Cognitive science students' open seminar 2500-EN-COG-F20
Classes take place throughout the entire academic year, 30 hours per semester (10 sessions, 2.5 clock hours with a break of 15 minutes = 3 didactic hours each) in each semester. Enrollment for each semester is kept separately. The first session of the winter semester will take place in November and in summer semester in March to enable organizers to prepare. Classes are held in a mixed mode (session organizers and authors of presentations plus a number of passive participants in the room, plus internet transmission; due to the epidemiological situation, it is possible to organize the session entirely on-line).
Tow kinds od session are possible:
1. The “journal club”. The session consists of 4-5 20-minute presentations with a short discussion (maximum 2-3 short questions, not more than 5 minutes in total), and a final open discussion, a 30-minute minimum (the final discussion can be preceded by a summary presentation, a maximum of 20 minutes). The subject of the presentation may be the latest (from the last 2 years) publications from leading journals from all areas of cognitive science. As a rule, one session should contain thematically related publications, but one or two “miscelanea” sessions per semester may be accepted.
2. Project presentation. In this type of session, the advisor / tutor together with a student or students from his studio, or an invited guest from outside the University of Warsaw, present a broader research project (theoretical context and completed or planned studies). In the case of smaller projects, it is possible to present two projects within one session (possibly close thematically)
All questions in discussions (both final and after individual papers) must be reported to the leader of the discussion via an electronic messenger.
Session topics can be submitted (along with titles and a list of authors of at least two papers) to the lecturer. The lecturer (acting as the "conference program committee") will decide on the acceptance of the session based on (1) the assessment of the topicality, quality and relevance of the proposed presentations to cognitive science, (2) ensuring balanced representation of different areas of cognitive science. The lecturer may decide to combine the proposals of two sessions within one, or may suggest a modification of the topic of the session / selection of papers. At the beginning of the year, a ready list of 5-6 exemplary session topic suggestions will be made available to those interested in registering and organizing sessions. Accepted sessions will be announced to all students/participants with a call for additional few papers.
Assessment criteria
Completing the course.
To get a full semester credit student should:
1. act at least once as a session organizer
2. perform at least once as a presenter
3. take part in the discussion at least three times
4. write a short essay (800-1200 words) referring to the presentations from of at least one session (excluding the session in which the student was the organizer or presenter), e.g. critical review, discussion, etc. The subject of the essay should be agreed in advance with the lecturer.
The grade consists of:
quality of the presentation - 50%
relevance of questions / statements in the discussion - 20%
essay grade - 20%
efficiency in organizing and moderating sessions - 10%
To get half of a semester credit student should:
Be present during at least 80% of session
write a short essay (800-1200 words) referring to the presentations from of at least one session (excluding the session in which the student was the organizer or presenter), e.g. critical review, discussion, etc. The subject of the essay should be agreed in advance with the lecturer.
The grade consists of an essay assessment
Additional information
Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system: