COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ESH 0038 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Faculty Of Letters

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

American Culture and Literature
Archeology
Museology
Translation and Interpreting
.
Turkish Language and Literature
Translation and Interpreting(Turkish-German-English)
Archeology
Comparative Literature
Sociology
Sociology
Philosophy
Linguistics
History
Department of Translation and Interpreting Studies (English)
History
Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine major social psychology topics such as social psychological research methods, attitudes, attitude change, social influence, aggression, interpersonal attraction, attribution, group processes, gender related behaviors, prosocial behavior, group productivity, and intergroup relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to social psychology.
2   Being able to explain social psychological research methods.
3   Being able to give examples in relation to basic concepts in social psychology.
4   Being able to describe the relationship of social psychology with different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to pursue current research in social psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to social psychology
2 Research methods in social psychology
3 Social cognition
4 Social perception
5 The self
6 Social influence
7 Midterm
8 Attitudes
9 Attitude change
10 Aggression
11 Interpersonal attractiveness
12 Group processes
13 Group productivity
14 Prosocial behaviour

Recomended or Required Reading

Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D. & Akert, R. M. (2012). Sosyal Psikoloji. Istanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Answer-Question
3. Discussion

Assessment Methods

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


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-5: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.
2. Attendance to the lectures and discussions will be considered in the assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13.30-1430

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

CONTACT INFORMATION
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