intro to cognitive science.. laptop needed??

McNuggy

hey all..
i jjust registered to intro to cognitive science as my new elective as original one clashed with a tutorial ... grrr.. anyway .. i read on here on a thread that its quite savage so chose it...
Anyway just wondering ..it was mentioned to me by a mate taht you have to hav a laptop for the lectures... any1 no how true this is? i hav a laptop alrite.. but effort of lugging it in :rolleyes:...

also.. i was havin a look over the lectures and the stuff seems dead interesting but yet theres like... 100 odd places left in the module..:eek: why so many places if evryone says its such a good module??

thanks for the help guys!:)

OpenYourEyes

ive been in the first two lectures this week, and thers been no mention of needing a laptop, and the stuff we'll be covering doesnt look like it would require a laptop either!

McNuggy

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

ive been in the first two lectures this week, and thers been no mention of needing a laptop, and the stuff we'll be covering doesnt look like it would require a laptop either!

thanks OpenYourEyes... thought to myself it sounded a bit odd needing one!
can i ask ya as well .. are the classes/lectures big?? like are there many people doin it ??

rainbow kirby

Your mate probably got the idea that you needed a laptop because it is (technically) a Computer Science module, and while BSc and BA CS students do need one, I don't think they're needed for people taking random modules.

OpenYourEyes

McNuggy wrote: »

thanks OpenYourEyes... thought to myself it sounded a bit odd needing one!
can i ask ya as well .. are the classes/lectures big?? like are there many people doin it ??

Well each leccture is given twice- i think its 11 and 2 on a tuesday, and 12 and 2 on a thursday or something like that

Ive been going to the early ones and id say theres 50 ppl max in it! No idea about the 2 o'clock ones!

McNuggy

yeah i dont think theres many people registered cos theres like.. 90-100 places still available on electives page.. mad like... is it interesting ?? sorry for a million questions.. might as well ask while yur here haha!

Donald-Duck

Cog science isn't really a comp sci module at all. The only thing it has to do with computers is its in the computer science building

OpenYourEyes

McNuggy wrote: »

yeah i dont think theres many people registered cos theres like.. 90-100 places still available on electives page.. mad like... is it interesting ?? sorry for a million questions.. might as well ask while yur here haha!

It all depends on what you find interesting! If you've looked at the module description on SIS and you think you'd like it you more than likely would! I find it quite interesting, and the lecturer seems really sound and has a bit of a laugh like. Doesnt look like the exams are going to be too hard either!

McNuggy

i did brain and behaviour last semester for my elective.. and they seem similiar and i loved it like.. so happy days haha!!
yeah i heard hes quite sound.. i read it on that thread where i heard bout the module!! seems like a good module all round!! an i havnt even bin yet !! :rolleyes:

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm doing this as an elective too. Takes me back to my philosophy days in first year but I find it way more engaging. I don't have a laptop and there's a good few others who don't have laptops either. In fact at the recent one I went to I noticed I was one of the few taking notes.

I do like the fact that there's repeat lectures and that the lecturer is fine with people coming to either one. On Thursday I'm supposed to go to the one at 2pm but since I have a free spot for the 12 one I just went to that and so I can get home quicker. Niiiiice. :cool:

McNuggy

oh ya can go t either of them ? thats savage.. means gettin home earlier so !! likin the sound of this module!! maybe my tutorial clashin with my othe rone was a blessing in disguise

Jev/N

A laptop is handy for almost any subject IMO

Dave!

No need for a laptop

Good lecturer, fascinating subject, relatively easy exam

Do it

McNuggy

bit of fan of it then dave? haha.. nah cheers for that.. had a look at the required readings an t my surprise it wasnt an effort to do em ... happy days!!

McNuggy

thanks for evryones replies.. but bein an arts head.. i rarely venture out of newman... so like.i no how t get t comp sci.. but theres no lecture theatre numbr or anythin on my timetable.it jus says " Lecture CSth". any1 help on tellin me were to go ??

rainbow kirby

The CS lecture theatre is on the ground floor - just go in the door, walk towards the window and turn right. It's at the end of that corridor, on the right.

McNuggy

thanks a mill 4 the quick reply!!

Dave!

Does that mean you missed the first 2 lectures?

Think I may pop in and have a listen to one of them

McNuggy

*hangs head in shame *

sheesh .. i mean .. missing lectures and relying on blackboard...what student in their right mind would do that :P

that interesting youd go a 2nd time ?? this module is bein built up to so much.. it better deliver 4 me 2 moro haha

huppenstop

There is only one lecture theatre in the computer science building. It is easy to find

Dave!

So are ye enjoying it?

Mr.Nice Guy

Damn I had a bit of a disaster today and missed my cog science lecture. Could someone allay my fears over it as I'm scared there might have been an important quiz that I missed?

OpenYourEyes

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Damn I had a bit of a disaster today and missed my cog science lecture. Could someone allay my fears over it as I'm scared there might have been an important quiz that I missed?

Nope! Just an average lecture! Read the notes and go to the next lecture and itl b as if you were there all along!

clickerfingers

actually is there a special website for this, rather than bboard? if so can anyone tell me what it is?

