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SCIENCE 2SE1

LIVELab Research Methods—Collecting and using multi-person mobile eye tracking data

Instructor: Dr. Lauren Fink, Department of Psychology, Neurology, and Behaviour – McMaster Institute for Music and the Mind (livelab@mcmaster.ca)

Location: Psychology Bullding, LIVELab

Dates: Week of June 23, 2025 or June 30, 2025

Enrolment Capacity: 5-15 students

Research Discipline: Psychology & Neuroscience

Course Rationale:We are looking to target prospective and current PNB undergraduate students with interest to develop skills relevant to multi-person eye-tracking data collection and analysis in research. Students will learn how to use electrophysiology data to answer research questions with the aim of rolling these skills into a project course (2QQ/3QQ) or senior thesis that will use the LIVELab research platform or a similar research platform which uses eye tracking.

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Proposed Training

On day 1, students will learn the concepts of eye tracking and generate research questions to learn how this technology can be applied in a research setting. On day 2, students will get hands-on experience on how to collect multi-person mobile eye tracking data from groups of people. On day 3, students will work to analyze this data and answer relevant research questions they have generated.

Learning Outcomes and Science Career Competencies 

  • Students will learn how to collaborate with a large research team and PIs to design research questions and collect eye tracking data relevant to their questions.
  • Students will be required to brainstorm and consider the challenges presented when collecting such data in naturalistic and dynamic settings, such as live events, which require them to adapt to spontaneous changes or problems.
  • Students will face both methodological challenges such as time constraints as well as technical challenges such as computer networking and data storage methods.

How Successful Learning Outcomes Are Determined

  • Students will be asked to apply their knowledge from the workshop with a culminating task of deploying equipment and collecting eye tracking data in a simulated live event (or similar) setting.
  • Students will also be asked to demonstrate their knowledge through group discussions of learnings and next steps, as well as research questions they could answer in the future using the LIVELab. Students will prepare a written learning relection and submit it to the OUR.

Required Components for Passing Grade

  • Attend three 4-hour sessions and participate actively in activities.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of multi-person mobile eye tracking in research through both their written reflection and oral group discussions.

PSYCH 1X03 minimum prerequisite, PSYCH 1XX3 preferred.

Students who miss sessions will be asked to book a make-up time in the LIVELab to demonstrate the required workshop competencies.

To apply for this course, please fill out the following SCIENCE 2SE1 – 1-Unit Experiential Course Application Form – Spring/Summer 2025 online.