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Thursday, May 7, 2020

Cognitive Science Student Leadership in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Camryn Kealey, Third Year BCogSci – Biological Foundations Stream At the beginning of this semester, I began a scholarship of teaching and learning project, with one of my professors, Rebecca Merkley. This is a way to systematically investigate teaching and learning effectiveness in higher education. During the course of one of my classes, I... More

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

My Cog. Sc. Experience

Katie Van Luven graduated with a M.Cog.Sc. degree in June 2018. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Linguistics at MIT.  My name is Katie and I’m currently a Master’s student in ICS. Next year I’ll be going to MIT to do my PhD in Linguistics. I actually got my undergrad degree at... More

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Student Profile (Mackenzie Ostler): What do Cog. Sc. students do with their B.Cog.Sc degree?

Mackenzie Ostler will graduate with a Bachelor’s of Cognitive Science with a focus in Computation and Cognition and a minor in Psychology in 2018. She currently works for Shopify. Choosing a university program can be a daunting task, since students often feel like they are choosing a path for the rest of their life. I... More

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Student Profile (Kevin Hua): What do Cog. Sc. Students do in their Co-op Placements?

Kevin Hua has just finished his B.Cog.Sc. (Honours) degree in the Cognition and Computation Specialization and will convocate later this month. He is currently in the Data Science stream of a Masters of Computer Science degree at OCICS. During my time in the B.Cog.Sc program, I had the pleasure of working in three Carleton... More

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Student Profile (Mike Vertolli): How to Succeed in Graduate School

Michael Vertolli is a fourth year Cognitive Science Ph.D. student at Carleton University. Prior to starting his Ph.D., Mike obtained his M.Cog.Sc at Carleton, and his BA Honours in Psychology at York University. Read up on his helpful tips for navigating grad school! How to Succeed in Graduate School One of the most challenging... More

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Student Profile (Sébastien Ouellet): What do ICS Students do with their BCogSc Degree?

Sebastien Ouellet graduated from the B.Cog.Sc program at Carleton University in 2013, with a specialization in Cognition and Computation.  He has worked as a data scientist in Ottawa for the past two years. Read up on how Sebastien’s B.Cog.Sc degree was instrumental to his career path. The main role of a data scientist in... More

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Student Profile (Leah MacQuarrie): What do ICS Students do with their BCogSc Degree?

    I had an extremely positive experience in the Bachelor of Cognitive Science degree at Carleton University. The program’s flexible structure gave me a great chance to explore my options and take courses that I found interesting. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the program, I had the opportunity to meet a variety... More

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Student Profile (Natalie Mazur): “What do ICS Students do in their Co-op Placements?”

What do Cognitive Science Students do in their co-op placements? An Anecdote from “The Resident Human Behaviour Expert” This summer, I had the pleasure of working as a research assistant in a team of civil engineers in the Faculty of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Carleton University as part of my co-op... More

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