COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PERSONALITY THEORIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2012 PERSONALITY THEORIES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine basic concepts in personality and introduce various personality theories comparatively to students

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe personality including its history
2   Being able to discuss descriptions of personality theories and their basic characteristics
3   Being able to to compare various theories of personality
4   Being able to exemplify hypotheses of personality theories
5   Being able to observe examples of personality theories in daily life
6   Being able to discuss the empirical findings on personality development

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course, its requisites and content
2 Research methods in personality
3 Classical psychoanaltyical approach
4 Classical psychoanaltyical approach
5 Approaches of Adler and Jung
6 Approaches of Erik Erikson and Karen Horney
7 Approaches of Sullivan and Fromm
8 Trait approach
9 Biological approach
10 Humanistic approach
11 Behavioral/Social Learning approach
12 Cognitive approach
13 Case analyses
14 Case analyses and review

Recomended or Required Reading

Burger, J. M. (2006). Kişilik. (I. D. Erguvan-Sarıoğlu, Çev.). Istanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları. (Orijinal çalışma basım tarihi 2004.)
Gençtan, E., (2008). Psikanaliz ve Sonrası, Metis Yayınları, 13. Basım, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Question-answer
Homework
Disucssion

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

1.Midterm
2.Final

Assessment Criteria

LO1-2: will be xamined via midterm exam
LO3-5: will be examined via homework, presentation and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

orcun.yorulmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:30-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 16 16
Preparation for final exam 1 22 22
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 2 1 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15544
LO.245544
LO.34554
LO.4454554
LO.5454554
LO.645554554