COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE SOCIAL SELF

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3033 THE SOCIAL SELF ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR INCI BOYACIOĞLU BAL

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the concept of the self, the history of self, the self in social contexts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to the self on the basis of social psychology.
2   Being able to explain main theories and models related to the self in social psychology.
3   Being able to recognize the relations between self, family and culture.
4   Being able to give examples recent research on the self.
5   Being able to describe the importance of research on the self for different subfields of psychology.
6   Being able to pursue and contribute to current research in the subject of the self.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The self
2 The self
3 Self-knowledge
4 Self-knowledge
5 Self-esteem
6 Self-esteem
7 Term examination
8 Self-regulation
9 Self-regulation
10 The self and family
11 The self and family
12 The self and culture
13 The self and culture
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

1 Baumeister, R. F. (1999). The Self in Social Psychology. Psychology Press.
2 Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi. Istanbul: Koç Üniversitesi 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 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 3-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
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) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15545444
LO.25555545
LO.35444
LO.455555
LO.55555
LO.6555544