Dates

This site starts with self-paced learning of online tutorials between 21 February to 9 May 2025, goes into the more active international phase between 12 May to 6 June 2025, then a final project report symposium from 10 ~ 12 June 2025.

Location

In-person classes will be conducted at The Future Classroom (RM508) at the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University (No. 1 Sect. 1 Ren-Ai Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei, Taiwan).

Schedule

In general, office hours are every Friday between 1:20PM to 4:20PM during the course date range when students can discuss in-person with TAs or instructors. Apart from this, there are two phases in the course. Preparation Phase: Students will do self-paced module learning online with primary advising by local TAs. International Phase: We join the international sites, students submit weekly module tutorials to the local courses. Project pitches and final project presentations will be scheduled in-person (including the final mini-symposium). There will also be talks by faculty and other professionals as schedule permits. TA advising and contact hours are scheduled flexibly as needed.

Syllabus and schedule details on NTU COOL course website

Grades

Course assignments and grading information is available on the NTU COOL course website. Briefly, grade breakdown is as follows.

• 10% - View tutorial pages and videos, 2/week, 24 total. Complete/Incomplete, TA graded.
• 20% - Complete 10 out of the 24 available tutorial assignments. Complete/Incomplete, TA graded.
• 60% - Project presentation and submission to Git repo. Instructor + TA graded.

Expertise

Our site focuses on functional magnetic resonance imaging, functional imaging with experimental designs, functional brain connectivity, electroencephalography, magnetoencephalography, aging, cultural differences, decision-making, and language.

Prerequisites

Participants will need access to a computer, internet and to register to a number of online collaborative tools, such as discord and github. The installation of the necessary software is covered in the week 1 module.

Registration

Registration this year is closed.