This is the PhD-level version of a required course for the September 2017 launch of PsychEng Collaborative Specialization, that was created for MASc students from MIE, and MA students from Psychology. Students who are enrolled in the specialization will be registered in this two sessions of the course. This is a type I weekly seminar course. PhD students may elect to attend subsequent years if they find the seminar helpful for research.

Presentations, workshops, and discussion will be used in the seminar course to introduce theoretical foundations, methods, and techniques related to PsychEng research. Topics may change from year to year and may include: hypothesis generation, concept and knowledge mapping, survey design, mixed methods, ethics approvals, facilitating workshops, proposal writing, and preparation of manuscripts.

Faculty will present their relevant research, and students will present their work at various points to obtain feedback, with more advanced students having increasing involvement. Students will deliver a seminar on their research topic during their first term, and after designing and carrying out one or more experiments with input from other seminar participants, they will present their research results in their second term.

The PhD-level seminar course requires a higher level of participation than the master's level course, where PhD students will present more frequently and/or take a leadership role in seminar activities, such as the discussion of research papers.