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TABLEOFCONTENTS: PAGE1.InformationabouttheCourse 22.StaffinvolvedintheCourse 23.CourseTimetable 34.CourseAims 35.StudentLearningOutcomes 36.SummaryGraduateAttributes 57.RationalefortheInclusionofContentandTeachingApproach 58.CourseSchedule
• 8.1LectureSchedule• 8.2TutorialSchedule
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9.AssessmentDetails 910.AdditionalResources&Support 1111.CourseEvaluation&Development 1112.PlagiarismandAcademicIntegrity 1113.AdministrativeMatters 13
FACULTYOFSCIENCE
SCHOOLOFPSYCHOLOGY
PSYC3221VISIONANDBRAIN SESSION12016
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1.InformationabouttheCourse FACULTY Science
SCHOOLORDEPARTMENT
Psychology
COURSECODE PSYC3221
COURSENAME VisionandBrain
SEMESTER Semester1 YEAR 2016
UNITSOFCREDIT 6 LEVELOFCOURSE Stage3elective
ASSUMEDKNOWLEDGE,PREREQUISITESORCO-REQUISITES
PSYC2071PerceptionandCognitionPSYC2001ResearchMethods2
SUMMARYOFTHECOURSE
“Attemptstoconstructcomputermodelsfortherecognitionandinterpretationofarbitrarysceneshaveresultedinsuchpoorperformance,limitedrangeofabilitiesandinflexibilitythat,wereitnotforthehumanexistenceproof,wemayhavebeentemptedlongagotoconcludethathighperformance,generalpurposevisionisimpossible.”
(Barrow&Tannenbaum,1971)Althoughwrittenover40yearsago,theabovestatementisstillpertinentandrelevanttoday:whileseeminglyeffortless,humanvisualperceptionisacomplexachievementtakingup40%oftheentirecortex.Inthiscourse,theproblemofvisualprocessingwillbeconsideredfromecological,physiological,philosophical,andcomputationalperspectives.Thegeneralorientationofthecourseisatheoreticalonebutappliedaspectssuchastheroleofbasicperceptualprocessesindisorderssuchasautismandschizophrenia,andtheimplicationsforthedesignofeffectivevisualdisplayswillbediscussedaswell.
2.StaffInvolvedintheCourseCourseCoordinator: ContactDetails ConsultationTimesProfColinClifford Mathews1013
Emailorphoneforquestionsorappointments,orconsultimmediatelyfollowinglectures.
Lecturers ContactDetails ConsultationTimesProfColinClifford Mathews1013
Emailorphoneforquestionsorappointments,orconsultimmediatelyfollowinglectures.
DrDamienMannion [email protected]
Emailorphoneforquestionsorappointments,orconsultimmediatelyfollowinglectures.
A/ProfBrankaSpehar [email protected]
Emailorphoneforquestionsorappointments,orconsultimmediatelyfollowinglectures.
Tutor ContactDetails ConsultationTimesNathanMifsud Mathews1402
[email protected],orconsultimmediatelyfollowinglaboratoryclasses.
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3. CourseTimetableComponent ClassNumber Day Time Location
Lectures
3656 Monday 16:00-17:00 CentralLectureBlock2
Thursday 11:00-12:00 CentralLectureBlock3
Tutorials/Labs 3657 Monday 11:00-13:00 Mathews203
3659 Wednesday 9:00-11:00 Mathews203
3660 Wednesday 13:00-15:00 Mathews203LecturesstartinWeek1(firstlectureonMonday29/2/2016),finishinWeek12.LaboratoryclassesstartinWeek2,finishinWeek13NB.Course timetablesare subject to changewithoutnoticeandstudentsareadvised tocheck regularly for
updatesontheMoodlecoursesite.
4. CourseAimsThemainobjectivesofthiscourseareto:1) Provideanadvanced-levelcoverageoftheoreticalissuesandresearchinvisualperceptionthrough
lecturesandtutorialswithanemphasisontheinterdisciplinarynatureofthescientificstudyofperceptualprocesses;
2) Encourageyoutocriticallyevaluatetheoreticalclaimsandempiricalevidenceaboutperceptualprocesses;
3) Developskillsinthedesignandconductofempiricalresearchinthisarea;4) Developskillsintheoralandwrittenpresentationofscientificinformation
5. StudentLearningOutcomes:Bytheendofthiscourseyouwillbeabletodemonstrate:
1. Anadvancedknowledgeandunderstandingof:
1.1. Visionandvisualperceptionasadisciplineanditsmajorobjectives1.2. Majorclassicalandcontemporarytheoreticalviewsintheareaof
perceptionandvisualneuroscience1.3. Majorcontemporaryadvancesinstudyingvisualperceptionfrom
psychophysical,physiologicalandcomputationalapproaches1.4. Theabilitytoexplainpsychologicalphenomenausingconceptsand
principlesdrawnfromvisionandperceptualprocessingingeneral.
