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Winter semester 2009/10

Master's Program in Cognitive Science, Comenius University, Bratislava

Lecturer: Mgr. Dana Retová., Centre for Cognitive Science, Dept. of Applied Informatics, room I-6, <a href="mailto:dana.retova@ii.fmph.uniba.sk">dana.retova@ii.fmph.uniba.sk</a><a href="mailto:takac@ii.fmph.uniba.sk" target="_blank"></a>
Time/Place: tba, 3 hours weekly
Credits: 5

Indicative Content

Cognitive Science is a new interdsciplinary field focusing on the study of mind and intelligent behavior. Its roots are in psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, antropology and philosophy. The goal of this course is to provide the students with an overview of theories, methods and topics of cognitive science: representational paradigms, perception, memory, learning and reasoning, language and communication, emotional, embodied and collective cognition. Examples of computational models of the studied cognitive phenomena will be presented.

Assessment

<a href="#rj">Reflective journal & Readings</a> 40%
<a href="#op">Oral presentation (peer lecture)</a> 40%
<a href="#rdfc">Group work & Colloquium</a> 20%

Schedule

(The list of readings and other resources will be updated on the way.) <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top">

2.

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tba

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Cognitive phenomena: empirical research

(<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Pamat.html">Memory</a>, <a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Ucenie.html">Learning</a>, <a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Usudzovanie.html">Reasoning</a>)

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_2">Session 2</a>

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3.

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tba

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<a name="p1"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms:

Classical (computationalism)

Concepts to be worked on:

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symbolic representation of the world
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symbol grounding
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syntax, semantics,
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Physical Symbol Systems Hypothesis (PSSH)

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algorithm, 
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computation + Turing machine,
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Chinese Room argument
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S:

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_3">Session 3</a>

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4.

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tba

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<a name="p3"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms:

Connectionism & Neural Computation

Concepts to be worked on:

symbolic versus subsymbolic representation

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distributed representation
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gradedness
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graceful degradation
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robustness
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feedback
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neural architecture & knowledge
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S:

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_4">Session 4</a>

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5.

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tba

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<a name="p4"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms:

Embodiment & Situated Cognition

Concepts to be worked on:

```
embodied representation
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image schemas & metaphors
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emotional mind
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subsumption architecture
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intelligence without representation
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Umwelt
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S:

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_5">Session 5</a>

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6.

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tba

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<a name="p5"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms:

Dynamical Systems, Collective Cognition

Concepts to be worked on:

```
dynamical system
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state space
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attractor
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emergence
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adaptation
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self organisation
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interaction / coupling
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Agent
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multi-agent system
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cultural cognition
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enactment
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Artificial Life
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S:

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_6">Session 6</a>

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7.

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tba

<br />

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<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/VypoctoveModely.ppt">Computational Modeling of Cognitive Phenomena</a>

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_7">Session 7</a>

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tba

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<span style="font-weight: bold">no lesson!</span> (next week there will be twice as much :-))

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8.

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tba

(<span style="font-weight: bold">13:10-18:10</span>)

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Paradigms in CogSci:

experimental group work

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assoc. prof.

<a href="http://www.univie.ac.at/wissenschaftstheorie/peschl/">Markus Peschl</a>

from Vienna Univ.

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_8">Session 8</a>

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9.

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tba

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<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/jazykEvol.doc">Language and Communication: Evolutionary View</a>

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_9">Session 9</a>

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10.

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tba

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<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Jazyk.html">Language: Phonology, Syntax, </a>

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Jazyk.html">Semantics, Pragmatics, Semiotics</a>

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_10">Session 10</a>

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11.

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tba

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Closing colloquium:

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Kolokvium.html">Future and Ethical Aspects of </a>

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Kolokvium.html">Cognitive Science and </a>

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Kolokvium.html">AI Research</a>

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<br />

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<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_11">Session 11</a>

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tba

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Informal meeting with Vienna MEiCogSci students + Christmas market in downtown

(voluntary)

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Other resources:

<a href="http://www.univie.ac.at/wissenschaftstheorie/peschl/lva/cogscivo1_uni/">Basic Concepts of Cognitive Science I.</a> - parallel lecture of MEiCogSci program at Vienna Univ.
Wilson, R., Keil, F. (eds): The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. Cambridge: MIT Press 1999.
Johnson-Laird, P.: The Computer and the Mind, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1988.
Rybár J. a kol. (eds.): Jazyk a kognícia, Kalligram Bratislava, 2005.
Rybár J. a kol. (eds.): Kognitívne vedy, Kalligram Bratislava, 2002.
Beňušková L. a kol. (eds.): Hľadanie spoločného jazyka v kognitívnych vedách, IRIS Bratislava, 2000.
Gál E., Kelemen J. (eds.): Myseľ, telo, stroj, BRADLO Bratislava, 1992.

Assessment details

<a name="rj"></a>Readings

Before each session, a student should carefully read at least one article from the related group of readings above the line(optional supplementary readings are below the line) and make up at least one question or a discussion point related to the chosen article. The discussion points should be sent to the mailing list <a href="mailto:ICS2009@lists.dai.fmph.uniba.sk" target="_blank">I C S 2 0 0 9 (at) l i s t s . d a i . f m p h . u n i b a . s k</a> before the respective session. Please identify the topic you are reacting to in the subject of the e-mail (e.g. Session 2 - Readings).

Reflective Journal

The reflections will serve the lecturer as a feedback of students' understanding, as well as a platform for discussions among students themselves. Also, they will train the students in formulating and expressing their critical views on scientific content supported by relevant arguments.
The students are supposed to send their written reflections upon each week's topic (either a lecture or a presentation) by e-mail to the common mailing list of the students and the lecturer ( <a href="mailto:ICS2009@lists.dai.fmph.uniba.sk" target="_blank">I C S 2 0 0 9 (at) l i s t s . d a i . f m p h . u n i b a . s k</a>). Each reflection should be sent not later than one week after the lecture (i.e. by the next week session). Please identify the lecture you are reacting to in the subject of the e-mail (e.g. Session 2 - Journal).
The reflection should include personal views, reactions to reading-related discussion points raised by colleagues, critical attitude and feedback to the content. It can roughly follow the scheme:

How do I assess the quality of the lecture/presentation?
Which parts were confusing or weakly explained? What did I miss? What more would I need to know?
What (from the content) do I agree with and what do I disagree with? Why? Support by arguments and your experiences.
Can I see any connections with my student's or practical background? Any application areas?
Do I have any reactions to discussion points raised by my colleagues?

These example questions are just for inspiration, creative reflections are welcome!

<a name="op"></a> Oral Presentations

Students will work in teams. Each team will have to prepare a presentation of one topic from the list above. The team will meet the lecturer one week before their presentation to consult the details. The team is responsible for the whole course of presentation, involving demonstrations, discussions etc.

<a name="rdfc"></a> Group work & Colloquium

Students will be evaulated for their activity during the group work (Nov 25) and the final colloquium (Dec 16).

Last modification: Sep 01, 2009

Session

Date

Topic

<span style="font-weight: bold">Presented by<br /> </span>(L = Lecturer,

 S = Students)

Readings

1.

tba<br />

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Uvod.html">Introduction; </a>

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Uvod.html">Resources, Methods, Sciences and </a>

<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Uvod.html">History of Cognitive Science</a>

<pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_1">Session 1</a>

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+<p><strong>Winter semester 2009/10</strong></p><p>Master's Program in Cognitive Science, Comenius University, Bratislava</p><p><br /> <strong>Lecturer:</strong> Mgr. Dana Retová., Centre for Cognitive Science, Dept. of Applied Informatics, room  I-6, <a href="mailto:dana.retova@ii.fmph.uniba.sk">dana.retova@ii.fmph.uniba.sk</a><a href="mailto:takac@ii.fmph.uniba.sk" target="_blank"></a><span style="font-weight: bold"> </span><br /> <strong>Time/Place: </strong>tba, 3 hours weekly<br /> <strong>Credits:</strong> 5</p> <h2>Indicative Content<br /> </h2>                    <p>Cognitive Science is a new interdsciplinary field focusing on the study of mind and intelligent behavior. Its roots are in psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, antropology and philosophy. The goal of this course is to provide the students with an overview of theories, methods and topics of cognitive science: representational paradigms, perception, memory, learning and reasoning, language and communication, emotional, embodied and collective cognition. Examples of computational models of the studied cognitive phenomena will be presented.<br /> </p> <h2>Assessment</h2> <ol><li><a href="#rj">Reflective journal &amp; Readings</a>  40%</li><li><a href="#op">Oral presentation (peer lecture)</a> 40%</li><li><a href="#rdfc">Group work &amp; Colloquium</a> 20%</li></ol><br /> <h2>Schedule</h2> (The list of readings and other resources will be updated on the way.)  <table border="1" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="1511" height="1381" style="text-align: left">   <tbody>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre style="font-weight: bold">Session</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre style="font-weight: bold">Date</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre style="font-weight: bold">Topic</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1"><span style="font-weight: bold">Presented by<br /> </span>(L = Lecturer, </pre><pre class="tableRow1"> S = Students)</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre style="font-weight: bold">Readings</pre>       </td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">1.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba<br /></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Uvod.html">Introduction; </a></pre><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Uvod.html">Resources, Methods, Sciences and </a></pre><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Uvod.html">History of Cognitive Science</a></pre></td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">L</pre>       </td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align: top"><pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_1">Session 1</a></pre><br /><br /></pre><pre style="font-weight: bold"><br /><br /></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">2.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">Cognitive phenomena: empirical research</pre><pre class="tableRow1">(<a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Pamat.html">Memory</a>, <a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Ucenie.html">Learning</a>, <a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Usudzovanie.html">Reasoning</a>)</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">L</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_2">Session 2</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">3.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1"><a name="p1"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms: </pre><pre class="tableRow1">Classical (computationalism)</pre><pre class="tableRow1">    </pre><pre style="font-weight: bold">Concepts to be worked on:  </pre>       <ul><li><pre class="tableRow1">symbolic representation of the world</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">symbol grounding</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">syntax, semantics,</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">Physical Symbol Systems Hypothesis (PSSH) </pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">algorithm, </pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">computation + Turing machine,</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">Chinese Room argument</pre></li></ul>       <pre><br /></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">S:</pre><pre class="tableRow1"><br /></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_3">Session 3</a></pre></pre> </td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">4.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1"><a name="p3"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms: </pre><pre class="tableRow1">Connectionism &amp; Neural Computation</pre><pre class="tableRow1">    </pre><pre style="font-weight: bold">Concepts to be worked on:</pre><ul><li><pre class="tableRow1">symbolic versus subsymbolic representation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">distributed representation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">gradedness</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">graceful degradation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">robustness</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">feedback</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">neural architecture &amp; knowledge</pre></li></ul>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">S: </pre><br /></td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_4">Session 4</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">5.