This course builds on the basic concepts presented in first and second year cognitive psychology, and examines issues of contemporary interest in cognitive and clinical neuropsychology. The course has a special focus: learning about information processing in the normal healthy brain from assessment and treatment of patients following brain injury. The focus is on disorders of human cognition and perception – Attention, Sensation, Memory, and Executive Functions. Some of the topics covered include: Methods in Neuropsychology, Pathologies of Belief, and Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. The lectures are matched to laboratory classes, in which students learn to administer neuropsychological tests, design and conduct experiments, and gain the skills required to move confidently into clinical and academic research.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Students will have a good theoretical understanding of assessment and treatment methods for disorders of attention, sensation, memory and executive functions following brain injury; (LO1)
- Students will be able to research, integrate and effectively communicate knowledge in the field. (LO2)
- Students will be able to evaluate the strengths and limitations of the various methodological approaches and be able to design their own neuropsychological experiments, thus moving confidently to independent research. (LO3)
Indicative Assessment
(1) Invigilated Examination: 40% (LO1)
(2) Essay: 25%: - (LO1-2)
(3) Oral Presentation: 10% - (LO2)
(4) Mini-Research Project: 25%: - (LO3)
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Workload
26 hours of lectures, 18 hours of laboratory classes (overall expected workload of 10 hours per week, including personal study time).
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Required and Suggested Readings will be provided in PDF format, and as a Reading Brick.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
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- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $3420 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4878 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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