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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 3011 READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY II* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SERAP AKFIRAT

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To investigate the core topics related to various sub-discipline of psychology on the basis of the cross cultural studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe basic concepts of cross-cultural psychology. 2   To be able to recognize research methods in cross-cultural psychology 3   To be able to define culture and human behavior 4   To be able to identify cultural similarities and differences 5   To be able to recognize universal or cultural pschological processes

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The history of Cultural Psychology and Cross-cultural Psychology 2 Research methods in Cross-cultural Psychology 3 Culture and self 4 Culture and social cognition 5 Culture and interpersonal relations 6 Culture and intergroup relations 7 Culture and gender 8 Culture and emotion 9 Culture and language 10 Cross-cultural interaction and it s consequences 11 Cross-cultural interaction and it s consequences 12 Students' presentations 13 Students' presentations 14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Matsumoto, D. & Juang, L. (2008). Culture and Psychology. Thomson, Belmont, CA. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi: Kültürel Psikoloji. Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul. Berry, J. W. , Segall, M. H. & Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (1997). Handbook of Cross-Cultural Psychology. Allyn and Bacon, Boston.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecturing, discussing, presentation

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

Midterm, final, presentation

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Room:418 Tel:18635

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Preparing presentations 1 15 15 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 121

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