INTRODUCTION DAYS 2015 COGNITIVE SCIENCE. Science SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE ARTS AARHUS UNIVERSITY

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1 Cognitive INTRODUCTION DAYS 2015 COGNITIVE SCIENCE Scien ce Science SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE ARTS AARHUS UNIVERSITY

2 2 INTRODUCTION DAYS 2015 WELCOME TO COGNITIVE SCIENCE! Dear cognitive science students! As a start, we would like to congratulate you on having been accepted into the new international bachelor program in Cognitive Science! You are going to spend the next three years of your life in the cozy student atmosphere and inspiring educational environment at Aarhus University. We would like to invite you to participate in an introduction program (from 25 th to 27 th of August) that can help you to get to know your future teachers and fellow students and give you an insight into student life and the social and study environment at Aarhus University. We look forward to seeing you all on the introduction days that start on Tuesday 25 th of August at 9 o clock. We will wait for you in front of the building 1333 and guide you to a room where some delicious Danish pastries and coffee or tea will be waiting for you (a handy map can be found towards the end of this document). If you are not able to find the right building or miss the bus, please do not hesitate to call a coordinating tutor or any of the other tutors. You can find their names and phone numbers below this text. Even though our introductory days take place at the end of summer, the sun in Denmark should not be taken for granted! We will spend a great deal of our afternoon activities outside in the University Park. We keep our fingers crossed for sunshine and blue sky, but remember to check the weather forecast before you leave in the morning. Concerning food, every day of the introductory activities there will be a possibility to buy lunch in some of local canteens but feel free to bring your own meal box. We will provide you with some refreshments during all days as well. If you have any sort of limitation in your diet (for example if you are vegetarian or have gluten intolerance) please send an to the coordinating tutor at least a week before the introduction days. We look forward to meeting you! Our names and phone numbers: Coordinating Tutor: Tereza ( ) t.keprdova@gmail.com Tutors: Julie ( ) Bojan ( ) Lea ( )

3 INTRODUCTION DAYS FIND YOUR WAY During the introduction days you will learn about and discover many places within the university campus. We will show you where your teachers are located, how to find the university library or where to go to buy some coffee. The campus in Aarhus is large and it might be difficult to find your way during the first days at the university. Therefore, you might find this link to a map of the campus handy. Scan the QR code or visit the following link: You can also download AU Find app for Apple or Android. Scan the QR code or visit the following link: On the map below you can see dots that show the exact locations of the buildings where we will meet you during the introduction days. As you can see from the program, we will be located in a different room every day. We make sure that someone will always wait in front of the building to guide you into the right room

4 4 INTRODUCTION DAYS 2015 PROGRAM FOR INTRODUCTION DAYS Tuesday the 25th of August ( ) 09:00 09:30 09:30 10:30 10:30 10:45 10:45 12:00 12:00 13:00 13:00 14:00 14:00 14:15 14:30 16:30 From 16:30 Welcome. Breakfast and presentation of the day Presentation by Mikkel Wallentin, associate professor at Cognitive Science Break Where are you from? Lunch break Presentation by Kristian Tylén associate professor at Cognitive Science Break Student associations and study environment Social activities in the University Park Wednesday the 26th of August ( ) 10:00 10:15 10:15 10:30 10:30 11:15 11:15 11:30 11:30 12:30 12:30 13:30 From 14:00 From 15:00 Presentation of the day Research environment at Aarhus University Visit from the Study counsellor for Cognitive Science, Amalie G. Staggemeier Break IT at the University Lunch break Library tour Social activities Thursday the 27th of August ( ) 09:00 09:15 09:15 10:15 10:15 10:30 10:30 11:30 11:30 11:45 11:45 12:15 12:15 13:15 From 13:15 Presentation of the day Presentation by Riccardo Fusaroli, assistant professor at Cognitive Science Break Presentation by Joshua Charles Skewes, associate professor at Cognitive Science Break Visit from Career Centre Arts Lunch Social activities and group work Facebook Group Cognitive Science 2015 You can join the Facebook group for incoming Cognitive Science students. We will be posting updates regarding the introduction program. Feel free to join the group, ask questions and meet your new fellow students!

5 INTRODUCTION DAYS Your first semester. You will spend three exciting years at Aarhus University and during each of these years you obtain 60 ECTS ( European Credit Transfer System points; these are points you receive at the end of your course after passing an examination; you can learn more about the credit system at This means, that during your first semester you obtain 30 ECTS from the three following courses: You can learn more about the particular ECTS credits for your courses and about the program structure and general rules from the study regulations (scan the QR code). It is imperative that you read the regulations as they also tell you about the content of the courses and how to pass exams. Furthermore, you can look up key competencies and descriptions for each of your courses or find the name of your teacher. At the beginning of each semester you will have to buy, or borrow, books for the courses. There are several ways to get hold of them. Stakbogladen ( is an academic bookshop located only a few minutes walk from NobelParken. There you can find many books from various study areas and you can be assisted by very helpful staff. You can pay with your credit card (Visa, Master Card, Dankort) and get 10% discount as student at Aarhus University. You can also go online to look for used books. You might find the books on or (here you can buy both new and used books). You can also go to Amazon.co.uk and find your desired books there.

6 6 INTRODUCTION DAYS 2015 STUDY ENVIRONMENT Student life at Aarhus University is not only filled with lectures, seminars or group works, but also with many extracurricular activities! You can become a member of various kinds of students associations and societies (or you can start your own!), attend one of the many Friday bars at the university or join sport clubs. No matter what you decide for, getting involved is always a great idea! You will meet new students, establish friendly relationships with the university teachers and other employees and become a part of the university community. Aarhus University is divided into faculties, schools and departments. The BSc in Cognitive Science is situated at the Faculty of Arts, at the School of Communication and Culture and at the department called LICS (Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics). At the department, there are two local boards called: UFU (UddannelsesFagUdvalg) and UN (UddannelsesNævn) where students, teachers and other university employees make decisions regarding their relevant studies. In other words, everything that has to do with examinations, lectures or regulations receives a great deal of attention here. Becoming a member, or communicating with already elected students, is a great way of obtaining knowledge about the state of matters and to share your ideas and contribute to important decisions. Study Board (Studienævnet). The BA program in Cognitive Science is one of the studies offered by the School of Communication and Culture (ICC, or IKK). The formal body that takes decisions about the studies at the Institute level is the Study Board, where the UFU/UN is represented with two seats, one student and one staff member. KOMMAbar is a great place to be if you want to get some fun at the end of a tough week! You can enjoy your drinks and have a cozy chat with other students. KOMMAbar is the place devoted totally to students so that they can get to know each other on every Friday afternoon. The bar is located in 1485 (building number)-137 (room number) at Arts and therefore you can meet students from Linguistics, Semiotics, Nordic languages but also from other study programs. You

7 INTRODUCTION DAYS can follow KOMMAbar on Facebook where they announce future events and share photos from parties. Study room. Room is one of several rooms that during the daytime is available for students to study, read, do class preparations or group meetings.. Cognitive Science students will also have their own computer room for exercises and projects. Every second Friday Students from the MA program in Cognitive Semiotics arrange a Student symposium that gives students a possibility to give a presentation on various topics to their fellow students and get feedback. Are you interested in something that you would like to share with others? Would you like to prepare a short presentation about your previous experience or current interests? Would you like to get feedback from your co-students or open some interesting discussion? Or would you like to just sit down and listen to somebody else presentations? Then you are more than welcome to join the symposium! Some interesting topics from the previous year were: social stereotypes against people with mental illnesses, second language acquisition, human understanding of satire and jokes, drugs and their impact on human cognition and much more! You will get more information about various kinds of students associations during the introductory days. As stated above, you can also start your own Cognitive Science association!

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9 INTRODUCTION DAYS SOME HELPFUL LINKS Discover City is a page where you can find tips and information about great places in Aarhus. Are you in doubt what to do during the weekend? Would you like to explore Aarhus? Would you like to discover a new café or bar? Then use Discover City as your inspiration. The International Center provides services to all international students and staff. They can help you with housing issues, give you support for your visa or provide you with information about free Danish language education. Kursus katalog is a place where to go if you want to learn more about your current or future courses. All you need is to type the name of particular course into the search field. The University library and its resources are accessible via this link. You will get an introduction tour with one of the library employees as part of the introduction program. You can also borrow books from various libraries all over Denmark. You can you use their services after you obtain your danish CPR number. LærDansk is the biggest Danish language network with language centers located in 20 municipalities. You have a wonderful opportunity of learning Danish for free, find new friends, and establish important connections. The International community is an expat organization that provides a wide range of events, seminars and online activities. Finding a job in Denmark is not easy especially if you don t speak Danish. However, it is not impossible! You can use the JobIndex webpage to get yourself familiar with the Danish job market and explore current offers of student jobs or calls for internships. Remember however that your study is a full-time activity.

10 SEE YOU IN AUGUST!