PSY5203 TRENDS IN VISUAL PERCEPTION
| Course Code: | 2335203 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. NAHİDE DİCLE DÖVENCİOĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Throughout the course students will read seminal papers to discuss the following questions: How do senses work? How does the brain interpret these sensory signals? What are the image properties that lead to specific percepts? What are human perception characteristics that inspire artificial intelligence systems?
This course aims to provide students with
- Evidence from current empirical and computational approaches to study vision
- Introductory level understanding of computer graphics, psychophysics, brain imaging
At the end of the course students will gain experience
- In critical thinking and integrating evidence from different fields such as computer vision, graphics, behavioural modelling, psychophysics, and brain imaging.
- In research communication, both written and oral.
Course Content
This course aims to introduce students with behavioral, computational, neural perspectives tp understand human perceptual processes. This course provides a broad survey of empirical evidence and current questions in vision science. The core survey of empirical evidence and current questions in vision science. The core questions related to intelligent behavior observed in humans and replicate by machines are discussed and basic issues related to rich visual experience in humans will be covered.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Skills to understand and successfully employ the latest and most advanced research and data analysis methods and techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Knowledge of the latest theoretical and empirical literature in psychology. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Skills to conduct research and critically evaluate the important literature on any topic of interest related to psychology or other relevant disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Awareness about the novel information in light of the theoretical knowledge gained and knowledge to develop advanced research topics and questions. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Skills to develop and carry out a research project from beginning to end in light of the formulated research questions using the accumulated knowledge from relevant literature and methods. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Awareness of conducting research, publishing, and application activities in light of ethical principles and values. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Skills to work independently as an individual and as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Skills to communicate effectively, both in written and oral forms of English and Turkish, during scientific activities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution