This class was one of the more challenging classes I took this term. It took me out of my element. I have mostly taken classes in the psychology department and not neuroscience. With that being said I did enjoy the class. It opened my mind up to the different aspects of psychology. I was a little behind on some of the topics we discussed in class and found myself looking up words i did not know. This helped me understand the articles better because I was not questioning what important words or aspects of the articles were, I knew the meanings. Overall I enjoyed the topics we covered in this class and the articles that we read. I have learned a lot from this class. I especially enjoyed our last section on alzheimer's disease. This
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I did not always enjoy typing them up, but I think it really added to the class. I was able to think deeper about the articles we read for class. I also liked reading other’s posts. It was helpful to see other’s opinions on the articles and questions they had regarding the topics. I was able to post my questions right after reading them and then get a better explanation during class. I also loved how this class was discussion based instead of a lecture. This made the class material easier to understand. Answering the questions the discussion leaders had beforehand was also an added bonus. We were able to focus in readings to what was important for the big picture concepts of each article. I do not remember specific details of each of the articles, but I do remember the big pictures and the connections between the articles we read in …show more content…
I was able to do research on a topic I was interested in and connected it to brain functioning and different aspects associated with it. It was helpful to have specific days set aside to prepare us for the project along with have assignments due as mini steps in the process. This projected helped me get a better understanding not only in my topic, but also everything that goes into a research based grant proposal. My favorite part of the project was creating the poster. I was in 4H for thirteen years and I did poster projects for the fair. It seemed like seconed nature creating the board and putting all my informations
I did not always enjoy typing them up, but I think it really added to the class. I was able to think deeper about the articles we read for class. I also liked reading other’s posts. It was helpful to see other’s opinions on the articles and questions they had regarding the topics. I was able to post my questions right after reading them and then get a better explanation during class. I also loved how this class was discussion based instead of a lecture. This made the class material easier to understand. Answering the questions the discussion leaders had beforehand was also an added bonus. We were able to focus in readings to what was important for the big picture concepts of each article. I do not remember specific details of each of the articles, but I do remember the big pictures and the connections between the articles we read in …show more content…
I was able to do research on a topic I was interested in and connected it to brain functioning and different aspects associated with it. It was helpful to have specific days set aside to prepare us for the project along with have assignments due as mini steps in the process. This projected helped me get a better understanding not only in my topic, but also everything that goes into a research based grant proposal. My favorite part of the project was creating the poster. I was in 4H for thirteen years and I did poster projects for the fair. It seemed like seconed nature creating the board and putting all my informations