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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology programme by Swayam, and IIT Guwahati attempts to explain the fundamental cognitive processes which guide human behaviour. This course will impart enough knowledge to allow undergraduate, postgraduate, and Ph.D. students to tackle everyday problems and attain optimal solutions.

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology training is a Humanities and Social Sciences course which is spread over 12 weeks. This program is offered by IIT Guwahati, and it is an AICTE approved FDP course. In this course, students will learn essential topics such as object perception and recognition, long-term memory, reasoning, decision making, problem-solving, and human language skills.

Additionally, the Introduction to Cognitive Psychology certification course is taught by Prof. Naveen Kashyap, an associate professor of psychology at IIT Guwahati. He has been teaching in this institute for the past ten years and is highly knowledgeable in human cognitive processes. Moreover, students can obtain a certificate after completing this course and add it to their portfolios.

The Highlights

Undergraduate/Postgraduate-level course
Category- Humanities and Social Sciences
Ongoing course
No minimum requirements
Final Proctored Exam
Free learning
Assignments
Course type- Elective
Twelve-week course
Certificate

Programme Offerings

Postgraduate/Undergraduate level training
video lectures
online programme
Humanities and Social Sciences course
12-week program
assignments
Final Exam
AICTE Approved course
elective course
completion certificate

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Guwahati (IITG)

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology certification fee is free. Students need to register for the final proctored exam if they want to be eligible for the certificate at the end of the course. The detailed fee structure is provided below.

Introduction to Cognitive Psychology fee structure

Online program	Fees
Course material	Free
Final exam + Certificate fee	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

There are no minimum requirements for joining the online course.

Certification qualifying details

All students will be evaluated based on their final exam and average assignments scores, and granted the Introduction to Cognitive Psychology certification by Swayam, and IIT Guwahati accordingly. To receive the completion certificate, the exam score must be >=30/75, and the average assignment score must be >=10/25. Overall, the score should be 40/100 or more.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Psychology

Completing the Introduction to Cognitive Psychology certification syllabus will teach you the following:

Theories and research in human cognition
Basic cognitive processes underlying human behavior
The memory of general knowledge
Spatial and visual memory
Concept formation and use of knowledge

Who it is for

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology programme is suited for PhD, postgraduate as well as undergraduate students who want to know more about cognitive psychology.

Admission Details

Step 1. This link- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs22/preview will directly take you to the ‘Introduction to Cognitive Psychology’ course page

Step 2. Next, you can find all the course-related information on this course page and wait for the course to begin. Once the dates are announced, you can enrol in this programme and start learning.

Application Details

The Introduction to Cognitive Psychology training is currently ongoing. Meanwhile, you can register on the Swayam website by providing your personal details, including your name, and email address. Once the starting date is announced, you can join the course.

The Syllabus

Week 1: History, Theory, and Research in Human Cognition

Week 2: Object Perception and Recognition

Week 3: Attentional Processes and cognition

Week 4: Memory Introduction

Week 5: Long Term Memory

Week 6: Memory of general knowledge

Week 7: Concept Formation

Week 8: Visual and Spatial Memory

Week 9: Human language skills

Week 10: Thought process and Problem Solving

Week 11: Reasoning

Week 12: Decision Making

Evaluation process

To complete the Introduction to Cognitive Psychology classes, students need to register for the final proctored test after completing all the weekly modules. The in-person assessment is conducted and proctored by Swayam. Registration and fee payment is entirely digital. Post-announcement, candidates can visit the provided URL for registration, and check their exam center location, timings, schedule, etc.,