2. Anadvancedknowledgeofresearchmethodsinvisualperception,enablingyouto:
2.1. Performliteraturesearches;Locate,evaluateanduseinformation
appropriatelyintheresearchprocess2.2. Usebasicweb-search,spreadsheetanddataanalysisprograms2.3. Describeandimplementmajorpsychophysicalmethodsfor
measuringperceptualperformance(forexample,signaldetectionapproach,methodofconstantstimuli,methodofpairedcomparison,ratingscalesetc.)
2.4. Designandimplementcomputer-basedexperimentalprocedureformeasuringvariousaspectsofvisualprocessing(forexample,absoluteanddifferentialsensitivity,searchefficiency;visualappearanceetc.)
2.5. Designandconductbasicstudiesintheareaofperceptualprocessing:frameresearchquestions;andformulatetestablehypotheses;operationalizevariables;chooseanappropriatemethodology,makevalidandreliablemeasurements;analysedataandinterpretresults
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3. Developedadvancedcriticalthinkingskills,enablingyouto:
3.1. Applyknowledgeofthescientificmethodinthinkingabout
perceptualproblems3.2. Questionclaimsthatarisefrommyth,stereotype,pseudo-scienceor
untestedassumptions3.3. Evaluatethequalityofinformation,includingdifferentiating
betweendifferenttypesofempiricalevidenceanddifferentiatingevidencefromspeculation
3.4. Criticallyanalysetheoreticalandempiricalstudies3.5. Identifyandevaluatethesourceandcontextofawiderangeof
visualperceptionphenomena(forexample,visualillusions,aftereffects,adaptation,crowding,seeingtheforestbeforethetrees,etc.)
3.6. Evaluatephenomenainvisualperceptionusingarangeofdifferenttheoreticalandmethodologicalapproaches.
3.7. Demonstratecreativeandpragmaticproblem-solving3.8. Usereasoningandevidencetorecognise,develop,defend,and
criticiseargumentsandpersuasiveappeals
4. Developedanadvancedappreciationofvalues,researchandprofessionalethics,includingtheabilityto:
4.1. Useinformationinanethicalmanner4.2. Exhibitascientificattitudeincriticallythinkingaboutphenomenain
visualperception.4.3. Evaluatepsychologists’behaviourinpsychologicalresearchin
relationtotheAustralianPsychologicalSocietyCodeofEthicsandthecomplementaryEthicalguidelines.
4.4. Promoteevidence-basedapproachestounderstandingperceptualphenomenaandtheirapplication
4.5. Collaborateeffectivelyinsmallgroups:anabilitytoworkwithothersproductively;tomanageconflictsappropriatelyandethically
5. Developedeffectivecommunicationskills,includingtheabilityto:
5.1. Demonstrateeffectiveoralcommunicationskills5.2. WriteastandardresearchreportusingAmericanPsychological
Association(APA)structureandformattingconventions5.3. Writeeffectivelyinavarietyofotherformats(e.g.,essays,research
proposals,summarypresentations)5.4. Demonstrateeffectiveinterpersonalcommunicationskillsincluding
listeningaccuratelyandactively;provideconstructivefeedbacktoothers;adoptflexibletechniquestocommunicatesensitivelyandeffectivelywithdiverseethnicandculturalpartners,includinginthecontextofteam-work
5.5. Collaborateeffectivelywithingroupstocompleteprojectswithinreasonabletimeframes
6. Learningandapplicationofpsychology
6.1. Applyknowledgeofthevisualprocessinginthinkingabout
problemsrelatedtothecreationofefficientvisualdesignsandoptimalhumanfactorsinterfaces.
