COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE BASICS OF METACOGNITION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6146 THE BASICS OF METACOGNITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEREN HIDIROĞLU ONGUN

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The course covers the definition and measurement of metacognition, the cognitive underpinnings of metacognitive judgments, the cognitive neuroscience of self-monitoring ranging from confidence to error-monitoring, neuropsychiatric studies of disorders of metacognition and research results within the field of metacognition.

The main approach of the course is associated with examination of the metacognitive functions of the brain within a contemporary frame.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Will be able to define key terms, concepts and theories in metacognition.
2   2. To be able to describe cognitive mechanisms related to metacognition.
3   3. To be able to define metacognitive functions of the brain and neural basis of metacognitive ability
4   4. To be able to develop knowledge of failures of metacognition
5   5. To be able to have knowledge of current topics and follow recent researches in metacognition.
6   6. To be able to present their research ideas effectively and acquire specific skills for research in metacognition.
7   7. To be able to critical analyse and reflect around current research and debates within metacognition.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Metacognitive Neuroscience: An Introduction. Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
2 Metacognition in Human Development Beran, Brandl, Perner and Proust (2012) Foundations of Metacognition. Oxford University Press
3 Quantifying Human Metacognition for the Neurosciences Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
4 Computational Approaches to Metacognition Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
5 Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
6 Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
7 Homework: short paper
8 Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
9 Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
10 Homework/presentation
11 Metacognition and other cognitive functions
12 Current approach to metacognition
13 Current approach to metacognition
14 Failures of Metacognition and Lack of Insight in Neuropsychiatric Disorders Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
15 Failures of Metacognition and Lack of Insight in Neuropsychiatric Disorders Fleming and Frith (2014). The Cognitive Neuroscience of Metacognition. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Recent literature

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be contentiously examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Homework Assignments/Presentation 1x2 (%60)
Final Exam 1 (%40)

Assessment Criteria

In total, one final and two homework (one of it will be presentation) will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of information, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70 % attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ceren.hidiroglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.155544
LO.255544
LO.355544
LO.4555
LO.544555
LO.6555555
LO.7455555

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