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1"><a name="p4"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms: </pre><pre class="tableRow1">Embodiment &amp; Situated Cognition</pre><pre class="tableRow1">    </pre><pre style="font-weight: bold">Concepts to be worked on:</pre><ul><li><pre class="tableRow1">embodied representation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">image schemas &amp; metaphors</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">emotional mind</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">subsumption architecture</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">intelligence without representation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">Umwelt</pre></li></ul>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">S: </pre><br /></td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_5">Session 5</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">6.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1"><a name="p5"></a>Cognitive Science Paradigms: </pre><pre class="tableRow1">Dynamical Systems, Collective Cognition</pre><pre class="tableRow1">    </pre><pre style="font-weight: bold">Concepts to be worked on:</pre><ul><li><pre class="tableRow1">dynamical system</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">state space</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">attractor</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">emergence</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">adaptation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">self organisation</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">interaction / coupling</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">Agent</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">multi-agent system</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">cultural cognition</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">enactment</pre></li><li><pre class="tableRow1">Artificial Life</pre></li></ul>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">S: </pre><br /></td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_6">Session 6</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">7.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba</pre>              <pre class="tableRow1"><br /></pre></td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/VypoctoveModely.ppt">Computational Modeling of Cognitive Phenomena</a></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">L</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_7">Session 7</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">-</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><pre class="tableRow1"><span style="font-weight: bold">no lesson!</span> (next week there will be twice as much :-))</pre>       </td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">8.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba               </pre><pre class="tableRow1">(<span style="font-weight: bold">13:10-18:10</span>)</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">Paradigms in CogSci: </pre><pre style="font-weight: bold">experimental group work</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">assoc. prof. </pre><pre class="tableRow1"><a href="http://www.univie.ac.at/wissenschaftstheorie/peschl/">Markus Peschl</a> </pre><pre class="tableRow1">from Vienna Univ.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_8">Session 8</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">9.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/jazykEvol.doc">Language and Communication: Evolutionary View</a></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">L</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_9">Session 9</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">10.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Jazyk.html">Language: Phonology, Syntax, </a></pre><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Jazyk.html">Semantics, Pragmatics, Semiotics</a></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">L</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_10">Session 10</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">11.</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba              </pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">Closing colloquium: </pre><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Kolokvium.html">Future and Ethical Aspects of </a></pre><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Kolokvium.html">Cognitive Science and </a></pre><pre><a href="http://ii.fmph.uniba.sk/%7Etakac/ICS/Kolokvium.html">AI Research</a></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre><br /></pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"> <pre><pre><a href="http://www.meicogsci.eu/wiki/ICS2008_Session_11">Session 11</a></pre></pre></td>     </tr>     <tr>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">-</pre>       </td>       <td style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">tba</pre>              <pre class="tableRow1"><br /></pre></td>       <td colspan="3" style="vertical-align: top"><pre class="tableRow1">Informal meeting with Vienna MEiCogSci students + Christmas market in downtown</pre><pre class="tableRow1">(voluntary)</pre>       <pre><br /></pre>              </td>     </tr>   </tbody> </table>  <h3> </h3><h3>Other resources:</h3> <ul><li><a href="http://www.univie.ac.at/wissenschaftstheorie/peschl/lva/cogscivo1_uni/">Basic Concepts of Cognitive Science I.