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
MSI 2032 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEVRIM ERTÜRK

Offered to

Environmental Engineering
Textile Engineering
Mining Engineering (Evening)
Geological Engineering (Evening)
Geophysical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Mining Engineering
Mechanical Engineering (Evening)
Civil Engineering (Evening)
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Geological Engineering
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine major social psychology topics such as social psychological research methods, attitudes, attitude change, social influence, aggression, interpersonal attraction, attribution, group processes, gender related behaviors, prosocial behavior, group productivity, social identity, and intergroup relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to social psychology.
2   Being able to explain social psychological research methods.
3   Being able to give examples in relation to basic concepts in social psychology.
4   Being able to describe the relationship of social psychology with different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to pursue current research in social psychology.
6   To be able to relate social psychological concepts, theories and research results to social issues in daily life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social psychology
2 Research methods in social psychology
3 Social cognition
4 Social perception
5 The self
6 Attitudes
7 Attitude change
8 Midterm examination
9 Social influence
10 Social influence
11 Group processes
12 Interpersonal attraction
13 Aggression
14 Prosocial behaviour
15 General Evaluation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sezen Ünlü (Edt.), Sosyal Psikoloji I, Eskişehir: T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını, 2011.
Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı, Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Answer-Question
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

devrim.erturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00-14:00

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 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.6

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