leudar@man.psy.UUCP (06/16/87)
M.Sc. IN COGNITIVE SCIENCE, THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER Applications are invited for a one year MSc course in Cognitive Science, run jointly by the Departments of Psychology, Computer Science, General Linguistics, Medical Biophysics and Philosophy. The course stresses knowledge representation and use, language and communication and vision as viewed from the contributing disciplines. Students will be expected to develop a working knowledge of artificial intelligence techniques and symbolic programming. The course introduces problems in human computer interaction at pragmatic, cognitive and technical levels. Students will have access to new laboratories in cognitive science and human computer interaction based on Sun workstations with a range of artificial intelligence software. Applicants should have good degrees in Psychology, Computer Science, Language and Linguistics, Philosophy, Physical Science, Mathematics or related disciplines. Further details and application forms can be obtained from Cognitive Science Programme, Department of Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
vassili@ibmpcug.co.uk (Vassilis Konstantinou) (05/24/91)
School of Computer Science The Polytechnic of Central London M.Sc. (Conversion) & Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Science * A new course starting in September 1991 (subject to approval) * Full-time (1 year) or Part-time (2 years) Introduction ============= Cognitive Science involves the study of Cognition from three different points of view : Cognitive Psychology, Artificial Intelligence and Linguistics These three disciplines have been brought together * to understand the nature of mind and intelligence * to establish the scientific theory behind it * to design practical intelligence systems * to improve human-computer interaction. Industry has been taking an increasing interest in what Cognitive Science has to offer and the invitation is open to cognitive scientists to apply their knowledge to real-world problems. Course structure ================ During the first week, the students will attend an Introductory course covering basic computer skills and the basic physiology of the brain. The academic year is divided into two semesters. Full-time students take three modules in each semester. Part-time students take up to four modules per year. In addition, all students are required to follow "Perspectives of Cognitive Science" for two semesters. The final component of the course is a project dissertation. Modules and aims ================ 1) Perspectives of Cognitive Science Plays a unifying role in understanding the meaning of Cognitive Science in general. 2) Artificial Intelligence I Introduces logic programming and the basic concepts and problem solving methods employed in Artificial Intelligence. 3) Linguistics Provides a theoretical background of all the different levels of linguistics analysis with emphasis on Syntax. 4) Cognitive Psychology Introduces the basic concepts of neuroscience and the psychology of human cognition. 5) Neural Networks Introduces the main neural computing architectures. 6) Artificial Intelligence II Gives a comprehensive and critical appreciation of knowledge representation and machine learning. 7) Natural Language Processing Presents and discuses the principles of Natural Language Processing. 8) Human Computer Interaction Introduces the specific characteristics of man machine interaction. 9) Visual Perception Computer Vision Presents the computational techniques used in the interpretation of images and their relation to the currently known mechanisms of biological vision. 10) Semantics Presents and analyses the basic principles of Montague Semantics. Who should apply ================ The course is open to graduates with a first or second class honours degree from a British Polytechnic or University or equivalent qualification. Each applicant will be considered on his or her own merits. A flexible attitude will be taken towards entry requirements and it will be possible to relax the formal educational requirements for those employed in an industrial or academic context that is related to Cognitive Science. PCL is an equal opportunities institution. Information =========== For further information please contact: Vassilis Konstantinou, Dorothy Bowler or Vali Bouki School of Computer Science The Polytechnic of Central London 115 New Cavendish Street London W1M 8JS United Kingdom Tel: 071-911500 ext 3598 or 3774 ===================================================================== V. Konstantinou Head of AI Research Group Tel : +44-71-911-5000 ext 3598 or 3774 Fax : +44-71-911-5089 Janet Address : vassilis@uk.ac.pcl.sun or konstan@uk.ac.pcl.mole CONNECT : vassili@ibmpcug.co.uk BIX : vassilis COMPUSERVE : 100016,426@compuserve.com CIX : vassilis@cix.compulink.co.uk ===================================================================== -- Automatic Disclaimer: The views expressed above are those of the author alone and may not represent the views of the IBM PC User Group. --