COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSI 2027 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ADVIYE ESIN YILMAZ SAMANCI

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 main concepts related to basic psychology approaches, scientific method, motivation, emotions, developmental stages, personality theories, social behavior, health, stress and coping, behavioral disorders, and psychotherapy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe basic concepts in relation to psychology.
2   Describe basic theories in relation to psychology.
3   Summarize basic principles in relation to different subfields of psychology discipline.
4   Explain the relationships between different subfields of psychology and other related disciplines.
5   Compare the differences and similarities between psychology and other disciplines.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of psychology, basic approaches in psychology
2 Scientific method in psychology
3 Motivation
4 Emotions
5 Infancy and childhood
6 Adolescence and adulthood
7 Humanistic Theories
8 Mid-term exam
9 Social-Cognitive and Trait Theories
10 Social Psychology
11 Health, Stress and Coping
12 Assessment and Anxiety Disorders
13 Emotional Disorders and schizophrenia
14 Psychotherapies

Recomended or Required Reading

Plotnik, R. (2009). Introduction to Psychology. Istanbul: Kaknüs Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Question-answer
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm and final exams will be made of multiple choice questions. Final exam will include all chapters.

Assessment Criteria

LO 1,2,3,4,5: 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)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Adviye Esin Yılmaz, Faculty of Arts, Department of Psychology
E-mail: esin.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0 232 301 94 06

Office Hours

Wednesdays 14:00-15:00

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
Preparing assignments 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
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.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

Copyright 2015 DEÜ. BİD

HOME / ABOUT US / DEGREE PROGRAMMES / GENERAL INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS / INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS