Applied Cognition PSY 418.01 Spring 2004 Instructor: Karen A. Kemtes, Ph.D. Office: CDC 620 Telephone: 895-2641 E-mail: kkemtes@unlv.nevada.edu Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 5:00p - 7:00p Important note for students who missed the first week(s) of class: 1) Send an email to let me know that you've added the class. 2) Download the syllabus and check for important assignment due dates. 3) Download the Student Information form, fill it out, and email it to Dr. Kemtes before the next class meeting. 4) Download the Presentation Preference sheet, fill it out, and email it to Dr. Kemtes before the next class meeting. Textbook Weekly required readings for the course will be available online via the Lied Library’s online e-reserve system which you can access from nearly any internet-accessible computer. Instructions for accessing e-reserves: 1. Visit the e-reserve website to access the readings: http://ereserves.library.unlv.edu/ 2. Enter your barcode and last name, click ENTER 3. On the following screen, click on Electronic Reserves and Course Materials 4. Select Kemtes, Karen from the list of Instructors and click GO 5. Select the current week’s reading from the list. Note that the readings are not listed in chronological order so you will need to match the title of the reading with the title listed on your syllabus calendar. Readings will be supplemented with case studies of technology and human error from the book, Set Phasers on Stun: And Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error by Steven M. Casey. The book is available at the UNLV bookstore and at online book stores such as amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, et al.). I will announce in class when you need to bring the Casey book to class. Resources 4.14.04 Download class calendar updated 4.14.04 in MS Word format Download Syllabus in MS Word format | PDF format Download Sample Class Presentation: PowerPoint format | PDF format Homework Homework 1 (due 2/4): MS Word format Homework 2 (due 2/25): MS Word format NOTE: This is an optional assignment Homework 3 (due 3/31): MS Word format Homework 4/5 (due Friday 5/7): MS Word format Take-Home Exams Exam 4 (not linked yet) Extra Credit Applied Cognition Scrapbook (up to 9 points) You may compile a collection of photos and images drawn from the www or your day-to-day life of events and actions which relate to topics in applied cognition. Each picture must be annotated explaining how it connects to applied cognition. Be sure to provide the source for your pictures (self or www address). This assignment is due not later than May 5th at 5:00pm. You may view sample scrapbooks by following the links below: Sample A PowerPoint Scrabook: PDF Format Sample B PowerPoint Scrabook: PDF Format Experiment Participation (6 points) You may participate in experiments offered by the UNLV department of psychology. Instructions for participation are posted at www.unlv.edu/study/subjectpool/. For three hours’ of credit for participation in these experiments, your grade will increased by 6 points. Earning less than three hours of extra credit will not improve your grade, and earning more than three hours of extra credit will not improve grade more than earning three hours. Note that the research article summary option is not available for extra credit in this course. Advanced Learning Opportunities Students who plan to attend graduate school in psychology (and related fields) are encouraged to expand their working knowledge of cognitive psychology by participating in and reading about original cognitive psychology experiments. Two options are available: (1) Complete psychology experiments on the computers in the psychology computer laboratory. To access the experiments and associated readings, please follow the directions in the guides below; (2) Join research research projects in progress in Dr. Kemtes’ laboratory (or another faculty member) to obtain first-hand experience. If you plan to attend graduate school, it is recommended that you begin working on option (2) as soon as possible. Graduate schools (especially those in psychology) want you to have research experience before you apply. Talk to Dr. Kemtes about research opportunities available in her lab (kkemtes@unlv.nevada.edu). Download Guide to Running E-Prime Experiments: PDF format Download E-Prime Experiment List and Articles: PDF format Click the logo to go to the free download page for Adobe Acrobat reader. Follow the instructions at the bottom of the page. Make sure you note the location where the file is saved on your computer as you will need to click on it to install the program.   Updated: January 7, 2004 4:07pm