COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4020 EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY* ELECTIVE 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the experimental designs used in social psychology research and research examples, to make students to prepare a research proposal on the basis of scientific methodology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to experimental designs used in social psychology.
2   Being able to explain the relationship between the purpose of the study and research methodology
3   Being able to give examples for experimetal designs used in social psychology.
4   Being able to describe the importance of experimental research in social psychology for different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to pursue and contribute to current research in social psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The methodology of social psychology
2 The methodology of social psychology
3 The experimental method
4 The experimental method
5 Literature review
6 Literature review
7 Midterm
8 The preparation of research design
9 The preparation of research design
10 The preparation of research design
11 The preparation of research proposal
12 The preparation of research proposal
13 The preparation of research proposal
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (Ed.) (2010). Advanced social psychology: The state of the science. New York: Oxford University Press.
Arkonaç, S. A. (2008). Sosyal Psikolojide Insanları Anlamak: Deneysel ve Eleştirel Yaklaşımlar. Nobel Yayın.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

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

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 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Design Project 1 18 18
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155545
LO.255555
LO.35554445
LO.45554455
LO.5555445

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