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Part
I of the course is designed to provide an overview of the general
ideas and Part II looks at specific areas of research in more
detail. The reading for the course will consist of the assignments
from the text, handouts or articles posted on the website and
the materials on the website specifically developed for this
course. Part of the purpose of developing and posting materials
on the website is to:
- give you the chance to look
over the material to be covered in class ahead of time so that
you might have more of an opportunity to pose questions and make
observations in class;
- to minimize the need for you
to take notes in class; and
- to minimize the necessity of
presenting and explaining every detail in lecture.
You
will notice that we will rely heavily on the use of examples
to present the major ideas in the field. There are two reasons
for this. At times the ideas are well worked out in the field
and could be presented in a completely general way. However,
without the technical background this is often a painful and
difficult way to first come to grips with the ideas. At other
times, the ideas have not been completely worked out and examples
must play a major role in the presentation of the ideas. Where
examples are presented it is generally advised that you attempt
to fully understand these examples.
If
at all possible, I suggest that you at least skim the material
on the website prior to the class in which the material will
be presented. If there are aspects that you do not understand
but you are reluctant to ask about it in class, then you might
want to let me know about this via Email (cfs@rci.rutgers.edu)
prior to the class in which the material will be presented. I
will make it a point to read this directory prior to class.
(You may also turn
your homework assignments in as an attachment to an email to
this account.)
Extra Credit
If
you wish to do an extra credit project for the course, then this
project should be approved no later than the first week in April
and turned in to the instructor no later than the last day of
class. Some possible extra credit projects include:
- creating content
related to the course that could potentially be included in the
course website. This might involve creating examples or experiments
related to the course material, extending either the depth with
which a topic is covered, or adding additional related topics.
- creating additional
tools for use of the website.
- participating
in some research on problem solving. In this case, you would
analyze and discuss your own data in relation to various ideas
about human problem solving.
- ...
Course Grade
Your
course grade will be determined by your performance on the quizzes,
homework assignments, exams and to the degree that I can evaluate
it, your class participation and performance. Quizzes will be
short and consist of true/false and/or multiple choice questions.
Exams will also consist of true/false and/or multiple choice
and short answer questions and will include problems to be solved.
The homework assignments will be evaluated as either good, satisfactory
or unsatisfactory. Assignments handed in after their review in
class will be evaluated as satisfactory or unsatisfactory. Any extra credit work will
also be considered when assigning the final course grade.
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