Welcome to your Introductory Week to Cognitive Science

Welcome to your Introductory
Week to Cognitive Science
Tutorname 1 / Tutorname 2
RZ-logins / handynummern / …
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How to study Cognitive Science
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Courses
• Compulsory courses (= Pflichtkurse)
• Optional compulsory courses (Wahlpflichtkurse)
• Optional courses
• You may take any course offered at the University, as long as the
lecturer agrees with that (language courses, photography, art, …)
• Profilbildender Wahlbereich
• Helpful for people who are interested in e.g. Biological-chemistry
• Courses from your semester abroad
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• Have a look at the database at the IKW
homepage
http://www.ikw.uniosnabrueck.de/en/lectures
• Only the study commission decides on the
assignment to the examination fields. You can
find this as well at the data-base (and you should
only rely on these information - not on Stud.IP
!!!!!)
• If you want to take courses from another
department (e.g. psychology) and you want it to
count for a module, you should request this
BEFORE the semester at a member of the StuKo
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Modules
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Neurobiology
Artificial Intelligence
Mathematics
Cognitive Psychology
Computational Linguistics
Philosophy of Cognition / of Mind
Neuroinformatics / Neurocomputerscience
Computer Science
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Modules
1.Mathematics
• Have a look at the following slides
2. Neurobiology / - anatomy
• Introduction to Neurobiology (mit benotetem Leistungsnachweis
(Klausur)) für …
5.1.3.685
• Sensory Physiology
SS
• Functional Neuroanatomy (mit benotetem Leistungsnachweis
(Klausur)) für …
5.1.3.684
 You have to take 2 of them, Intro to Neurobiology is strongly recommended!!!
3. Structures of Algorithms
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Informatik A: Algorithmen
6.700
4. Logic Programming and Artificial Intelligence
• Introduction to AI and Logic programming
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5. Theory and Methods of Computational Linguistics
• Introduction to Linguistics
• Introduction to Computational Linguistics
8.3000
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6. Theory and Methods of Cognitive Psychology / Neuropsychology
• Semester course: Cognitive Psychology / Neuropsychology
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• block course: Cognitive Neuropsychology (I + II)
(offer not guaranteed, depends on availability of the lecturer )
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7. Neuroinformatics / Neurocomputerscience
• Neuroinformatics (Lecture + Tutorial)
8.3047
8. Philosophy of Mind
• Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind (Lecture)
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Remember: names and numbers of the courses may change from one
semester to another!
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Module examinations
• In 5 of the 8 modules
• At least 3 oral examinations
• If you want to take a module examination, you have to
take the compulsory courses (Pflichtkurse) AND enough
optional compulsory courses (Wahlpflichtkurse) (enough
means you need a certain number of ECTS points)
• For two modules it is sufficient to hand-in your graded
“Scheine”
• (you have to hand-in the “Scheine” of your compulsory courses
and additionally these of the optional compulsory courses)
• For the other three (8 – 5) modules it is sufficient to
take only the compulsory courses (Pflichtkurse)
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there are other courses…
…which do not count for any module, but still
are compulsory (Pflichtkurs)
• Empirical Methods of Cognitive Science
• Have a look at the statistics-slide
• Foundations of Logic
• Foundations of Logic I
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8.3012
1st semester courses (obligatory)
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Informatik A: Algorithmen
(12 ECTS)
Introduction to Logic
(8 ECTS)
Introduction to Linguistics
(4 ECTS)
Introduction to Neurobiology
(4 ECTS)
Optional but recommended : Foundations of Cognitive Science
(4 ECTS)
• Mathematics
(12 ECTS)
• Statistics
(12 ECTS)
The recommendation is to take the „Algorithmen“-course and
additionally take either the „Statistics“ or „Mathematics“ course!
• You need 44 ETCS-points after the 2nd semester!
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Mathematics / Informatics problem
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both courses offered every winter term
Both of them are very time consuming
Math can be helpful for other courses
The Algorithmen lecture can be helpful as well
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Mathematics
• Compulsory course “Standardpflichtveranstaltung” is
“Mathe für Anwender I” (Stud.IP 6.606)
– Alternatives:
• “Lineare Algebra 1” (StudIP 6.020)
• “Analysis 1” (StudIP 6.002)
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“Mathe für Anwender 1” + “Mathe für Anwender 2”
“Lineare Algebra 1” + “Lineare Algebra 2”
Both of the alternatives mentioned above
1 of the mentioned alternatives + “Formalisierung von Wissen”
or “Numerische Mathematik” or “Diskrete Mathematik”
– There may be other courses which count for the optional
compulsory part (Wahlpflichtbereich). You can find these
courses every semester at the lectures page of the IKW page.
