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Week
Date
Topic
Assignments
Notes
1
 15 September Introduction, terminology, methodologies    
2
 22 September Landmark use, geometric module, experimental psychology Select short oral topics
Select times for long orals		  
3
 29 September Invertebrate navigation, path integration Short orals begin  
4
 6 October Path integration, time sense, celestial compass Short orals  
5
 13 October Navigating information spaces Short orals
Research proposal due		  
6
 20 October Avian navigation, magnetic compass, star compass   Possible guest lecturer
7
 27 October Ecolocation Short paper due Possible guest lecturer
Prize for best navigating animal costume
8
 3 November Aquatic navigation    
9
 10 November Migration, behavioural ecology Long orals begin  
10
 17 November Robotics Long orals  
11
 24 November Cognitive maps Long orals  
12
 1 December Human navigation and wayfinding Long orals Possible guest lecturer
13
 8 December Neural mechanisms Long orals
Hypertext paper due		  

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