COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GROUP PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5060 GROUP PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SERAP AKFIRAT

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to comprehend the social psychological mechanisms of in and inter group behaviors, and to introduce the basic concepts such as prejudice and discrimination.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the social psychological bases of ingroup and intergroup processes
2   To discuss the similarities and the differencess between the processes of smale and large scale social groups
3   To evaluate the main theories related to groups
4   To comprehend the social psychological sides of real world phenomena such as prejudice and discrimination
5   To discuss the role of social psychology in prevention of real world problems such as prejudice and discrimination
6   To plan and conduct social psychological research on group dymamics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Meeting and the organization
2 Categorizations, social groups and basic concepts
3 Group theories : Social Identity Theory
4 Group theories : Self categorization theory
5 Group theories : System justification theory
6 Motivational Basis of group Behaviors
7 Group based emotions
8 Identification and threat
9 Ideology and power
10 Prejudice and discrimination
11 Leadership
12 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Tajfel, H. (1982). Social psychology of intergroup relations. Annual Review of Psychology, 33, 1-39.
Hornsey, Matthew J. (2008) Social Identity Theory and Self-categorization Theory: A Historical Review. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2/1, 204-221
Turner, John C.; Hogg, Michael A.; Oakes, Penelope J.; Reicher, Stephen D.; Wetherell, Margaret S. Rediscovering the social group: A self-categorization theory. Cambridge, MA, US: Basil Blackwell

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, student presentations, inclass discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ* 0.40 + PAR* 0.10 + ASG * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Term Project, Particiation and Assignments

Assessment Criteria

ÖÇ:1-3: Assignments and participation
ÖÇ:4-6: Participation and Term project

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Student must attent at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.akfirat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tue: 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Group session 10 1 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 10 2 20
Reading 10 10 100
Project Final Presentation 1 10 10
Project Assignment 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1554
LO.2445
LO.344
LO.455
LO.554
LO.6554

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