6.2. Demonstrateunderstandingofandtheabilitytoapplybasicresearchmethodsformeasuringvariousaspectsofprocessingofvisualstimulioutsideoflaboratory
6.3. Demonstrateunderstandingoftheroleofvisualprocessinginarangeofdevelopmentaldisorderssuchasautismandschizophrenia
6.4. Applytheprincipleofvisualprocessingtotheproductionandappreciationofart
5 6.SummaryofGraduateAttributesDevelopedandAssessedinthisCourse
SchoolofPsychologyGraduateAttributes1
LevelofFocus0=Nofocus1=Minimal2=Minor3=Major
Activities/Assessment
1. Coreknowledgeandunderstanding 3
Activities:Lectures,LaboratoryclassesAssessment:Mid-sessionandFinalexamination,ResearchArticleCriticalReviewAssignment
2. Researchmethodsinpsychology 3
Activities:Lectures,GroupresearchprojectAssessment:Mid-sessionandFinalexamination,Grouppresentation,Individualwrittenreport
3. Criticalthinkingskills3
Activities:Lectures,LaboratoryclassesAssessment:Mid-sessionandFinalexamination,ResearchArticleCriticalReviewAssignment;IndividualResearchReport
4. Values,researchandprofessionalethics 2
Activities:Groupresearchproject(researchethics)
5. Communicationskills
3
Activities:Laboratoryclasses;GroupresearchprojectAssessment:ResearchArticleCriticalReview;Oralpresentation;Researchprojectposterpresentation;IndividualResearchReport
6. Learningandapplicationofpsychology 2
Activities:Lectures,ResearchArticleCriticalReviewAssignment;Laboratoryclasses
7. RationalefortheInclusionofContentandTeachingApproach Thiscourseprovidesanadvancedtreatmentoftheoretical,physiologicalandcomputationalapproachesinthestudyofvisualperception.Itfollowson,andassumesknowledge,fromPSYC2071PerceptionandCognition.Thetwo,one-hourlectureseachweekwillbeusedtoprovidestudentswithanadvancedcoverageofaselectednumberoftopicswithinthefieldsofperceptionandvisualneuroscienceaswellasimplicationsforanumberofdiverseareasrangingfromdesigntoadvertisingandhumanfactorsinteraction.Thelaboratoryclassesaredesignedtoallowopportunitiesforin-depthandactivelearningofresearchmethodsinperceptionanddevelopmentoforalandwrittenpresentationskills.Alllecturesandtutorialsencourageaninteractivestylewithquestionsbeingasked,andexpected,inordertopromotereflectiveandactivelearning.Theteachingemploysavarietyofdifferentmethodsandencouragesstudentstotakeresponsibilityfortheirownlearningandtoworkcooperatively.Thedesignofthestructure,contentandassessmentofthiscoursehasbeeninformedbythepolicydocument“GuidelinesonlearningthatinformteachingatUNSW”(seewww.guidelinesonlearning.unsw.edu.au).
1 The Graduate Attributes of the Australian Undergraduate Psychology Program was produced as part of the Carrick Associate Fellowship project, “Sustainable and evidence-based learning and teaching approaches to the undergraduate psychology curriculum”, and “Designing a diverse and future-oriented vision for undergraduate psychology in Australia”, a Discipline-based Initiative funded by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (see Appendix II), and supported by the Australian Psychological Society, and the University of New South Wales (School of Psychology; Learning and Teaching @UNSW).
6 8. CourseSchedule
8.1. LectureSchedule
Week/Date LectureTopic&Lecturer SuggestedReadings
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Mon,29/02Thur,03/03
Introduction/TheoreticalApproaches
(Branka)
Mather,G.(2011)PerceptualInference(ch.7),InEssentialsofSensationandPerception,Routledge,LondonandNewYork,pp--109-128.vanTonderGJ,EjimaY,2000,"Bottom-upcluesintargetfinding:WhyaDalmatianmaybemistakenforanelephant"Perception29(2)149–157
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Mon07/03Thur10/03
VisionandtheCodingofNaturalimages
(Branka)
Olshausen&Field(2003)Visionandthecodingofnaturalimages,AmericanScientist,88,238-245.Gilchrist,A.(2006)SeeinginBlackandWhite.ScientificAmerican(Mind)42-49.
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Mon14/03Thur17/03
Scale-specificvisualprocessing(Branka)
Snowden,P.&Schyns,P.(2006)Channelsurfinginthevisualbrain.TrendsinCognitiveSciences,10,12,538-545.Bar,M.(2004)VisualObjectsinContext.NatureReviewsNeuroscience,5,617-629.
