Course summary

We will read several important articles that use the eyetracking methodology.


Course information

  • Time: Thursday 13:15 - 14:45
  • Teaching period: 16.10.2006-09.02.2007
  • No classes university-wide: 31.10.2006 Reformationstag; 27.12.2006-05.01.2007 Akademische Weihnachtsferien
  • Place: II.24.0.33 (Golm campus, Haus 24, Room 0.33)
  • Office hours: by appointment
  • Textbook: none; handouts and readings will be provided


    • Grading

    One or more paper will be presented by the instructor in each lecture. All students who need a Schein are required to prepare a short (minimally about one page) critical summary of each paper, and provide a list of two or three questions relating to the paper. Each student's submission will be graded for clarity, comprehensiveness, and the critical questions raised. Thus, students will do badly if they just copy out the abstract of a paper; the summary has to be original and based on a reading of the paper. To get full marks for a summary, students have to convince the reader (me) that they read the paper critically.
    In addition, depending on the class composition and student interest, we may also do experiments.
    Final scores will be based on the following mapping described in the Studienordnung: 95-100%=1,0 (A);90-94=1,3 (A-);85-89=1,7 (B+);80-84=2,0 (B);75-79=2,3 (B-);70-74=2,7 (C+);65-69=3,0 (C);60-64=3,3 (C-);55-59=3,7 (D+);50-54=4,0 (D);45-49=5,0 (F). If a student's score falls between the cracks, it will be treated as falling in the higher bin.
    Here is an excerpt from the Studienordnung on what these major categories are supposed to mean:
  • 1 = sehr gut (eine hervorragende Leistung)
  • 2 = gut (eine Leistung, die erheblich ueber den durchschnittlichen Anforderungen liegt)
  • 3 = befriedigend (eine Leistung, die durchschnittlichen Anforderungen entspricht)
  • 4 = ausreichend (eine Leistung, die trotz ihrer Maengel noch den Anforderungen genuegt)
  • 5 = nicht ausreichend (eine Leistung, die wegen erheblicher Maengel den Anforderungen nicht genuegt)
    • Students are expected to attend class regularly. If a student misses a class, the student is responsible for finding out what the homework assignment was, what readings were assigned, and what material was covered.

    Submission dates are strict (beginning of class the following week). Late submissions will not receive any credit.


    Evaluation of the instructor

  • Instructor's name: Shravan Vasishth.
  • Anonymous feedback (especially complaints about the course) is welcome: Click here for form
  • Towards the end of the course I will ask you to complete an official evaluation form at the University of Potsdam. Filling in this form is extremely important, both for my future and for ensuring better quality teaching for you. You cannot fill in this form until I tell you it's time (and it makes little sense to fill it in before the course ends, no matter what the website says).
  • You can also fill in an independent, less official form: Meinprof.de.


    • Official languages of the course

    I will teach in English, but summaries can be submitted in German.


    Readings

    To be announced.