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PHIL 2030 - Cognitive Science: Minds, Brains & Computers

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4020
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Incompatible: PHIL 2013, PHIL 3013
Assessment: Two essays (2500 words each) 50% each
Syllabus:

Cognitive Science is a multi-disciplinary enterprise that seeks to explain human intelligence and behaviour by drawing together the insights from psychology, computer science, neuroscience, and philosophy. This course is an introduction to the philosophical and theoretical foundations of this field. Topics will include the computational model of the mind, classical (digital) and connectionist (analog) approaches to cognition, embodied and extended cognition, dynamical systems theory, and predictive coding models of perception. While there will be discussion of computation and computational accounts of cognition, the course is introductory and does not assume a background in computing or mathematics.

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Units
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Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4020 Mon 10/08/2020 Wed 19/08/2020 Fri 30/10/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
25049 LE01 110 14 27 Jul - 14 Sep Monday 3pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
5 Oct - 26 Oct Monday 3pm - 5pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
25050 WR01 93 11 31 Jul - 18 Sep Friday 1pm - 2pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
9 Oct - 30 Oct Friday 1pm - 2pm Mawson, 134, Sprigg Room
29452 WRK0 20 6 This class does not have any timetabled face-to-face sessions. Please check MyUni or contact your Course Coordinator for details.
Note: This online class is only available for students for whom health or location prohibits them from attending face-to-face. Further information about delivery, including day and time, will be available via My Uni. Please contact your Course Coordinator if you have any additional questions after reviewing My Uni.