Are you interested in pursuing research in psychological sciences? Are you hoping to understand the technologies used in psychology research? Do you need to fill a lab course requirement (@BSc students)?
Look no further! PSYC 315: Introduction to the Analysis of Psychological Signals is running during the winter 2023 semester. The course, instructed by Dr. Randy Flanagan, is 3.00 units and will introduce you to important research skills.
What is PSYC 315?
The aim of PSYC 315 is to teach you how to analyze the signals we use in psychology research, such as EEG recordings and the BOLD signal measured in fMRI. These skills are highly valuable if you’re pursuring research in a lab.
Psychologists analyze the data collected from these technologies to represent larger psychological constructs. Often, the analysis process uses program languages like MATLAB, Python and Julia. This course will explore these programming languages and apply them to signal processing.
The best part? You don’t need any prior programming experience! PSYC 315 will start with the basics and help you build all the skills you need to accurately analyze psychological signals.
When and Where?
PSYC 315 has one lecture and two lab sessions per week. Lectures are on Tuesdays from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM and lab sessions are on Mondays from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM and Wednesdays from 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Who is Dr. Flanagan?
Dr. Flanagan is the principal investigator for the Cognition and Action Lab at Queen’s. The Cognition and Action Lab researches the cognitive processes underlying movement control and learning. Examples of projects the Cognition and Action Lab has worked on include eye-hand coordination during motor learning and decision-making processes during movement.
How Can I Sign Up?
You can register for PSYC 315 on SOLUS. Before registering, students must have completed PSYC 203. No programming or signal processing experience is required.
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