| Teaching Staff
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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Melisa EBEOĞLU DUMAN |
| Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
There is no prerequisite for this course. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
This course aims to enable students to have a good grasp of English terminology in psychology and to follow the current literature by reading texts/articles in different subfields of psychology and discussing them in the classroom. It also aims to introduce the basic and current methods, studies, and findings in psychology to the students. |
| Course Content |
In this course, the students read the articles and texts in different sub-fields of psychology, they translate them into Turkish, and discuss evaluations on the subject covered in the text. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attended the course and successfully completed at the end of semester will be able to;
1-define the basic concepts and theories of psychology in English
2-criticize the articles in the applied or academic domains of psychology
3-explain the classical/original studies in psychology
4-evaluate the methodology in psychological articles |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction |
| 2. Week |
Psychology Subfields |
| 3. Week |
Research methods in psychology: Critically Evaluating the Validity of Websites |
| 4. Week |
Parenting Styles |
| 5. Week |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| 6. Week |
Gender Roles |
| 7. Week |
Intelligence |
| 8. Week |
MID-TERM |
| 9. Week |
Attachment |
| 10. Week |
Case Study: Phineas Gage |
| 11. Week |
Emerging Adulthood |
| 12. Week |
Psychological Disorders |
| 13. Week |
Developmental Psychology: Using a Longitudinal Research Design to Assess the Stability of Attachment |
| 14. Week |
Memory, Forgetfulness, and Aging |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
30 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
20 |
| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
50 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
English texts or articles selected by the lecturers are the main sources of this course.
Additional Resources:
Broderick P., C. & Blewitt,P. (2010). The life span: Human development for helping professionals (3rd. Ed.). New Jersey: Pearson.
Morris, C. (2002). Understanding Psychology. Englwood Cliffs.
Stangor, C. (2013). Introduction to Psychology v2.0. Flatworld Knowledge.
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| Work Placement(s) |
There is no internship for this course. |
| 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 |