COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
RPD 1003 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR HATICE ZEKAVET KABASAKAL

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

To learn the definition of psychology, be informed about the areas of psychology (social psychology, clinical psychology, educational psychology etc.), research methods, psychology theories (Behavioral theory, Cognitive theory, humanism theory etc.), intelligence theories, sensation and perception, memory, personality theories, abnormal behavior, motivation, excitement etc

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know;The definition of psychology
2   Sub fields of Psychology
3   Basic terms of Psychology
4   Basic theories of Psychology
5   Developmental approaches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition of Psychology and its subfields
2 The basic terms of Psychology
3 The basic terms of Psychology
4 Research Methods of Psychology
5 Research Methods of Psychology
6 Sensory and Perception
7 Memory
8 Midterm
9 Personality
10 Personality theories
11 Intelligence
12 Motivation
13 Excitement
14 Developmental approaches
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Cüceloğlu, Doğan (1997) Insan ve Davranışı. Remzi Kitabevi. Istanbul
Morgan, C. (1990) psikolojiye giriş
Gelişim, Öğrenme ve Öğretim, Nuray Senemoğlu, Gazi Kitabevi, 2001;

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explanation, Discussion, Questions and answers, Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Questions and answers, questions with multiple choice, written exam

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zekavet.kabasakal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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