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Statistics
• 2 possibilities
– Statistik und computergestützte Datenanalyse I
(StudIP 8.1430/8.1431) and the corresponding practice
session: Statistik und Computergestützte
Datenanalyse I für Cognitive Science Studierende
(StudIP 8.3069)
• Together 9 ECTS-points! This is ,according to the StuKo, enough for the compulsory
part (Pflichtbereich) , even though initially 12 points were demanded.
• From the psychology department, but not for the psychology module!
– Statistik (Lecture + Practice, StudIP 6.142)
• Is also sufficient for the compulsory part
• Mathematics department
• BUT will be a lot of more work than the course for Psychologists
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See you Thursday
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Hello to session 2
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Types of courses
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Lecture
Seminar
Practice Session
Tutorial
Blockcourse
Practical course
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• ECTS (European Credit Transfer System)
– For every course you get a certain number of these credits.
You need them for your modules and for your bachelor`s
degree
• Scheine
– You get a „Schein“ if you passed a course of study
– You can pick them up at the “Prüfungsamt” or from Opium
– If a course was offered from another department than
CogSci you have to pick your “Schein” up from the
corresponding “Prüfungsamt”
– Ask the lecturer if the “Schein” has not arrived after a
while at the “Prüfungsamt”
• VP-Stunden (Versuchs-Personen-Stunden)
– You have to participate as a test subject for all together 5
hours
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Getting started
• 10 – 12(ct) = 10:15 – 11:45
• 10-12 sharp or (st) = 10:00 – 11:30 (or 12)
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Organisation
• Mailinglist:
– https://www.cogsci.uni-osnabrueck.de/mailman/listinfo
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stud.bsc
stud.all
var.lutter
(fachschaft)
– Use your unimail account
– Problems? [email protected]
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• Rechenzentrum
• https://www-ssl.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de/bk/bk.htm
• Change your password!
• You need this for StudIP, Opium, CipPools, etc.
• W-Lan
• Connect to „Uni-Osnabrück“
• Key: E.9w5h+.+oecF
• Login-page: here you need your RZ-login again
• Cards:
• Library card
• Cip-Pool card
• Print card
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• Rückmeldung:
• The only thing you have to do is to transfer the money
• Deadlines: 1. - 28.2 and 1. – 31.7 each year
• Important: hand in all your „Scheine“ as soon as
possible in the second semester. Remember the 44
credits you need to begin with the 3rd semester
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StudIP
• remember the StudIP session
• Any questions left?
• http://studip.serv.uni-osnabrueck.de/
Opium
• Online Prüfungs-Informations und Management
• Sing up here for exams and see your results
• For: Informatik, Mathe(?); Statistik
• Not for all courses
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• myUOS.de
• StudIP, Web-Mail, Opium, Library
• https://myuos.uni-osnabrueck.de/myuos.php
• SPAM
• Website to help you organize your courses
• http://ikw.uni-osnabrueck.de/~SPAM/
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Life
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Keipenrallye on Friday
Lutter (5. – 7.11.2010)
T-shirt contest (deadline 7.11.2010)
Quest (get together in groups of 3 – 5 persons
and win a fantastic price)
• Wednesday = T r a s h day
• Colloquium
• Every Wednesday from 6 to 8 pm in 31/449a
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• UniSport
– ZfH near StudiOS (Neuer Graben)
– Sportzentrum der Uni (Jahnstraße)
• Schwarzes Brett (http://www.uniosnabrueck.de/SchwarzesBrett/standard/schwarzesbrett.php)
• Mensa & Cafeteria
– Westerberg or Schloss
• Sports clubs
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Need help?
• Mentoring
• [email protected]
• Intercultural mentoring
• www. www.imos.uos.de
• Studi.OS
• Very important! Every student needs to go there from
time to time
• Studentenwerk
• Psychosoziale Beratung
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• ASTA
• Semesterticket, lend you a transporter, bike repair
station
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Fachschaft
Secretary`s office
Examination office
“Hochschul ABC” (http://www.zsb.uniosnabrueck.de/tutoren/dokumente/hochschul-abc.pdf)
• Your Tutors
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GET ACTIVE
• There are so many possibilities
– Bildungsbewegung
– Balu und du (http://www.balu-und-du.de/index.php?id=osnabrueck)
– Help international students
• Imos
• Link.OS
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(www.imos.uos.de)
(http://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/918.html)
Fachschaft
Study commission
ASTA
Many many more…
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Looking forward
• Semester abroad
– start planning at the end of your 2nd semester
– get help / tips from the “Akademisches
Auslandsamt”, Mentoring, us tutors (we are
planning our semester abroad right now)
• Alumni
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See you later at the Night-watchtour
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