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Mon,21/03Thur24/03
VisioninAutismandSchizophrenia
(Branka)
Berhmann,Thomas&Humphreys(2006)Seeingitdifferently:visualprocessinginautism.TrendsinCognitiveSciences,10,6,258-264.Yang,E.,Tadin,D.,Glasser,D.M.,Hong,S.W.,Blake,R.,&Park,S.(2013)Visualcontextprocessinginschizophrenia.ClinicalPsychologicalScience,1,5-15.
UNIVERSITYHOLIDAYS
5
Mon04/04
Mid-SessionExam
Mid-sessionexamwillbebasedonlectureandtutorialmaterialfromWeeks1-4
Thur07/04Thevisualbrainandits
investigation1(Damien)
Ward,J.(2006)TheStudent’sGuidetoCognitiveNeuroscience.PsychologyPress.(Chapters3-5)
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Mon,11/04Thur14/04
Thevisualbrainanditsinvestigation2
Low-levelvisualcortex1
(Damien)
VanEssen,D.C.(2004)Organisationofvisualareasinmacaqueandhumancerebralcortex.InL.M.Chalupa&J.S.Werner(Eds.)TheVisualNeurosciences.MITPress.Barlow,H.(1982)DavidHubelandTorstenWiesel:Theircontributionstowardsunderstandingtheprimaryvisualcortex.TrendsinNeurosciences,5,145-152.
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Mon18/04Thur21/04
Low-levelvisualcortex2Mid-levelprocessing
streams1(Damien)
Issa,N.P.,Rosenberg,A.&Husson,T.R.(2008)ModelsandmeasurementsoffunctionalmapsinV1.JNeurophysiol,99,2745-2754.Ungerleider,L.&Pasternak,T.(2004)Ventralanddorsalcorticalprocessingstreams.InL.M.Chalupa&J.S.Werner(Eds.)TheVisualNeurosciences.MITPress.
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Mon25/04 Nolecture–Publicholiday
8 Thur28/04
Mid-levelprocessing
streams2(Damien)
Epstein,R.A.&MacEvoy,S.P.(2011)Makingasceneinthebrain.InL.R.Harris&M.R.M.Jenkin(Eds.)Visionin3DEnvironments,CambridgeUniversityPress.
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Mon02/05 Functionalspecialisation(Damien7)
Kanwisher,N.(2010)Functionalspecificityinthehumanbrain:Awindowintothefunctionalarchitectureofthemind.PNAS,107,11163-11170.
Thur05/05Binocularrivalry
(Colin)
Clifford,C.W.G.(2009)Binocularrivalry.CurrentBiology19(22)R1022-R1023.
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Mon09/05Thur12/05
Adaptationandcontextualmodulation
(Colin)
Clifford,C.W.G.(2014)TheTiltIllusion:phenomenologyandfunctionalimplications.VisionResearch104,3-11.Webster,M.A.(2011)Adaptationandvisualcoding.JournalofVision,11(5):3,1-23.
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Mon16/05Thur19/05
Fundamentalmechanismsofmotionprocessing
(Colin)
Mather,G.(2009)FoundationsofSensationandPerception,2ndEd.:Chapter11,PsychologyPress,Taylor&FrancisGroup,UKMovshon,J.A.etal.(1985).Theanalysisofmovingvisualpatterns.InC.Chagasetal.(Eds.)PatternRecognitionMechanisms,pp.117-151.Springer-Verlag,NewYork.
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Mon23/05Thur26/05
Higher-levelmotionprocessing(Colin)
Salzman,C.D.,Britten,K.H.&Newsome,W.T.(1990).Corticalmicrostimulationinfluencesperceptualjudgementsofmotiondirection.Nature346,174-177.Snowden,R.J.&Milne,A.B.(1997).Phantommotionaftereffects-evidenceofdetectorsfortheanalysisofopticflow.CurrentBiology7,717-722.TreueS.(2001)Neuralcorrelatesofattentioninprimatevisualcortex.TrendsinNeuroscience24(5):295-300.