Feral Mutant

clickerfingers wrote: »

actually is there a special website for this, rather than bboard? if so can anyone tell me what it is?

http://cogsci.ucd.ie/introtocogsci/

McNuggy

Dave! wrote: »

So are ye enjoying it?

i couldnt do it anymore as by end of reg cos i was a mid registration student and was up at the prog office checkin i was registered to core modules etc.. they sed id used all my elective credits for 2nd yr by registering to core modules as electives in sem 1 (which by the way was only way i cud get into my classes to make sure i was getting 2nd yr credits as wel as repating 1st yr ones- stupid prog office) .. so i ended up havin t drop it or pay the fee

devastation central as i was really lovin it... wud it be sad for me to still go to the lectures purely out of enjoyment! :cool:

clickerfingers

anyone know when the mid term for this is?

Dave!

Don't know meself, how are ya enjoying it though?

clickerfingers

its good! but missed a few lectures lately and wonderin if this mid term is before or after easter :rolleyes:

Mr.Nice Guy

clickerfingers wrote: »

its good! but missed a few lectures lately and wonderin if this mid term is before or after easter :rolleyes:

We've an exam for Week 8.

Dave!

Liking the module MNG?

Mr.Nice Guy

Dave! wrote: »

Liking the module MNG?

Yeah I'm liking the way it's presented. With that being said I missed a few which I'm annoyed with myself about as reading the notes isn't easy when you've not been there.

I'm just hoping the exam at Week 8 isn't too difficult as I need all the marks I can muster at this stage.

Dave!

It's not really, if I recall it was just a paragraph on a few topics (9 or 10 lines on each), you get about 10 questions and answer 7. Somethin like that.

Oh and for the summer exam if you're gonna concentrate on certain topics, personally I would go with the topics that are not on the mid-term! I made that mistake last year and nothing I studied came up So it seems he puts some topics on the mid-term and the rest on the summer exam. Makes sense really... it did not occur to me at the time however

BTW did he not give out a sample paper? Or last year's? Since last year was the first year, he gave us out a sample paper. I presume this year you'll be able to check out the past papers on SIS

clickerfingers

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

We've an exam for Week 8.

so its after easter then? sorry just got a bit confused cos i was sure he had said it was before easter!! phew!!

Red Alert

Personally, I'd advise getting one of some sort regardless of the course you're doing. Even something like an Acer One or an Asus eePC or even a used iBook will come in handy for being able to surf the net, use Google chat or upload/download stuff from Blackboard.

willmccormack

hi guys is the midterm on tuesday or thursday? i missed a few lectures before the break and im having a panic! did he say what topics will be on it?
thanks

moretothegirl

willmccormack wrote: »

hi guys is the midterm on tuesday or thursday? i missed a few lectures before the break and im having a panic! did he say what topics will be on it?
thanks

its tomo! ah ! havent started to study so if anyone has any tips pleas share

Mr.Nice Guy

I'm not certain what topics will be on it but the lecture notes and mandatory readings are up on his site.

Wikipedia is your friend too!

I'm bricking it myself actually. I did a fair bit of study last week but I've no idea if it will see me through.

Mr.Nice Guy

Well how did everyone get on? I found it a mixed bag. Some questions I liked, otehrs not so much. If I get a pass I'd be happy. I need to improve a lot for the next one.

I also have to say I've never seen so many people make the class.

moretothegirl

to be honest i found this exam terrible. i had studied for it but it just wasnt what i had expected. i am so mad that the second class got the same test as the first class as i am aware that there was a lot of cheating taking place in the second class as they all had answers written out already.
anyways im just really worried about the module now

Mr.Nice Guy

moretothegirl wrote: »

to be honest i found this exam terrible. i had studied for it but it just wasnt what i had expected. i am so mad that the second class got the same test as the first class as i am aware that there was a lot of cheating taking place in the second class as they all had answers written out already.
anyways im just really worried about the module now

Didn't know that about the second class as that was the one I was in. Wish I knew someone from the first class! :pac:

I'm kind of in the same boat as yourself but he did say he was going to mark them nicely so hopefully we'll be alright...

moretothegirl

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Didn't know that about the second class as that was the one I was in. Wish I knew someone from the first class! :pac:

I'm kind of in the same boat as yourself but he did say he was going to mark them nicely so hopefully we'll be alright...

i am really hoping so anyway

moretothegirl

anyone any ideas on the exam?!!

does anyone know if its the whole module being examened or is it the second half since the first half was done with the mid term?

Dave!

I did it last year and it was the first half of the course examined in the midterm exam, and the second half in the summer. Don't take it as gospel, but that was certainly the case for me !

Mr.Nice Guy

moretothegirl wrote: »

anyone any ideas on the exam?!!

does anyone know if its the whole module being examened or is it the second half since the first half was done with the mid term?

Pretty sure it's the second half. That's what I'll be studying for anyway!

Mr.Nice Guy

Just to follow up on this, it turns out it is in fact on the whole course. Don't just study the second semester stuff like I advised.