COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY IN BIOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMB 6035 INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY IN BIOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

The objective of behavioral science is to better equip students with scientific, fast and applicable solutions in addressing the issues facing humanity and offering solutions for a productive, prosperous and happier life of the individuals, couples, families and organizations. To increase students' knowledge of how social and behavioral scientists discover, describe, and explain the behaviors and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, events, and ideas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   summary the behavior and be able to explain its relation to the human relations in the social groups.
2   describe behaviors and relations in their social and scientific lives.
3   put into effect the solutions for the problems in their social and individual lives.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Elementary research methods on behaviors
2 Elementary research methods on behaviors
3 Preconception
4 Depression and happiness
5 Depression and happiness
6 Individuality and collectiveness
7 Individuality and collectiveness
8 Mid-term exam
9 Obedience
10 Persuasiveness
11 Role of sex
12 Role of sex
13 Groups
14 Presentations
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

James, W.K. 2003; Biological Psychology (8th Ed.), Wadsworth Publication
Özkalp, E., Arıcı, H., Bayraktar,R., Aydın,O, Erkal,B., Uzunöz,A. 2003; Davranış Bilimlerine Giriş, AÖF Yayınları, Eskişehir

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

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 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 186

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5
LO.121
LO.221
LO.321