8 8.2TutorialSchedule
TutorialContent Assessment
Week1 NOTUTORIALS
Week2 TutorialOverview&Psychophysics
Week3 IntroductiontoSpatialVision
Week4 ResearchStrategiesWorkshop
UNIVERSITYHOLIDAYS
Week5 NOTUTORIALSMid-sessionexam–Monday4April2016lecture(4pm,CLB2)
Week6 ProposalTips,Python&Consultation CriticalReview–VideoPresentationSubmitbyMonday11April,11:59pm
Week7 GroupResearchProject–ProposalPresentationsHeldintutorials
Week8 NOTUTORIALSCompletePythonmaterialandreflectonproposalfeedback
Week9
GroupResearchProjectConsultations
Mustattendatleastonetutorial
perweekasagroup,canattendextraasdesired
Checkpoint:ExperimentDeployment
Week10 Checkpoint:DataCollection
Week11 Checkpoint:Analysis&Interpretation
Week12 Checkpoint:PosterDesign&Preparation
Week13
Vision&BrainStudentConference–PosterPresentations
Thursday2June,11amto2pmLocation:TBA
9 9.AssessmentDetails BriefSummary
AssessmentType Weight Duedate Mid-sessionExam: 15%(or25%) Week5:Monday,4April2016
CriticalReview–VideoPresentation: 15% Week6:Monday11AprilApril2016
GroupResearchProject: 30% Week7(5%)andWeek13(10%,15%)
FinalExam: 40%(or30%) UNSWexamperiod
DetailedAssessmentInformation
Mid-sessionExamWeight Theperformanceonthisexamwillcounttowards15%ofyourfinalgrade.
However,ifyouperformbetteronthemidtermexamthanonyourfinalexam,midtermexamwillcount25%andthefinalexamwillcountonly30%towardyourfinalgrade.Theperformancecomparisononthesetwoexamswillbebasedonthestandardizedz-scores(nottherawscores).
Description Mid-sessionexamwillconsistof20multiple-choicequestionsandthreeshortessayquestions.TheexamwillbebasedonWeeks1-4materialcoveredinlecturesandtutorials.Practicequestionswillbeprovidedinweeksleadinguptotheexam.
Date 16:00-17:00pmMonday4April2016CLB2Resultsreturned Week6tutorialsFeedback MarkedexamscriptsreturnedtostudentsGraduateAttributesandLearningOutcomesAssessed
GA1:Coreknowledgeandunderstanding(LO1.1;1.2;1.3;and1.4)GA3:Criticalthinkingskills(LO3.1;3.2;3.3;3.4;3.5;and3.8)GA4:Valuesandresearchethics(LO4.2)GA5:Developingeffectivecommunicationskills(LO5.3)
CriticalReview–VideoPresentation
Weight TheCriticalReview–VideoPresentationisworth15%ofthefinalgrade.
Description In this assignment you will be required to select one visual perception
phenomenon and produce a short video (max 5 minutes) regarding (1) itssignificanceforunderstandingvision;(2)at leasttwocompetingexplanationsofthat phenomenon (in the case where you cannot find numerous competingexplanations, summarize the original explanation and at least one subsequentrefinement);(3)summarizethemethodologyandfindingsofthechosenresearcharticle;(4)provideoneresearchquestionthatcanextendandfurtherrefinethefindingsinthisarea.Moredetailedinstructionswillbehandedclosertotheassignmentdate.
DateDue BeforemidnightonMondayApril112016Resultsreturned Week9tutorialsFeedback MarkedwrittenassignmentsreturnedtostudentsviaMoodleGraduateAttributesandLearningOutcomesAssessed
GA1:Coreknowledgeandunderstanding(LO1.2;and1.3)GA2:Researchmethods(LO2.1;and2.2)GA3:Criticalthinkingskills(LO3.1;3.2;3.3;3.4;and3.5)GA4:Valuesandresearchethics(LO4.1;and4.2)GA5:Developingeffectivecommunicationskills(LO5.3)
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GroupResearchProjectWeight TheGroupResearchProject’scombinedworthis30%ofthefinalgrade.
Description Aspartofthiscourseyouwillberequiredtodesignandconductasmall-scale
empiricalresearchprojectintheareaofvisualperception.FirstyouwillbeaskedtopresentabriefproposalofyourprojectinWeek8(worth5%).Afterthecompletionofyourproject,youwillbeaskedtomakeapostersummaryofyourresearchprojectswithashortoralpresentation(15-20minutes)onyourproject(worth10%).Allmembersoftheresearchgrouparerequiredtotakepartinthesepresentations,asyouwillbeawardedasinglemarkasagroup.However,writtenresearchreportsonthisprojectareexpectedtobeindividuallywrittenandsubmittedandwillreceiveindividualmarkworth15%.ThereportshouldbeformattedasaresearchreportforthejournalPsychologicalScienceandshouldbeapproximately2000wordsinlength.Yourtutorandlecturerswillbeavailabletoadviseyouduringallstagesofyourproject.
