Teaching Staff
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Assoc. Prof. Eda KARACAN - Ins. Gülçim BİLİM BAYKAN |
Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
Prerequisites |
No prerequisites |
Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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Course Objectives |
Reading and discussing about some writings and articles of the different areas of psychology. |
Course Content |
Reading the articles related to the core concepts of different psychological areas and discussing and assessing the writings or the articles |
Learning Outcomes (LO) |
1- To comprehend the description of core concepts of psychology,
2- To understand the articles in applied or academic domains of psychology,
3- To acquire knowledge about the original studies in psychology
4- To be able to comprehend methodology in psychological articles
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Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
Course Outline |
Week |
Topics |
1. Week |
Introduction of the course; the course programme and objectives |
2. Week |
Developmental Psychology: Techno kids: Cognitive development in a wired world |
3. Week |
Developmental Psychology: Choosing an identity: The case of multiracial youth |
4. Week |
Developmental Psychology: Navigating the transition to retirement |
5. Week |
Social Psychology: Stereotype Threat |
6. Week |
Social Psychology: How the Fear of Death Causes Aggressive Behavior |
7. Week |
Social Psychology: The Culture of Honor |
8. Week |
Cognitive Psychology: Elaboration and Memory |
9. Week |
Cognitive Psychology: Influence without Awareness |
10. Week |
Cognitive Psychology: Priming Outside Awareness Influences Behavior |
11. Week |
Psychopathology: Risk Tolerance Predicts Cigarette Use |
12. Week |
Psychopathology: Self-Discrepancies, Anxiety, and Depression |
13. Week |
Psychopathology: Using Molecular Genetics to Unravel the Causes of Depression |
14. Week |
Evaluation of course |
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Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
Mid-term (%) |
20 |
Quizes (%) |
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Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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Practice (%) |
20 |
Labs (%) |
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Projects/Field Work (%) |
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Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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Final (%) |
60 |
Other (%) |
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Total(%) |
100 |
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Course Book (s) and/or References |
Selected readings fro the following books;
Stangor, C. (05.May.2013) Introduction to psychology Retrieved from library2.hccs.edu/oer/Psyc2301DSM-5May2013.pdf
Broderick P., C. & Blewitt,P. (2010). The life span: Human development for helping professionals (3rd. Ed.). New Jersey: Pearson.
Selected articles from the journals, brochures etc.
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Work Placement(s) |
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The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | LO1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | LO3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | LO4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
* Degree of Contribution : 1 Ver low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High * Homeworks, field trips, library research, internet applications, extracurricular activities/ readings, etc. |