</a>  - parallel lecture of MEiCogSci program at Vienna Univ.</li><li>Wilson, R., Keil, F. (eds): <em>The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences</em>. Cambridge: MIT Press 1999.</li><li> Johnson-Laird, P.: <em>The Computer and the Mind</em>, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1988.</li><li> Rybár J. a kol. (eds.): <em>Jazyk a kognícia</em>, Kalligram Bratislava, 2005.</li><li> Rybár J. a kol. (eds.): <em>Kognitívne vedy</em>, Kalligram Bratislava, 2002.</li><li>Beňušková L. a kol. (eds.): <em>Hľadanie spoločného jazyka v kognitívnych vedách</em>, IRIS Bratislava, 2000.</li><li>Gál E., Kelemen J. (eds.): <em>Myseľ, telo, stroj</em>, BRADLO Bratislava, 1992.</li></ul> <br /> <h2>Assessment details</h2> <h3><a name="rj"></a>Readings</h3> Before each session, a student should carefully read at least one article from the related group of readings <strong>above the line</strong>(optional supplementary readings are below the line) and make up at least one question or a discussion point related to the chosen article. The discussion points should be sent to the mailing list <span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold"><a href="mailto:ICS2009@lists.dai.fmph.uniba.sk" target="_blank">I C S 2 0 0 9 (at) l i s t s . d a i . f m p h . u n i b a . s k</a> </span><strong>before the respective session</strong>. <span class="header-section">Please identify the topic you are reacting to in the subject of the e-mail (e.g. Session 2 - Readings).</span><br /> <br /> <h3>Reflective Journal</h3> <span class="header-section">The reflections will serve the lecturer as a feedback of students' understanding, as well as a platform for discussions among students themselves. Also, they will train the students in formulating and expressing their critical views on scientific content supported by relevant arguments.<br /> The students are supposed to send their written reflections upon each week's topic (either a lecture or a presentation) by e-mail to the common mailing list of the students and the lecturer<span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold">  </span></span>( <span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold"><a href="mailto:ICS2009@lists.dai.fmph.uniba.sk" target="_blank">I C S 2 0 0 9 (at) l i s t s . d a i . f m p h . u n i b a . s k</a>)</span><span class="header-section">. Each reflection should be sent </span><strong>not later than one week after the lecture </strong><span class="header-section">(i.e. by the next week session). Please identify the lecture you are reacting to in the subject of the e-mail </span><span class="header-section">(e.g. Session 2 - Journal)</span><span class="header-section">.<br /> The reflection should include personal views, reactions to reading-related discussion points raised by colleagues, critical attitude and feedback to the content. It can roughly follow the scheme:<br /> </span> <ol><li class="header-section">How do I assess the quality of the lecture/presentation?</li><li class="header-section">Which parts were confusing or weakly explained? What did I miss? What more would I need to know?</li><li class="header-section">What (from the content) do I agree with and what do I disagree with? Why? Support by arguments and your experiences.</li><li class="header-section">Can I see any connections with my student's or practical background? Any application areas?</li><li class="header-section">Do I have any reactions to discussion points raised by my colleagues?</li></ol> <span class="header-section">These example questions are just for inspiration, creative reflections are welcome!<br /> </span><br /> <h3><a name="op"></a> Oral Presentations<br /> </h3> <span class="header-section">Students will work in teams. Each team will have to prepare a presentation of one topic from the list above.  The team will meet the lecturer one week before their presentation to consult the details. The team is responsible for the whole course of presentation, involving demonstrations, discussions etc. </span><br /> <span class="header-section"><br /> </span> <h3><a name="rdfc"></a> Group work &amp; Colloquium<br /> </h3> <span class="header-section">Students will be evaulated for their activity during the group work (Nov 25) and the final colloquium (Dec 16). <br /> </span><br />  <em>Last modification: Sep 01, 2009 <br /></em><p>&nbsp;</p>
-Master's Program in Cognitive Science, Comenius University, Bratislava
-'''Lecturer:''' Mgr. Dana Retová., Centre for Cognitive Science, Dept. of Applied Informatics, room  I-11, dana.retova@ii.fmph.uniba.sk
-'''Time/Place:''' Tuesday 14:50, I-9, 3 hours weekly
-'''Credits:''' 5
-''''Indicative Content''''
-Cognitive Science is a new interdsciplinary field focusing on the study of mind and intelligent behavior. Its roots are in psychology, computer science, linguistics, neuroscience, antropology and philosophy. The goal of this course is to provide the students with an overview of theories, methods and topics of cognitive science: representational paradigms, perception, memory, learning and reasoning, language and communication, emotional, embodied and collective cognition. Examples of computational models of the studied cognitive phenomena will be presented.
-'''Assessment'''
-. Reflective journal & Readings  40%
-. Oral presentation (peer lecture) 40%
-. Group work & Colloquium 20%
-Schedule
-(The list of readings and other resources will be updated on the way.)
-Session
-Date
-Topic
-Presented by
- (L = Lecturer,
- S = Students)
-Readings