DateDue Researchproposal–Week7tutorialsConferenceposterpresentation-Week13:Thursday2June11:00-14:00pmIndividualresearchreport–Monday,June62016(viaMoodle)
Resultsreturned IntutorialsorviaMoodle.Feedback MarkedwrittenassignmentsreturnedtostudentsviaMoodleGraduateAttributesandLearningOutcomesAssessed
GA2:Researchmethods(LO2.1;2.2;2.3;2.4and2.5)GA3:Criticalthinkingskills(LO3.1;3.2;3.3;3.4;3.5;3.6;3.7and3.8)GA4:Valuesandresearchethics(LO4.2;4.3;4.4and4.5)GA5:Developingeffectivecommunicationskills(LO5.1;5.2;5.3;5.4;and5.5)GA6:Applicationsofknowledge(LO6.1;and6.2)
FinalExamWeight Thefinalexamperformancewillbeworth40%ofthefinalgrade(butseeabove
Mid-SessionExamsection).Description Thefinalexamwillcontainapproximately9shortessayquestions:eachlecturerwill
writeapproximately5questionsoutofwhichyouwillchoose3questions.Thefinalexamquestionswillbedrawnfromthelectures,tutorials,andthereadings.Theexamwillbebasedontheentirecontentcoveredinlecturesandtutorialsthroughoutthecourse.
Date UniversityFinalExaminationPeriod(TBA)Resultsreturned Thefinalexamresultsarenotdirectlyreturnedtostudents.Feedback Canbearrangedindividually.GraduateAttributesandLearningOutcomesAssessed
GA1:Coreknowledgeandunderstanding(LO1.1;1.2;1.3;and1.4)GA3:Criticalthinkingskills(LO3.1;3.2;3.3;3.4;3.5;and3.8)GA5:Developingeffectivecommunicationskills(LO5.3)GA6:Applicationsofknowledge(LO6.3;and6.4)
ImportantNoteRegardingDeferredExaminations
Studentscanattendthefinalexaminationonlyonce,eitherintheregularlyscheduledor deferred examination period. As youwill not be permitted to attend both theregularly scheduledanddeferredexaminations, youareadvisednot toattend theexamasoriginallyscheduled if sickonthatday. Instead,ensurethatyouhavetheappropriatemedicalcertificatetosupportyourcase fordeferredmedicalexam. Insuch a case, a formal application for special consideration must be submitted toStudentCentralwithinthreeworkingdaysoftheassessmenttowhichitrefers.
11 Deferredexaminationopportunityforeachcoursewillbeofferedonlyonce.Deferredandalternativeassessmentmaterialsmaybeinadifferentformatfromtheoriginal(i.e. short answers instead of MC questions, oral examination instead of writtenexaminationetc). In addition, theoriginal anddeferred assessmentmaterialsmayalsodifferinthespecificcontent,althoughoverallbothwillbesampledforthesamerelevantcoursematerial.
10.AdditionalResourcesandSupportTextbookandreadings:Thereisnotextbooksetforthiscourse.ThecourseisorganizedaroundreviewarticlestakenfromjournalssuchasTrendsinNeuroscience,TrendsinCognitiveScience,AnnualReviewofNeuroscience,VisionResearch,Current Biology, Nature, Nature Neuroscience or similar. These articles can be downloaded via the UNSWLibraryholdingsorfromthecourseMoodlewebsite.CourseWebsiteandRecordingsLecturenoteswillbemadeavailableonthecoursewebsitelocatedattheUNSWMoodleserver(moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au),butthisshouldnotbeseenasbeingasubstituteforthelectureitselfbecauseimportantdetailsmaybegiveninthelecturethatarenotfoundinthesenotes.Pleasenotethatduetocopyrightrestrictionsitisnotalwayspossibletopostcopiesofallofthematerialscoveredinlectures.Recordedversionofthelectureswillbepostedthereaswell.PleasenotethatduetounforseenerrorsinthecentralEchorecordingsystem,somelecturesnevergetrecordedorarerecordedbadly.Consequently,donotrelyontheseasyourmainsourceofinformationregardinglecturematerial.
