Karsten Loepelmann, BSc, MSc, PhD

Full Teaching Professor, Faculty of Science - Psychology Science

Pronouns: he/him

Personal Website: https://sites.ualberta.ca/%7Ekloepelm/index.html

Contact

Full Teaching Professor, Faculty of Science - Psychology Science
Email
kloepelm@ualberta.ca
Address
P-231 Bio Science - Psychology Wing
11355 - Saskatchewan Drive
Edmonton AB
T6G 2E9

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Human factors & ergonomics Scholarship of teaching & learning Human error in medicine


About

Full Teaching Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science, College of Natural and Applied Sciences

I have received some awards for my teaching, including the William Hardy Alexander Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in 2020; Faculty of Science Instructor of the Month in March, 2017; and the Kathleen W. Klawe Prize for Excellence in Teaching of Large Classes in 2014.


Teaching

The courses I regularly teach are:

Courses

PSYCH 258 - Cognitive Psychology

A survey of findings of theoretical issues in the study of cognition, such as perception, attention, knowledge representation, memory, learning, language, reasoning, and problem solving. Prerequisites: PSYCH 104 or SCI 100. [Faculty of Science]


PSYCH 367 - Perception

An introduction to theoretical and experimental issues associated with sensory and perceptual experience. Prerequisites: PSYCH 275 or 258. [Faculty of Science]


PSYCH 403 - Recent Advances in Experimental Psychology: Models and Theories

Discussion of advanced concepts and theories developed by selected fields within experimental psychology. The course will examine the relation between theory and data in these fields. Prerequisites: PSYCH 213 or STAT 151 or 161, and a 300-level PSYCH course. Note: Consult the Department of Psychology webpage for the topics for the year and any additional prerequisites (https://www.ualberta.ca/psychology/undergraduate-studies/courses/special-topics.html). [Faculty of Science]


PSYCH 494 - Human Factors and Ergonomics

Scientific knowledge about human behaviours, abilities, limitations, and other characteristics applied to design and use are examined in a range of contexts, from the operation of everyday things to extraordinary systems failures. Prerequisites: A 300-level PSYCH course. [Faculty of Science]


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Featured Publications

Introduction to psychology concept charts.

Weiten, W., McCann, D., & Loepelmann, K. A.

Toronto. 2007 January;