Cognitive Sciences and User Psychology (Seminar)
| Lecturer (assistant) | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 SWS |
| Term | Sommersemester 2023 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Position within curricula | See TUMonline |
- 17.04.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 24.04.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 08.05.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 15.05.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 22.05.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 05.06.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 12.06.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 19.06.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 26.06.2023 16:00-17:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 03.07.2023 16:00-17:30 1229, Seminarraum
- 10.07.2023 13:00-14:30 1221, Seminarraum
- 17.07.2023 16:00-17:30 1229, Seminarraum
Admission information
Objectives
Students will gain
• a broad understanding of concepts of cognitive sciences in linguistics, psychology,
neuroscience, philosophy, computer science/artificial intelligence, and anthropology
• a broad and detailed know-how of the cognitive processes that underlie user behavior
• the systemic competence to make evaluations of product designs in regard of user
psychology
• the competence to communicate academic know-how with the use of different
presentation techniques
• a broad understanding of concepts of cognitive sciences in linguistics, psychology,
neuroscience, philosophy, computer science/artificial intelligence, and anthropology
• a broad and detailed know-how of the cognitive processes that underlie user behavior
• the systemic competence to make evaluations of product designs in regard of user
psychology
• the competence to communicate academic know-how with the use of different
presentation techniques
Description
Cognitive science includes the understanding of intelligence and the understanding of the mind. This course provides an overview of cognitive science as an interdisciplinary, scientific study of the mind and its processes, with contributions from linguistics, psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, computer science/artificial intelligence, and anthropology. On this basis, the rational and psychological conditions of decision-making processes and their importance for user behavior are examined. Teaching content is divided into the following sections:
1. Approaches to Cognitive Science. Representation and Computation
2. Logic
3. Rules
4. Concepts
5. Analogies
6. Images
7. Connections
8. Review and Evaluation. Extensions to Cognitive Science
9. Brains
10. Emotions
11. Conciousness
12. Bodies, the World, and Dynamic Systems
13. Societies
14. The Future of Cognitive Science
1. Approaches to Cognitive Science. Representation and Computation
2. Logic
3. Rules
4. Concepts
5. Analogies
6. Images
7. Connections
8. Review and Evaluation. Extensions to Cognitive Science
9. Brains
10. Emotions
11. Conciousness
12. Bodies, the World, and Dynamic Systems
13. Societies
14. The Future of Cognitive Science
Recommended literature
– Friedberg, J. D. & Silverman, G. W.: Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Study
of Mind, SAGE Publications 2021.
– Bermudez, J .L.: Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind,
Cambridge University Press 2020 (2nd Edition 2022).
– Harre, R.: Cognitive Science: A Philosophical Introduction, SAGE Publications 2002.
– Wendel, S.: Designing for Behavior Change: Applying Psychology and Behavioral
Economics, O'Reilly Media 2020.
– Whalen, J.: Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better
Products, O'Reilly Media 2019.
of Mind, SAGE Publications 2021.
– Bermudez, J .L.: Cognitive Science: An Introduction to the Science of the Mind,
Cambridge University Press 2020 (2nd Edition 2022).
– Harre, R.: Cognitive Science: A Philosophical Introduction, SAGE Publications 2002.
– Wendel, S.: Designing for Behavior Change: Applying Psychology and Behavioral
Economics, O'Reilly Media 2020.
– Whalen, J.: Design for How People Think: Using Brain Science to Build Better
Products, O'Reilly Media 2019.