ForhelpwithtechnicalproblemsinaccessingUNSWMoodle,contacttheITServiceDesk.(https://www.it.unsw.edu.au/students/support/index.html)
Othercourse-relevantinformation:Throughoutthesession,thecourse-relevantinformationandannouncementwillbepostedattheMoodlePSYC3221VisionandBrainsite.Studentsshouldregularlylogintothissiteforanyupdatedinformationonthecourse.11.CourseEvaluation&DevelopmentCoursesareperiodicallyreviewedandstudents’feedbackisusedtoimprovethem.FeedbackisgatheredusingvariousmeansincludingUNSW’sCourseandTeachingEvaluationandImprovement(CATEI)process. 12.Plagiarism&AcademicIntegrity Whatisplagiarism?Plagiarismispresentingsomeoneelse’sthoughtsorworkasyourown.Itcantakemanyforms,fromnothavingappropriateacademicreferencingtodeliberatecheating.UNSWgroupsplagiarismintothefollowingcategories:• Copying:usingthesameorverysimilarwordstotheoriginaltextorideawithoutacknowledgingthe
source or using quotation marks. This also applies to images, art and design projects, as well aspresentationswheresomeonepresentsanother’sideasorwordswithoutcredit.
• Inappropriate paraphrasing: changing a fewwords and phraseswhilemostly retaining the originalstructure and information without acknowledgement. This also applies in presentations wheresomeoneparaphrasesanother’sideasorwordswithoutcredit.Italsoappliestopiecingtogetherquotes
12 and paraphrases into a newwhole, without referencing and a student’s own analysis to bring thematerialtogether.
• Collusion:workingwithothersbutpassingofftheworkasaperson’s individualwork.Collusionalsoincludes providing yourwork to another student before the due date, or for the purpose of themplagiarising at any time, paying another person to perform an academic task, stealing or acquiringanotherperson’sacademicworkandcopyingit,offeringtocompleteanotherperson’sworkorseekingpaymentforcompletingacademicwork.
• Duplication:submittingyourownwork,inwholeorinpart,whereithaspreviouslybeenpreparedorsubmittedforanotherassessmentorcourseatUNSWoranotheruniversity.
WherecanIfindoutmoreinformation?Inmany cases plagiarism is the result of inexperience about academic conventions. TheUniversity hasresourcesandinformationtoassistyoutoavoidplagiarism.Thefirstplaceyoucanlookisthesectionaboutreferencing and plagiarism in each Course Guide, as this will also include information specific to thedisciplinethecourseisfrom.TherearealsoothersourcesofassistanceatUNSW:• HowcantheLearningCentrehelpme?
TheLearningCentreassistsstudentswithunderstandingacademicintegrityandhowtonotplagiarise.Informationisavailableontheirwebsite:www.lc.unsw.edu.au/plagiarism.Theyalsoholdworkshopsandcanhelpstudentsone-on-one.
• HowcanElisehelpme?ELISE(EnablingLibrary&InformationSkillsforEveryone)isanonlinetutorialtohelpyouunderstandhowtofindanduseinformationforyourassignmentsorresearch.Itwillhelpyoutosearchdatabases,identifygoodqualityinformationandwriteassignments.Itwillalsohelpyouunderstandplagiarismandhowtoavoidit.AllundergraduatestudentshavetoreviewtheELISEtutorialintheirfirstsemesterandcomplete the quiz, but any student can review it to improve their knowledge:http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise.
• WhatisTurnitin?Turnitinisacheckingdatabasewhichreviewsyourworkandcomparesittoaninternationalcollectionofbooks,journals,Internetpagesandotherstudent’sassignments.Thedatabasechecksreferencingand whether you have copied something from another student, resource, or off the Internet.SometimesstudentssubmittheirworkintoTurnitinwhentheyhanditin,butacademicscanalsouseitto check a student’s work when they are marking it. You can find out more about Turnitin here:http://telt.unsw.edu.au/turnitin.
