COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODICTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 1007 INTRODICTION TO PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEBAHAT SEVGI UYGUR

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, nature of psychology
2 Basic concepts of psychology
3 Research methods used in psychology
4 Biological basis of behavior
5 Sensation and perception
6 Consciousness and different states of consciousness
7 Midterm exam, general evaluation and repetition
8 Emotion and excitement
9 Personality and personality theories-1
10 Personality and personality theories-2
11 Intelligence
12 Memory
13 Language and Thinking
14 Motivation
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Smith, E. E., Nolen - Hoeksema, S. & Loftus, G. R. (2019). Introduction to Psychology (14th Ed.). Arkadaş Bookstore.
Plotnik, R. (2020). Introduction to Psychology. Kaktüs Publisher.
Morgan, C. T. (2019). Introduction to Psychology. Sirel Karakaş & Rükzan Eski (Eds.). Education Publisher.
Ozturk, C. S. (2022). Introduction to Psychology. Nobel Academy.
Işık, S. (2021). Introduction to Psychology. Pegem Academy Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Active Learning, Discussion, Question-Answer, Brainstorming, Practice-Practice, Case Study, Problem Solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students will be evaluated by midterm, final and make-up exams within the scope of this course.

Assessment Criteria

Students will be evaluated by midterm, final and make-up exams within the scope of this course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In order to be successful in the course, it is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the courses.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Sebahat Sevgi UYGUR
sevgi.uygur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:30-15:30
Wednesday 13:30-15:30
In addition, 24/7 messages can be sent via Online DEU.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16

CONTACT INFORMATION
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