral presentation; (5) write well-organized, effective, and focused essays critiquing, defending and/or advancing a position on a particular issue.

Lehrinhalte

An increasingly popular trend in the sciences of the mind is to emphasize the ways in which cognition is embodied, embedded, situated, extended, distributed, enactive, ecological, etc. This course combines lectures and seminars to provide an introduction to these and other approaches that fall under the umbrella of “embodied cognitive science.” The first part of the course will be lecture-based and will focus on the history and the theoretical and methodological foundations of embodied cognitive science. Having covered the basic concepts and approaches, in the second part we will turn to discussion-based seminars on cutting-edge topics in embodied cognitive science, with a special focus on the nature of affordances and their relation to the environment and to sociocultural practices.

Modulbestandteile

Compulsory area

Die folgenden Veranstaltungen sind für das Modul obligatorisch:

LehrveranstaltungenArtNummerTurnusSpracheSWS ISIS VVZ
Introduction to Embodied Cognitive ScienceIV3532 L 10960WiSeen4

Arbeitsaufwand und Leistungspunkte

Introduction to Embodied Cognitive Science (IV):

AufwandbeschreibungMultiplikatorStundenGesamt
Attendance15.04.0h60.0h
Pre/post processing15.08.0h120.0h
180.0h(~6 LP)
Der Aufwand des Moduls summiert sich zu 180.0 Stunden. Damit umfasst das Modul 6 Leistungspunkte.

Beschreibung der Lehr- und Lernformen

During Part 1 of the course, students will be responsible for: - Watching weekly online lectures (asynchronous, pre-recorded); - Reading the texts assigned; - Taking a brief online quiz about the lecture and reading materials; - Attending and participating in online discussion session (synchronous, live video). During Part 2 of the course, students will be responsible for: - Reading the texts assigned; - Attending and participating in online seminar meetings (synchronous, live video); - Making a short presentation (approx. 20 minutes) about one of the assigned texts, which will be followed by group discussion.

Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme / Prüfung

Wünschenswerte Voraussetzungen für die Teilnahme an den Lehrveranstaltungen:

Students of all backgrounds are welcome. Basic knowledge and previous course experience in cognitive science, psychology, philosophy or related areas is desirable but not required.

Verpflichtende Voraussetzungen für die Modulprüfungsanmeldung:

Dieses Modul hat keine Prüfungsvoraussetzungen.

Abschluss des Moduls

Benotung

Benotet

Prüfungsform

Portfolio examination

Art der Portfolioprüfung

100 Punkte insgesamt

Sprache(n)

English

Prüfungselemente

NamePunkteKategorieDauer/Umfang
Written weekly quizzes in Part 130schriftlich10 minutes each (x9)
Oral presentation in Part 235mündlich20 minutes
Written essay after end of Part 235schriftlich2500-3500 words

Notenschlüssel

Notenschlüssel »Notenschlüssel 2: Fak IV (2)«

Gesamtpunktzahl1.01.31.72.02.32.73.03.33.74.0
100.0pt95.0pt90.0pt85.0pt80.0pt75.0pt70.0pt65.0pt60.0pt55.0pt50.0pt

Prüfungsbeschreibung (Abschluss des Moduls)

To earn credit for the course, in addition to (1) completing weekly written quizzes during part 1 and (2) making an oral presentation during part 2, students will also (3) submit a short essay of approximately 2500-3500 words on the topic of the course (detailed instructions will be provided).

Dauer des Moduls

Für Belegung und Abschluss des Moduls ist folgende Semesteranzahl veranschlagt:
1 Semester.

Dieses Modul kann in folgenden Semestern begonnen werden:
Wintersemester.

Maximale teilnehmende Personen

Die maximale Teilnehmerzahl beträgt 20.

Anmeldeformalitäten

To register, contact me at sanchessanchez@tu-berlin.de. Please mention "Embodied Cognition course" in the subject of your email and send a short description of your background and interest in the course.

Literaturhinweise, Skripte

Skript in Papierform

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Skript in elektronischer Form

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Course content available at: https://isis.tu-berlin.de/course/view.php?id=21823