Schedule for Section 2

This is the schedule for the semester. This page will be frequently updated based on how we progress and everything is subject to change. Homeworks and links to the lecture will be provided here for easy reference to the calendar. The assignments refer to the homework following a class meeting. So if on a particular date it says watch a video, that is for next time!

Wed, Sep 02

• Agenda

  • Introduction to course

  • Form working groups

  • Initial test of JupyterHub

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 1: What is Cognitive Science and how do we study it?

  • Do Intro to Cognitive Science in-class activity

  • Read/watch Chapter 2: Why do we have to learn statistics?

  • Read/watch Chapter 3: Introduction to Jupyter

Wed, Sep 09

• Agenda

  • Discuss Chapters 1, 2, and 3

  • Discuss Chapter 3: Introduction to Jupyter and JupyterHub introduction

  • Start Homework 1

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 4: Introduction to Python for Psychology Undergraduates

Wed, Sep 16

• Agenda

  • Group 1 presentation on Chapter 4: Introduction to Python for Psychology Undergraduates

  • Do Chapter 4 ICA: Python

  • Work on Homework 1

• Assignments

  • Read through Intro to for-loops

  • Read/watch Chapter 5: A brief introduction to research design

• Homework 1 due Fri, Sep 18 at 11:59pm

Wed, Sep 23

• Agenda

  • Discuss Intro to for-loops

  • Group 2 presentation on Chapter 5: A brief introduction to research design

  • Working groups choose research paper to assess for Ch 5 ICA

  • Do Chapter 5 ICA: Evaluating research designs

  • Begin Homework 2: Python for data analysis in class

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 6: Format and structure of digital data

Wed, Sep 30

• Agenda

  • Group 3 presentation on Chapter 6: Format and structure of digital data

  • Do Chapter 6 ICA: Data and Dataframes

  • Work on Homework 2 in class

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 7: Visualizing data

Wed, Oct 07

• Agenda

  • Group 4 presentation on Chapter 7: Visualizing data

  • Do Chapter 7 ICA: Visualizing data

  • Work on Homework 2

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 8: Describing data

• Homework 2 due Fri, Oct 09 at 11:59pm

Wed, Oct 14 (No class — Legislative Monday)

Wed, Oct 21

• Agenda

  • Group 5 presentation on Chapter 8: Describing data

  • Work on Chapter 9 ICA: Sampling

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 9: Samples, populations, and sampling

  • Read/watch Chapter 10: Hypothesis testing

Wed, Oct 28

• Agenda

  • Group 1 presentation on Chapter 9: Samples, populations, and sampling

  • Group 2 presentation on Chapter 10: Hypothesis Testing

  • Work on Chapter 10 ICA: Hypothesis testing

  • Work on Homework 3: Exploring Data

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 11: Comparing one or two means

  • Read/watch Chapter 12: Measuring behavior

• Homework 3 due Mon, Nov 02 at 11:59pm

Wed, Nov 04

• Agenda

  • Group 3 presentation on Chapter 11: Comparing one or two means

  • Group 4 presentation on Chapter 12: Measuring behavior

  • Work on Chapter 11 ICA: Differences between means

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 13: Correlation

  • Read/watch Chapter 14: Research Ethics

Wed, Nov 11

• Agenda

  • Group 5 presentation on Chapter 13: Correlation

  • Group 1 presentation on Chapter 14: Research Ethics

  • Signal Detection Theory lab (part 1)

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 15: Replication Crisis in Psychology

  • Read/watch Chapter 16: Linear Regression

Wed, Nov 18

• Agenda

  • Discuss Replication Crisis

  • Group 2 presentation on Chapter 16: Linear Regression

  • Signal Detection Theory lab (part 2)

• Assignments

  • Read Chapter 17: Logistic Regression

  • Read Chapter 18: Linear Mixed Effect Models

• Signal Detection Theory lab due Fri, Nov 20 at 11:59pm

Wed, Nov 25

• Agenda

  • Discuss Logistic Regression

  • Group 3 presentation on Chapter 18: Linear Mixed Effect Models

  • Linear Regression lab (part 1)

• Assignments

  • Read Chapter 19: Mental Imagery, Mental Simulation, and Mental Rotation

Wed, Dec 02

• Agenda

  • Group 4 presentation on Chapter 19: Mental Imagery, Mental Simulation, and Mental Rotation

  • Linear Regression lab (part 2, part 3)

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 20: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Linear Regression lab due Mon, Dec 07 at 11:59pm

Wed, Dec 09

• Agenda

  • Group 5 presentation on Chapter 20: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging

  • MRI lab (part 1, part 2)

• Assignments

  • Read/watch Chapter 21: What’s Next?

Wed, Dec 16

• Agenda

  • Final Discussion

  • Finish MRI lab (part 2)

• Assignments

  • MRI lab due Fri, Dec 18