COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4015 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR CEREN HIDIROĞLU ONGUN

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To introduce neuropsychological terms and concepts, to make realized the relationships between phsyiological and cognitive processes and psychological processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identify basic concepts and terms ofneuropsychology
2   Explain brain regions and structures and their locations
3   Identify basic concepts and terms of neuropsychology the functions of brain regions
4   Identify basic concepts and terms of psyciological psychology brain's electro-chemical communication processes
5   Relate brain regions and processes to human psychological processes and mental health

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nerve cells and their structures
2 Communication in neurons
3 Transmitter substances, hormones and their characteristics
4 Central nervous system and its structures
5 Peripheral nervous system and its structures
6 Brain stem and its structures
7 Brain hemispheres, structures and functions
8 Hormones, learning and their relations to stress
9 Substance abuse and physiological psychology
10 Alzhemier, depression, Parkinson, anxiety
11 Alzhemier, depression, Parkinson, anxiety
12 Eating disorders, sexuality
13 Schisophrenia,emotional disorders
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Doug Richards, Tom Clark, Carl Clarke, (2007). The Human Brain and Its disorders.
Oxford University Pres.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer

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

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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Reading 3 7 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555444
LO.2544
LO.3554
LO.45544
LO.555555