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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OKÖ 1005 PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 5

Offered By

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜZIN ÖZYILMAZ AKAMCA

Offered to

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To overview basic concepts and theories related to psychology, subfields in psychology, determinant and effective issues in human behaviors in terms of holistic perspective and increase awareness of students about psychology

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to recognize historical roots of psychology in Turkey and in the world 2   Being able to describe subfields of psychology 3   Being able to list research methods in psychology 4   Being able to realize biological roots of behaviors 5   Being able to describe main principles and theories about learning and cognitive development 6   Being able to explain personality and developmental theories 7   Being able to explain main factors affecting mental health 8   Being able to realize social and cultural factors affecting behaviors

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction of the course: Content, significance, rules and requirements 2 Psychology, scope and subfields 3 Methods used in psychology; descriptive methods, statistical methods etc. 4 Biological roots of behaviors 5 Sensation, perception and influential factors 6 States, feelings and emotions, awareness 7 Learning, principles and conditions 8 Midterm exam 9 Memory, types of memory, influential factors 10 Language acquisition, communication, thinking and problem solving skills 11 Drives and motivation 12 Personality, theories, defense mechanisms 13 Mental Disorders and Behavior Problems ,Psychotherapies 14 Social factors influencing behaviors, group effect, roles and expectations, prosocial behaviors, attitudes and prejudices 15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Baymur F.(2001) Genel Psikoloji, Istanbul, Inkılap Kitabevi Cüceloğlu, D. (1992) Insan ve Davranışı, Istanbul Atkinson, R. L., Atkinson, R. C., Hilgard, E. R. (1995). Psikolojiye Giriş, Sosyal Yayınları, Istanbul. Richard J. Gerrig, Philip G. Zimbardo, Gamze Sart (2012). Psikolojiye Giriş, Nobel Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gunseli.girgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Tutorials 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Reading 3 2 6 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 113

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 LO.1 4 3 3 5 LO.2 4 3 3 5 LO.3 4 3 3 5 LO.4 4 3 3 5 LO.5 4 3 3 5 LO.6 4 3 3 5 LO.7 3 4 5 LO.8 3 4 4 5