Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Provisional Yearmarks

Provisional Yearmarks for Mind, Brain and Behaviour, including class marks (participation, attendance, preparation, thought papers), are published below:

Stud No
Essay 1
Essay 2
Classmark
Yearmark
310401
65
70
4
69
362597
75
68
4
72
382987
60
60
3
60
384021
85
72
5
81
389295
67
58
3
62
475535
78
70
4
75
0506397H
78
65
4
72

Friday, October 26, 2012

Michael P's Consultation Times


Michael Pitman's exam consultation times from 26 Oct to 6 Nov are as follows:

Fri 26 Oct 10h00 to 11h30
Mon 29 Oct 10h30 to 12h30
Tues 30 Oct 14h00 to 15h30
Wed 31 Oct 09h00 to 11h30
Thurs 1 Nov 12h00 to 13h30
Fri 2 Nov Not available
Monday 5 Nov 9h30 to 12h00

ALL other times by appointment only.


Friday, October 12, 2012

Reading 1 - Extended Mind (Seminar 13)

The first reading for Seminar 13 on the extended mind is Clark & Chalmers (1998), and can be accessed via the link below:
http://0-analysis.oxfordjournals.org.innopac.wits.ac.za/content/58/1/7.full.pdf+html

The second reading for the seminar will be handed out in class on Tuesday.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Thought paper for 9th

Briefly explain why it is according to Deacon, that the cognitive shortcomings of human children might make it easier for them to cross the symbolic threshold.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Readings for Seminar 10

In Seminar 10 (on 9 October), we begin our final section of the course on Mind, Language and Society.

The readings for Seminar 10 include Chapter 3 of Deacon (1997) - reading to be provided in class - as well as Deacon (2011) that can be accessed over the internet at:
http://anthropology.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/43.pdf

Essay Consultation

I am in from 11-12 today if you still want essay feedback

Mike

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Mike G's Consultation

I will be available from 10am.

I am marking
Leishka
Misha
Sandile
and JGR