Whatifplagiarismisfoundinmywork?If plagiarism is found in yourworkwhenyouare in first year, your lecturerwill offer youassistance toimprove your academic skills. Theymay ask you to look at someonline resources, attend the LearningCentre,orsometimesresubmityourworkwiththeproblemfixed.Howevermoreseriousinstancesinfirstyear, suchas stealinganother student’sworkorpayingsomeone todoyourwork,maybe investigatedundertheStudentMisconductProcedures.Repeated plagiarism (even in first year), plagiarism after first year, or serious instances, may also beinvestigatedundertheStudentMisconductProcedures.Thepenaltiesundertheprocedurescanincludeareductioninmarks,failingacourseorforthemostseriousmatters(likeplagiarisminahonoursthesis)evensuspensionfromtheuniversity.TheStudentMisconductProceduresareavailableherewww.unsw.edu.au/studentmisconductprocedures.pdfExamplesofplagiarismUsingtheinternetappropriatelyAfirstyearstudenthandedinanassignmentwhereshehadcopiedfromawebsite.Herlecturerrealisedshedidn’tunderstandyouhavetoreferencewebsitesinthesamewayyoureferencebooksandjournalarticles.ThelecturerexplainedhowtoreferenceandsenthertoaworkshopattheLearningCentretohelpherimproveherskills.Workingtogetheronamathassignment
13 AgroupofMathematicsstudentsworkedtogetheronanassignmentwhentheyhadbeentoldthiswasnotallowed.Allquestionswhere thestudentshadworked togetherweregivenzero,and this lead tosomestudentfailingtheassessment.NoreferencinginanassessmentAthirdyearstudentsubmittedamajorassessmentthatincludedmaterialfromajournalarticlepublishedinCanada.WhenhisessaywassubmittedintoTurnitin, it lettheacademicknowthatthestudentdidn’treferencethematerial.Thestudentwasgivenzerofortheessay,andbecauseitwasworth50percenthefailedthecourse.CopyingdesignworkAfinalyeardesignstudentusedimagesofsomeoneelse’sdesignsinherworkandhesaidthedesignswerehisown.ThematterwasformallyinvestigatedbyhisFacultyandhewasfoundtohavecommittedacademicmisconductandfailedthecourse.FurtherinformationandassistanceIfyouwouldlikefurtherinformationorassistancewithavoidingplagiarism,youcancontacttheLearningCentre.TheLearningCentreatTheUniversityofNewSouthWaleshastwolocations:UNSWLearningCentreLowerGroundFloor,NorthWing,ChancelleryBuilding(C22KensingtonCampus–nearStudentCentral)www.lc.unsw.edu.auPhone:93852060Email:[email protected]:MondaytoThursday:9am-5pmandFriday:9am-2.30pmCOFACampusLearningCentreEmail:[email protected]:93850739
13.AdministrativeMatters TheSchoolofPsychologyStudentGuide,availableonhttp://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/sites/all/files/page_file_attachment/2015%20S1%20Psychology%20Student%20Guide%20-%2020150217.pdf, containsSchoolpoliciesandproceduresrelevantforallstudentsenrolledinundergraduateorMasterspsychologycourses,suchas:
• Attendancerequirements;• Assignmentsubmissionsandreturns;• Assessments;• Specialconsiderationintheeventofillnessormisadventure;• StudentCodeofConduct;• Studentcomplaintsandgrievances;• StudentEquityandDisabilityUnit;and• OccupationalHealth&Safety.
StudentsshouldfamiliarisethemselveswiththeinformationcontainedinthisGuide. AttendanceatlecturesandlaboratoryclassesAttendanceatbothlecturesandtutorialsisanessentialpartofthecourseandbothlectureandtutorialmaterial/activitieswillbeassessed.Tutorswillkeeparecordofstudentattendanceattutorialsandstudentswhoareabsentfromthreeormorepracticalswithoutasatisfactoryexplanationmaybefailedinthesubject.
14 Assessmentsubmissions:Wedonotrequireanyhardcopiesofyourwrittenassignments.AllsubmissionsaretobeuploadedelectronicallyinthedesignatedMoodlecoursearea.Keepyourtutororacoursecoordinatorinformedofanyproblemsthatyouarehavingincompletingassignmentsandofanyextenuatingcircumstancesthatmightwarrantanextension.
InadditiontothisCourseGuideitisacourserequirementthatALLSTUDENTSDOWNLOADANDBECOMEFAMILIARWITHTHE2015PSYCHOLOGYUNDERGRADUATESTUDENTGUIDEWHICHCANBEDOWNLOADEDFROMhttp://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/sites/all/files/page_file_attachment/2015%20S1%20Psychology%20Student%20Guide%20-%2020150217.pdf.
ThisguidecontainsSchoolpoliciesandproceduresrelevantforallstudentsenrolledinundergraduateorMasterspsychologycourses,suchas:
• Attendancerequirements;• Assignmentsubmissionsandreturns;• Assessments;• Specialconsiderationintheeventofillnessormisadventure;• StudentCodeofConduct;• Studentcomplaintsandgrievances;• StudentEquityandDisabilityUnit;and• OccupationalHealth&Safety.
StudentsshouldfamiliarisethemselveswiththeinformationcontainedinthisGuide.You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with this information. This means you cannot say “I didn’t know” if you violate any regulations set out in this document.
