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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 5059 GROUP DYNAMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ABBAS TÜRNÜKLÜ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

During the course social identities, in-group and intergroup phenomenons are scrutinized. The course aims students to gain skills to evaluate psychological dimensions of real world events such as small group life to large scale intergroup affairs (e.g. wars).

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifiying the concepts related to social identities, in and intergroup events 2   Having large knowledge about the social psychological theories on social identities and groups 3   Being able to plan research on social identities and in-inter group events 4   Being able to analyse real word events in the light of the psychological theories 5   Being able to evaluate intergroup relationships on the emic-ethic dimension 6   Using appropriate methods in evaluating group phenomenons 7   Being able to analyse the relationship between the individual and the group

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Social group formation and the short history of group studies in psychology 2 Social norms and functions 3 Theory of realistic group conflict (M. Sherif) 4 Social Identity Theory (H. Tajfel) 5 Self Categorization Theory (J. Turner) 6 System Justification Teory 7 Terror Management Theory 8 Intergroup conflicts 9 Intergroup conflicts 10 Intergroup conflicts 11 Ingroup processes, social networks, individual group members' behavior 12 Ingroup processes, social networks, individual group members' behavior 13 Ingroup processes, social networks, individual group members' behavior 14 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Postmes, T., ve Bronscombe, N.R. (2010). Rediscovering social identity. New York: Psychology Press. Bilgin, N. (2001). Insan ilişkileri ve kimlik. Istanbul: Sistem. Hogg, M.A., ve Abrams, D. (1988). Social identifications: A social psychology of intergroup relations and group processes. London: Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams, presentations, participation to discussions

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Edebiyat Fakültesi Psikoloji Bölümü Oda No: 418

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Midterm 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 5 10 50 Final 1 40 40 Reading 1 30 30 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 188

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 LO.2 5 4 5 LO.3 5 3 5 LO.4 5 5 4 LO.5 5 5 4 LO.6 5 4 5 LO.7 4 5 5