COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IDA 1005 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Primary Religious Culture and Ethics Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course is aimed to help in the process can be understood to people of the students and in order to explain and to understanding of human behavior and actions the basic psychological process (learning, motivation, sensation, perception, etc.).


Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students understand the basic concepts (cognitive, affective, and behavioral ) of human and personality.
2   Students explain to the basic concepts (cognitive, affective, and behavioral ) of human and personality.
3   Thinks of major psychologists to learn and comprehend to main approaches in the psychology.
4   Describes the historical development of psychology.
5   Evaluates the research methods in psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is psychology and fields of psychology
2 Approaches in the psychology
3 Research methods in psychology
4 The importance of psychology in human life
5 Behaviour and its biological bases
6 Sense and perception
7 Process of learning
8 Midterm Exam
9 Memory
10 Motivate
11 Sensation
12 Stress, fear and anxiety
13 Social psychology and Personality
14 Psychological diseases
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. R.d Plutnik, Psikolojiye Giriş, Çev. Tamer Geniş, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul-2009.
2. Atkinson, R. L. ve diğ. Psikolojiye Giriş, Çev. Atakay vd. Sosyal Yayınları, Istanbul-1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face lecture.

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 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

recep.yaparel@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 56

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.24533
LO.34533
LO.44533
LO.54533