A student-generated Web page for learning about Cognitive Science: http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/kardas/Courses/CS/

Some Resources
Old Pages
Student Evaluations

1997 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

See 1997 Student Evaluations of this course

1998 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

See 1998 Student Evaluations of this course

1999 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

SAU Evaluations 1999 (old form)

2000 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

SAU Evaluations 2000 (new form)

2002 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

SAU Evaluations 2001 (new form)

2003 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

SAU Evaluations 2002 (new form)

2004 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

SAU Evaluations 2005 (new form)

2005 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages

No evaluations done

2006 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages No evaluations done
2007 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages SAU Evaluations 2007 (new form)
2008 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages No evaluations done
2009 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages SAU Evaluations 2009 (new form)
2010 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages No evaluations done (only 2 HC students)
2011 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages  
2012 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages  
2013 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages  
2014 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages  
2015 Page--for that year's student and faculty pages SAU Evaluations 2015 Drone flight Drone basket!

Self-driving Vehicles (you should read these, there will be an essay question on the first test about self-driving vehicles)


History of Cognitive Science Course at SAU

As mentioned in the first class, this course is changing to a more applied focus. It is still a cognitive science course, but now the emphasis will be on more practical issues related cognitive science. So, topics like human factors, interface design, usability, human-computer interaction (HCI), and similar will now be added to the course. The basics of the cognitive science will still be covered, however, in nearly every area the relationships between pure and applied science will be explored. In large part, this redirection is response to the job market. The World Wide Web has spawned a great demand for persons who can meld psychology and technology. As in previous years, students will still create Web-based presentations for presentation in class.

Dice.com--IT job site, check it for jobs in the areas above.

 

Outline

Week

Presentations

Presenter

Topic

1/11

Basics, Kardas & Milford 1,Kardas & Milford 2 (if you don't know much about the Internet, you should read these two chapters)

Kardas

The Internet and the WWW

1/18

Intro to Cog Sci 1, Intro to Cog Sci 2, Top Interfaces; Web Pages that Suck, Student Interface Nominations (new)

Kardas

Cognitive Science

Code Breakers 1

1/25

Kardas

Interfaces

2/1

 

Kardas

 

2/8

Kardas on CS History, Watch Jeff Hawkins on AI, Part1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

Kardas

History and People, Test 1 Hints

 


2/22

Evans, Shelly, McDowell

AI/ Computers/Animal Cognition

 

2/29

Creer, Willis, Perez

Visual Displays, Online Instruction

2/29

Interfaces, Interface Guidelines (Apple), Ask TOG: 1st principles, POET, Interface History

SAU , UAM, Henderson

Burchfield, Banks, Bennett, Ferguson

InterfacesTest 2 Hints

 

3/7

eBay and other online commerce sites, History of e-Commerce, 3 important e-Commerce trends, iPhone boxes on eBay

Johnson, S., Ripley, Reed, Phillips
(Thursday 17 Mar)
E-commerce, buying and selling on the Internet
3/14 Huff, Thompson, Smith, K.
Tuesday 29 Mar
Languages

3/21

Spring Break

 

 

3/28

Kardas on Hypermedia; http://ei.cs.vt.edu/book/chap1/htx_hist.html; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard OLED TV iPadDrop Day (3/30)

Singletary, Strickland, Johnson, M., Jackson
Thursday 31 Mar

Hypermedia

4/4

Kardas on Physiology, General Principles, CS and Evolution GMC Ad (compare to evolution)

Lauterbach, Webb, Wall, Lee
Tuesday 5 Apr

Physiology, Test 3 Hints

Test will be Thursday 7 Apr

4/11

Kardas on Usability, Pistol Grip Remote 1 & Pistol Grip Remote 2 SAU Web Page

Hawkins, Meshell, Ragland, Hall
Tuesday 12 Apr

Usability

4/18

Kardas on Encryption

Cuiriz, Purifoy, Waggoner
Tuesday 19 Apr

Encryption

4/25

Kardas on Interaction Devices

Burks, Howard, Lourenco
Tuesday 26 Apr

Interaction Devices

5/2

 

Final Final Exam Hints

 

 

 


Credit Hours: As required by federal law, credit hours are earned by: attending class (33%), making class presentations (33%), preparing for and taking tests (33%).

Academic Integrity:
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Any act of dishonesty in academic work constitutes academic misconduct and is subject to disciplinary action. Acts of dishonesty include, but are not limited to, plagiarism and cheating.

For detailed information on academic integrity, read page 36 of the SAU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog.

Disability Support Services:
It is the policy of Southern Arkansas University to accommodate students with disabilities, pursuant to federal law, state law, and the University’s commitment to equal educational opportunities. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation should inform the instructor at the beginning of the course. Students with disabilities are also encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Support Services, which is located in the Reynolds Center.

Contact Information:
Edward P. Kardas, Peace 109 (am); Nelson 200 (pm); epkardas@saumag.edu; 870 235-4231

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