Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2009-2010 (archived)
Module PSYC40815: MATLAB Programming
Department: Psychology
PSYC40815: MATLAB Programming
| Type | Tied | Level | 4 | Credits | 15 | Availability | Available in 2009/10 | Module Cap | None. |
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| Tied to | C8K109 |
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Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- To provide students with advanced knowledge of MATLAB programming language
- To provide students with the skills to relate programming skills to cognitive neuroscience research
Content
- General programming skills
- Programming skills specific to MATLAB
- Using MATLAB to programme equipment used in cognitive neuroscience research
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- Acquisition of knowledge about the programming language MATLAB and its use in cognitive neuroscience experiments
Subject-specific Skills:
- Be able to design and write a computer programme with a specific experimental aim
Key Skills:
- Developing the ability to learn independently within broad guidelines
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Workshops will allow students to work in small groups for problem based teaching of MATLAB
- Workshops will allow for small group teaching and student-led discussion to develop programming skills
- Workshops will therefore support students in learning independently and develop their oral communication skills
- Students' understanding of programming using MATLAB will be formatively assessed through the course of the module using problem solving and multiple choice questions
- Students' ability to design and write a computer programme for a specific experimental aim will be summatively assessed by the completion and submission of such a programme
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Programming Workshops | 20 | Weekly (in Michaelmas and Epiphany terms) | 2 hours | 40 | ■ |
| Preparation and reading | 110 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Programming Task | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Computer programme | as required | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
Formative assessment will be continuous throughout the module and will involve responding to multiple choice questions and problem solving
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University