COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY*

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5044 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine of recent research and contemporary theories in social psychology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define recent concepts related to the social psychology.
2   Being able to explain recent theories and models related to the social psychology.
3   Being able to give examples of recent studies in the social psychology.
4   Being able to describe the relationship of current studies in the social psychology to different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to follow current research in the social psychology in terms of national/international and unidisciplinary/interdisciplinary areas
6   Being able to contribute to the scientific development of the area.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The self
2 The self
3 Social cognition
4 Social cognition
5 Attitudes and attitude change
6 Attitudes and attitude change
7 Term examination
8 Interpersonal attractiveness
9 Social influence
10 Social influence
11 Group dynamics
12 Group dynamics
13 Social identity
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (Ed.) (2010). Advanced social psychology: The state of the science. New York: Oxford University Press.
2. Arkonaç, S. (1999). Gruplar arası ilişkiler ve Sosyal Kimlik Teorisi. Istanbul: Alfa.
3. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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, Term paper, Presentations and Final exam.

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 4-6: It will be evaluated by literature review paper.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Student Presentations 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15
LO.2555
LO.35555
LO.455
LO.555
LO.64445