COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3045 FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To recognize the theories and concepts related to family dynamics; examine the effects of functioning in the family system on both spouses and children.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Internalize the basic concepts of Family Psychology
2   To be able to define the basic theories of Family Psychology
3   To understand the methodology of research in the field of Family Psychology
4   To be able to see the developmental processes of family dynamics
5   To be able to describe daily life experiences with the concepts of Family Psychology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Structuring of the course and introduction to family psychology.
2 Differentiated family in time and place
3 Theoritical Approaches
4 Society, time, love and marriage
5 Premarital relationships
6 Welcome baby.
7 Midterm
8 The value of the child and the family
9 Marital quality
10 Parenthood
11 Sibling relationships
12 Family-oriented article reading
13 Family-oriented article reading
14 Family-oriented article reading
15 Family-oriented article reading

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Textbook:
Hortaçsu, Zamanda Aile, Ailede Zaman, Imge

Other references:
1. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi, Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları: Istanbul
2. Yörükoğlu, A. (2000). Değişen Toplumda Aile ve Çocuk, 6. Baskı, Özgür: Istanbul
3. Bray, J. H., Stanton, M. (2009). The Wiley-Blacwell Handbook of Family Pschology, Wiley-Blacwell: U.K.
4. Rohner,R. P., Khaleque, A., Ed. (2005). Handbook fort he >Study of Parental Acceptance and Rejection, Rohner Research Publications: U.S.A.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The topics that make up the course content will be discussed with the presentation of the lecturer, the participation of the students and the discussion.

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and Final exam.

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm exam.
LO 3-5: It will be evaluated by the questions to be asked in the final.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arzu Araz
e-mail: a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 13:00-14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15554444
LO.25554444
LO.35554444
LO.455554
LO.5445555445