PSY 4036 is also offered in Fall 2024
PSY 4036 is also offered in Fall 2022
PSY 4036 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2022 | PSY 4036 Section 001: Perceptual Issues in Visual Impairment (65966)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Elliott Hall S160
- Enrollment Status:
Open (23 of 24 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Challenges/capabilities of people who are blind or have low vision. Reading, space perception, mobility. Strengths/weaknesses of adaptive technology. prereq: 1001 or instr consent
- Class Description:
- This course applies contemporary research findings to an improved understanding of the real-world abilities of visually disabled people. Topics will include prevalence of low-vision and blindness; three Dimensions of Vision Loss (acuity, contrast sensitivity, and visual field); auditory and tactile perception; brain-imaging studies; reading and low vision; Braille reading; synthetic speech; adaptive technology for reading; space perception; navigational technology (ranging from canes to GPS); driving with low vision; object recognition and face recognition; adaptive technology for computer access; and recreational activities. Each class session will be divided between lecture and hands-on lab exercises with state-of-the-art adaptive technology. The course is designed for a variety of audiences including psychology majors, students with vision disabilities, students with career interests in rehabilitation or eye care (special education, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pre-optometry, pre-med, or nursing), and for professionals with related interests such as special education. This course will be web enhanced. For an example see the Fall 2008 website.
- Grading:
- 20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
35% Reports/Papers
25% Laboratory Evaluation
- Exam Format:
- Short factual answers and short essays.
- Class Format:
- 40% Lecture
20% Discussion
40% Laboratory
- Workload:
- 50 Pages Reading Per Week
15 Pages Writing Per Term
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: weekly one-page lab reports
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/65966/1223
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 8 March 2010
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