9.401 | Fall 2022 | Graduate

Tools for Robust Science

Course Description

This course offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge tools and techniques designed to revitalize and enhance scientific practices in the cognitive and neuro-sciences. Students will identify obstacles to conducting robust scientific research, practice using tools meant to overcome these obstacles, and …
This course offers a comprehensive exploration of cutting-edge tools and techniques designed to revitalize and enhance scientific practices in the cognitive and neuro-sciences. Students will identify obstacles to conducting robust scientific research, practice using tools meant to overcome these obstacles, and critically evaluate these tools’ potential and limitations.
Learning Resource Types
Tools
Readings
Written Assignments
Five six-sided badges in solid colors with a simple icon in the center representing the feature, blue for open data, green for open code, orange for open materials, purple for papers, and brown for supplements.,
Open science badges acknowledge the adoption of open practices and signal the move toward more open, transparent, and reproducible practices across the entire research system. The badges above award open data (blue), open materials (orange), open analytic code (green), papers (purple), and supplements (brown). (Credit: Center for Open Science. License: CC BY-NC-SA.)