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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 2013 BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY* COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ABBAS TÜRNÜKLÜ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the psychological processes that have implications on our daily life such as perception, cognition, social learning, the self, self-esteem, and close relationships.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic psychological concepts shaping our daily life. 2   Being able to explain psychological processes shaping our daily life. 3   Being able to give examples psychological processes shaping our daily life. 4   Being able to describe the relationships psychological processes shaping our daily life to different subfields of psychology. 5   Being able to pursue current research in psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Psychology and daily life 2 Psychology and daily life 3 Perception 4 Perception 5 Cognition 6 Cognition 7 Term examination 8 Social learning 9 Social learning 10 The self 11 Self-esteem 12 Close relationships 13 Close relationships 14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Gerrig, R. J. & Zimbardo, P. G. (2010). Psychology and Life. Pearson Education. Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Advanced Social Psychology. Oxford University Press. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture Answer-Question 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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination. 2. LO 3-5: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

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 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Final 1 3 3 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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 LO.1 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 LO.2 5 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 LO.3 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 LO.4 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5