COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UBY 1013 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM ÇAKIR

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management
International Trade
Tourism Management

Course Objective

To introduce the field of social psychology that examining the characteristics and causes of human behavior in the social and cultural environment, to analyze the underlying causes of human behavior in the communit, to ask right questions and to solve them correctly

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe the basic concepts of social psychology
2   To be able to explain the relationship between psychology, social psychology, sociology and anthropology
3   To be able to explain the basic logic of the scientific method in social psychology
4   To be able to illustrate the methods of data collection techniques and research in social psychology.
5   To be able to define social influence and conformity and to distinguish between the types of moral behavior
6   To be able to to analyze the behavior of the individual in community.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Social Psychology Discipline
2 Individual in Society (Socialization, Personality, Perception)
3 Social Psychology Research Methods: Experimental Research
4 Social Psychology Research Methods: Scans
5 Social Influence and Conformity Behavior
6 Factors influencing the behavior of compliance and Failure to Comply
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Attitude (Attitude concept, attitude items, the attitude-behavior relationship)
10 Attitude (the development of attitudes and stereotyping, measurement)
11 Attitude Change Process
12 Effective Communication Species Propaganda
13 Group Structure and Dynamics
14 Culture and Self
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar- Sosyal Psikolojiye Giriş, Evrim Basım Yayım Dağıtım, Istanbul, 2008
Doğan Cüceloğlu, Yeniden Insan Insana, Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 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

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozge.adan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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LO.2
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LO.5
LO.6

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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