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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TIN 5060	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND RELLIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Religious Tourism

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Religious Tourism

Course Objective

This course aim to guide students to consider the terms in social psychology and the theories which was developed from this terms, while they analyze the different aspects of religious life.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To help students to gain social psychological viewpoint.
2	Students not only repeat the traditional knowledge, but also they learn how they could benefit from social sciences.
3	Students become aware of how is the religious attitudes.
4	The examples related to social psychological functions of religious services.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Social psychology, its field and problems
2	The method in social psychological researches
3	Definition of religion
4	Environmental factors and religion
5	Social, political attitudes and religion
6	Gender differences and religion
7	Religion and personal adjustment
8	Midterm exam
9	Attitudes and the formation of attitudes
10	The factors affects the formation of belief and attitudes
11	The stereotypes
12	Theoretical approaches to the change of attitude
13	The cognitive dissonance theory and religion
14	Group structure and dynamics

Recomended or Required Reading

Books and articles related to the seminar topic

Main references:
1. Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, Yeni Insan ve Insanlar, Evrim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2004.
2. Nuran Hortaçsu, En Güzel Psikoloji Sosyal Psikoloji, Imge Yayınları, Istanbul, 2012.

Supplementary reference:
1. David Krech & R. S. Crutchfild, Sosyal Psikoloji, Ötüken Yayınları, Istanbul, 1980.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brainstorming, Testing, Homework

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 * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To see how students apply theories they learned in the course to theology and religious texts both in the exams and study papers will form the basis of assessment.

Assessment Criteria

The success of the students will be evaluated regarding the midterm exam, assignments, final exam and their performances in the class.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Related topics will be read every week before coming to class and the course will be carried out in an interactive manner by the active participation of each student. Assignments should be submitted on time, those that are given after the deadline will not be considered. Students will be asked to comply with the timetable of the courses and the ones coming more than 15 minutes late or not attending the class will be taken into consideration in the assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assis. Prof. Dr. Cihad KISA
cihad.kisa@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00 - 16:00

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	10	10
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.10
LO.1	3	2	3	3	5
LO.2	3	3	3	4	5
LO.3	4	3	3	4	5
LO.4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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