COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FSH 0005 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MUHITTIN AYGÜN

Offered to

Physics(Evening)
Chemistry
Biology
Statistics(Evening)
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics (Evening)
Chemistry (Evening)
Faculty Of Science
Physics
Mathematics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine main concepts related to basic psychology approaches, scientific method, motivation, emotions, developmental stages, personality theories, social behavior, health, stress and coping, behavioral disorders, and psychotherapy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe basic concepts in relation to psychology
2   Describe basic theories in relation to psychology
3   Summarize basic principles in relation to different subfields of psychology discipline
4   Explain the relationships between different subfields of psychology and other related disciplines
5   Compare the differences and similarities between psychology and other disciplines

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of psychology, basic approaches in psychology
2 Scientific method in psychology
3 Motivation
4 Emotions
5 Infancy and childhood
6 Adolescence and adulthood
7 Humanistic Theories
8 Mid-term exam
9 Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories
10 Social Psychology
11 Health, Stress and Coping
12 Assessment and Anxiety Disorders
13 Emotional Disorders and schizophrenia
14 Therapies

Recomended or Required Reading

Plotnik, R. (2009). Introduction to Psychology. Istanbul: Kaknüs Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Question-answer technique, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1,2,4,5: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination. LO 3: It will be evaluated by student presentations

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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

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)
Tutorials 0
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for Quiz etc 0
Preparing Group Assignments 0
Preparing Presentations 0
Other (please indicate) 0
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 0,5 7
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 4 4
Preparation for Final Exam 1 6 6
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 5 5
Ouiz etc 0
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.13
LO.23
LO.33
LO.43
LO.53

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