| Teaching Staff
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Assistant Professor Funda KUTLU |
| Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
| Type Of Course |
Elective |
| Prerequisites |
There are no prerequisites for the course |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
Reading and discussing current psychological issues and also preparing a poster and brochure about selected topics for people. |
| Course Content |
During this course, current articles from different psychology fields are introduced to the students, and the content and method of this article are discussed and evaluated. In addition, students prepare a short informative poster for the public and a brochure with more detailed information on a topic related to current issues. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who completed the course and were successful will acquire the following achievements;
1- Distinguish current issues in the field of psychology
2- Examine the contents of current articles in the field of academic and applied psychology
3- Relate theoretical and practical issues in different fields of psychology
4- Design informative posters and brochures for the general public
5- Identify the importance of critical thinking |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction of the course; the course programme and objectives |
| 2. Week |
Psychology as a science-is it a science or not? Debate discussion |
| 3. Week |
Research methods in psychology: Critically Evaluating the Validity of Websites |
| 4. Week |
Approaches to psychology: Do We Have Free Will? |
| 5. Week |
Differentiation of Self in Romantic Relationships-essay |
| 6. Week |
Narcissistic attitudes in modern society |
| 7. Week |
What factors play into learning languages and learning language capacities |
| 8. Week |
Mid-term Exam |
| 9. Week |
Social Influence and group dynamics; Manipulation |
| 10. Week |
Moral Panic: |
| 11. Week |
Overconfidence |
| 12. Week |
Presentations |
| 13. Week |
Presentations |
| 14. Week |
Presentations |
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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 (%) |
10 |
| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
20 |
| Final (%) |
40 |
| Other (%) |
10 |
| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
Textbooks;
- Moore, B.N. & Parker, R. (2009). Critical Thinking (9th. Ed.). Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill Education.
- Ruggiero, V. (2011). Beyond feelings: A guide to critical thinking. Boston: McGraw Hill.
- Stanovich, K. E. (2004). How to think straight about psychology. Boston: Pearson.
Additional reading materials on various subjects will be given by the instructor separately. |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | LO4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | LO5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |