SOW-DGCN47
Practical ERP Training
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleSOW-DGCN47
Credits (ECTS)3
Category-
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Social Sciences; Cognitive Neuroscience;
Lecturer(s)
Contactperson for the course		P.A.K.M. Janssen
Other course modules lecturer
Lecturer		dr. M.L.A. Jongsma
Other course modules lecturer
Examiner		dr. M.L.A. Jongsma
Other course modules lecturer
Academic year2018
Period
PER4  (15/04/2019 to 12/07/2019)
Starting block
PER4
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims

To get hands-on research experience in human ERP experimental design, data acquisition, and data analyses. At the end of the course, the participant is able to set up, plan, and execute a basic human ERP experiment. In addition, the student is familiar with the ethical considerations related to human ERP research.

Content
The students will get an introduction into the practical aspects of setting up human ERP experiments by means of lectures, assignments, workshops and tutorials. The assignments include how to set up an ERP experiment, how to acquire ERP data, how to analyse the ERP data and how to present an ERP project proposal. After the course, the students can plan, set-up, and run independently a straightforward ERP experiment.
Required materials
Course guide
Brain Vision Recorder user manual (provided during the course). Brain Vision Analyzer user manual (provided during the course).
Articles
Recent articles with respect to cognitive ERP research will be made available during the course.
Course guide
Workshop guides (provided during the course)

Recommended materials
Book
Steven J. Luck (2005) An introduction to the Event Related Potential Technique. The MIT Press, Cambridge (ISBN-13: 978-0-262-12277-1). See also http://sites.bu.edu/reinhartlab/files/2017/06/ERPbook.pdf
ISBN:978-0-262-12277-1

Instructional modes
Assignment
Attendance MandatoryYes

Lecture
Attendance MandatoryYes

General
The course contains 4 sections: Planning an ERP experiment; ERP acquisition, ERP analyses, and ethical considerations of human ERP research. Each block consists of an introductory lecture.

Practical
Attendance MandatoryYes

Tutorial
Attendance MandatoryYes

Tests
assignment
Test weight60
Test typeAssignment
OpportunitiesBlock HERT, Block PER4

Presentation
Test weight40
Test typePresentation
OpportunitiesBlock HERT, Block PER4

Remark
NOTE: Enrollment for a course automatically registers you for its exam.