Psychology 3177F: Consciousness

Announcements

July 21, 2010: Please note that this course will not be taught at all during the 2010-11 academic year.

June 17, 2010: Please note that I will not be teaching this course during the 2010-11 academic year.

December 20, 2009: The exams have been marked and the final grades submitted. The class average for the final exam was 69% and the class average for the course was 70%. The highest mark was 91% and the lowest . . . . well, let's just say that not everyone did equally well. E-mail me if you want to know your final mark. And let me know if you want to see your final exam. In fact, any student who wishes, can have a photocopy of her final exam. (The Registrar is required to keep the originals.) I'm looking forward to seeing some of you in Psych 3120G! We'll try to carry on the motto from this class, i.e., to have as much fun as possible! Have a lovely Christmas break!

September 15, 2009: Please note, there is a change to the course outline. Rather than 12 homework assignments, there will be only 11. Also, if you have a chance, please read the first article in the coursepack for the first class. We will cover definitions of consciousness during the first class.

July 20, 2009: In addition to the reading list, I have also posted the course outline for the fall semester 2009–10 in the "Resources" box to the left. Students who have any questions about the course should e-mail me.

July 16, 2009: I have posted the reading list for fall 2009-10 in the Resources to the left. I will have those made up into a coursepack that will be available for purchase in the UWO Bookstore. In addition, we will read Authentic Knowing (Purdue University Press, 1996) which has been ordered for the UWO bookstore. It can also be obtained online from some book distributors.

December 4, 2008: A copy of the DVD "Mystical Brain" is now available on reserve in the King's library.

November 20, 2008: There will be an optional review session on Thursday, December 11, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. in Room LH103. I won't be preparing anything for this session. It is just an opportunity to answer any questions that you might have.

November 18, 2008: The final exam will be held on Friday, December 12, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in room LH103. The exam will be three hours in length.

November 13, 2008: I have made up a practice final exam. Just click on the link in the box on the left.

October 24, 2008: Please note that I have posted the grading criteria for essay questions. You can see those by clicking on the link on the left. Also, the DVD "Consciousness and Its Implications" is now available in the King's library if you would like to take it out and watch any of the DVDs.

October 15, 2008: Test 1 has been marked. The class average was 65% with the average for Part I being 57% and the average for Part II being 72%. I don't have the exam papers from Part I back from the marker yet, but anyone who wants to can have their test paper for Part II and their grade on the test back at the end of today's class. I should have Part I for the class next week. All but one student answered Question 14 for Part II. The main problem was that students did not develop the second part of that question, namely, the implications of the results of the Ganzfeld studies for our understanding of consciousness. Otherwise the answers were generally reasonably good.

September 26, 2008: I have made up a practice test which you can access by clicking on the link in the box on the left. Let me know if you want to take some time on Wednesday to go over any of the questions.

September 23, 2008: I have placed a copy of the overheads for the lecture about Beliefs About Consciousness and Reality on reserve in the King's library under the title "Beliefs Research."

September 10, 2008: I have added a summary of what was covered in class to the list of resources on the left. I will update this after each class.

July 22, 2008: I have made up the course outline. You can see it by clicking on the link at the left.

July 8, 2008: Please note that this class is full and that I will not exceed the class limit.

May 11, 2008: I will make up a course pack for this course. Please check in for further information during the summer.