COURSE UNIT TITLE

: READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY III*

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3008 READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY III* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ÖMER KÜLHANCI

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the recent research on psychological processes that have implications on our daily life such as social cognition, the self and memory, self-regulation, attitudes and media.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define psychological concepts shaping our daily life.
2   Being able to explain psychological processes shaping our daily life.
3   Being able to give examples psychological processes shaping our daily life.
4   Being able to describe the relationships psychological processes shaping our daily life to different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to pursue current researches in psychology.
6   Being able to evaluate current researches in psychology critically.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Psychology and daily life
2 Social cognition
3 Social cognition
4 Emotions
5 Emotions
6 The self
7 Self-regulation
8 Midterm
9 The self and memory
10 Interpersonal attractiveness
11 Rejection
12 Attitudes and media
13 Attitudes and media
14 Self development
15 Self development
16 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Gerrig, R. J. & Zimbardo, P. G. (2010). Psychology and Life. Pearson Education.
2 Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Advanced Social Psychology. Oxford University Press.
3 Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) 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

1. LO 1-3: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 4-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

omer.kulhanci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.154355
LO.255544545
LO.355454545
LO.45445445
LO.554545
LO.65543555