COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4033 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY I 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

The aim of this course is to introduce contemporary literature on specific topics in social psychology (such as emotions, attitudes and attitude change, impression management etc.). The content will be determined by the students and the instructons

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe basic concepts of selected social psychological topic
2   To be able to explain basic theories about selected social psychological topic
3   To be able to describe the reflections of selected social psychological topic on everday life
4   To be able to describe everyday life events with the concepts of selected social psychological topic
5   To be able to comprehend the predictors of selected social psychological topic
6   To be able to describe the results of selected social psychological topic

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 selection topics from social psychological literature
2 possible topic I: emotions
3 possible topic II: attitudes
4 possible topic III: attitude change
5 possible topic IV: impression management
6 possible topic V: group psychology
7 possible topic VI: the psychology of collective behaviors
8 Mid-Term exam
9 possible topic VII: aggression
10 posibble topic VIII: emotion and music
11 possible topic IX: family dynamics and social psychology
12 possible topic X: childhood and social relationships
13 possible topic XI: siblings
14 possible topic XIII: foreign psychology

Recomended or Required Reading

Bilgin, N. (2013). Sosyal Psikoloji. Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir.

Aronson, E., Wilson, T. D. & Akert, R. M. (2012). Sosyal Psikoloji. Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul.

Hogg, M.A. & Vaughan, G.M. (2007). Sosyal Psikoloji.

Hortaçsu, N. (2012). En Güzel Psikoloji Sosyal Psikoloji.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be examined by instructer as a moderator and active participation of students

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

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination

2. LO 3-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:30 - 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 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 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.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.355555
LO.455555
LO.555555
LO.6533444

CONTACT INFORMATION
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