COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The main focus of the course is to gain information about brain mechanisms underlying behaviors, methods used for making inferences and rationale between methods. In this course, principles of behavioral neuroscience is mainly examined related to studying brain mechanisms responsible for behaviors. The main approach of the course is associated with examination of human brain within a fuctional frame.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Purves D, LaBar KS, Platt ML, Woldorff M, Cabeza R, Huettel SA (2012). Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience (2nd Edition). Sinauer Associates is an imprint of Oxford University Press.
Research and review articles on the relevant topics.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be contentiously examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm
2. Final

Assessment Criteria

One midterm and one final exam will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of informantion, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis in all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 15:45-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes