COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 1016 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology (Evening)
Sociology

Course Objective

To apprehend the definition of social psychology and fundamental and theoretical approaches in it.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To apprehend the definition of social psychology, its difference from other social sciences and fundamental approaches.
2   To apprehend theoretical approaches in social psychology.
3   To be able to differentiate identity and self.
4   To apprehend the dimensions of identity and identity building process.
5   To apprehend the relations in groups and between groups.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Social Psychology, Approaches in Social Psychology
2 Theories in Social Psychology I
3 Theories in Social Psychology II
4 Social Perception: Impression Formation
5 Social Cognition: Understanding Social World
6 Self: Understanding Self
7 Identity and Certain Theories of Identity
8 Dimensions of Identity, Building Identity
9 Midterm
10 Identification within a group
11 Personal Relationships
12 Group Behaviour

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Shelley E. Taylor, Letitia Anne Peplau, David O. Sears, 2003, Sosyal psikoloji,
Ankara: Imge
2. Nuran Hortaçsu, 2007, Ben, Biz, Siz, Hepimiz: Toplumsal Kimlik ve Gruplararası
Ilişkiler, Ankara: Imge
3. Nuran Hortaçsu, 2003, Insan Ilişkileri, Ankara: Imge
4. J. L. Freedman, D. O. Sears, J. M. Carlsmith, 2002, Sosyal Psikoloji, Ankara: Imge
Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face

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

Exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 16 3 48
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 16 5 80
Final 1 6 6
Midterm 1 12 12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.154
LO.234533
LO.3454
LO.443
LO.543