-.
-tba
-Introduction;
-Resources, Methods, Sciences and
-History of Cognitive Science
-L
-Session 1
-.
-tba
-Cognitive phenomena: empirical research
-(Memory, Learning, Reasoning)
-L
-Session 2
-.
-tba
-Cognitive Science Paradigms:
-Classical (computationalism)
-Concepts to be worked on:
-    *
-      symbolic representation of the world
-    *
-      symbol grounding
-    *
-      syntax, semantics,
-    *
-      Physical Symbol Systems Hypothesis (PSSH)
-    *
-      algorithm,
-    *
-      computation + Turing machine,
-    *
-      Chinese Room argument
-S:
-Session 3
-.
-tba
-Cognitive Science Paradigms:
-Connectionism & Neural Computation
-Concepts to be worked on:
-    *
-      symbolic versus subsymbolic representation
-    *
-      distributed representation
-    *
-      gradedness
-    *
-      graceful degradation
-    *
-      robustness
-    *
-      feedback
-    *
-      neural architecture & knowledge
-S:
-Session 4
-.
-tba
-Cognitive Science Paradigms:
-Embodiment & Situated Cognition
-Concepts to be worked on:
-    *
-      embodied representation
-    *
-      image schemas & metaphors
-    *
-      emotional mind
-    *
-      subsumption architecture
-    *
-      intelligence without representation
-    *
-      Umwelt
-S:
-Session 5
-.
-tba
-Cognitive Science Paradigms:
-Dynamical Systems, Collective Cognition
-Concepts to be worked on:
-    *
-      dynamical system
-    *
-      state space
-    *
-      attractor
-    *
-      emergence
-    *
-      adaptation
-    *
-      self organisation
-    *
-      interaction / coupling
-    *
-      Agent
-    *
-      multi-agent system
-    *
-      cultural cognition
-    *
-      enactment
-    *
-      Artificial Life
-S:
-Session 6
-.
-tba
-Computational Modeling of Cognitive Phenomena
-L
-Session 7
--
-tba
-no lesson! (next week there will be twice as much :-))
-.
-tba
-(13:10-18:10)
-Paradigms in CogSci:
-experimental group work
-assoc. prof.
-Markus Peschl
-from Vienna Univ.
-Session 8
-.
-tba
-Language and Communication: Evolutionary View
-L
-Session 9
-.
-tba
-Language: Phonology, Syntax,
-Semantics, Pragmatics, Semiotics
-L
-Session 10
-.
-tba
-Closing colloquium:
-Future and Ethical Aspects of
-Cognitive Science and
-AI Research
-Session 11
--
-tba
-Informal meeting with Vienna MEiCogSci students + Christmas market in downtown
-(voluntary)
-Other resources:
-    * Basic Concepts of Cognitive Science I.  - parallel lecture of MEiCogSci program at Vienna Univ.
-    * Wilson, R., Keil, F. (eds): The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences. Cambridge: MIT Press 1999.
-    * Johnson-Laird, P.: The Computer and the Mind, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1988.
-    * Rybár J. a kol. (eds.): Jazyk a kognícia, Kalligram Bratislava, 2005.
-    * Rybár J. a kol. (eds.): Kognitívne vedy, Kalligram Bratislava, 2002.
-    * Beňušková L. a kol. (eds.): Hľadanie spoločného jazyka v kognitívnych vedách, IRIS Bratislava, 2000.
-    * Gál E., Kelemen J. (eds.): Myseľ, telo, stroj, BRADLO Bratislava, 1992.
-Assessment details
-Readings
-Before each session, a student should carefully read at least one article from the related group of readings above the line(optional supplementary readings are below the line) and make up at least one question or a discussion point related to the chosen article. The discussion points should be sent to the mailing list I C S 2 0 0 9 (at) l i s t s . d a i . f m p h . u n i b a . s k before the respective session. Please identify the topic you are reacting to in the subject of the e-mail (e.g. Session 2 - Readings).
-Reflective Journal
-The reflections will serve the lecturer as a feedback of students' understanding, as well as a platform for discussions among students themselves. Also, they will train the students in formulating and expressing their critical views on scientific content supported by relevant arguments.
-The students are supposed to send their written reflections upon each week's topic (either a lecture or a presentation) by e-mail to the common mailing list of the students and the lecturer  ( I C S 2 0 0 9 (at) l i s t s . d a i . f m p h . u n i b a . s k). Each reflection should be sent not later than one week after the lecture (i.e. by the next week session). Please identify the lecture you are reacting to in the subject of the e-mail (e.g. Session 2 - Journal).
-The reflection should include personal views, reactions to reading-related discussion points raised by colleagues, critical attitude and feedback to the content. It can roughly follow the scheme:
-. How do I assess the quality of the lecture/presentation?
-. Which parts were confusing or weakly explained? What did I miss? What more would I need to know?
-. What (from the content) do I agree with and what do I disagree with? Why? Support by arguments and your experiences.
-. Can I see any connections with my student's or practical background? Any application areas?
-. Do I have any reactions to discussion points raised by my colleagues?
-These example questions are just for inspiration, creative reflections are welcome!
-Oral Presentations
-Students will work in teams. Each team will have to prepare a presentation of one topic from the list above.  The team will meet the lecturer one week before their presentation to consult the details. The team is responsible for the whole course of presentation, involving demonstrations, discussions etc.
-Group work & Colloquium
-Students will be evaulated for their activity during the group work (tba) and the final colloquium (tba).
-Last modification: Sep 01, 2009