An Undergraduate Research Experience in Cognitive Science

北卡罗来纳大学夏洛特分校正在开发一个本科生认知科学实验室，作为学生研究项目的中心。参加独立研究的高年级学生在来自几个学科(计算机科学、心理学、哲学、语言学)的教师的共同指导下，在一个研究团队中工作，并参加一个认知科学研讨会。由于认知科学是一门新学科，在这一领域还没有正式的课程，独立研究项目和每月一次的研讨会是学生获得跨学科视角的一种方式。该实验室配备了5个学生工作站，以便学生可以使用具有广泛符号操作的程序，并参与多媒体项目。这种研究经验对那些对认知科学研究生工作感兴趣的人特别有益。在主修其中一个参与学科两年后，学生们已经准备好着手处理复杂的问题，这些问题需要跨学科知识和强大的计算机的结合。认知科学实验室正在向学生展示高水平的问题解决掌握能力。该实验室还丰富了所有参与部门的课程。

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is developing an undergraduate cognitive science laboratory which is functioning as a center for student research projects. Upper division students enrolled in independent research are working on a research team under the joint guidance of faculty from several disciplines (Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Linguistics) and participating in a cognitive science seminar. Since cognitive science is a new discipline and there is no formal coursework in this area, the independent research project with a monthly seminar is one way that students can gain an interdisciplinary perspective. The laboratory is equipped with 5 student workstations so that students can use procedures with extensive symbol manipulation and become involved with multimedia projects. This research experience is of particular benefit to those interested in graduate work in cognitive science. After majoring in one of the participating disciplines for 2 years, students are ready to embark on complex issues which require a combination of interdisciplinary knowledge and powerful computers. The Cognitive Science Laboratory is exposing students to a high level of problem-solving mastery. This laboratory is also enriching the curricula of all of the participating departments.