COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SELF PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5063 SELF PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 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 interaction.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define recent concepts related to the self psychology.
2   Being able to explain recent theories and models of the self psychology.
3   Being able to give examples recent studies in the self psychology.
4   Being able to describe the relationship of the self psychology to different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to follow current research in the self psychology and being able to contribute to the scientific development of the area.
6   Being able to gain an insight into their own self, insofar as possible.

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 The self and culture
4 The self and culture
5 Self-knowledge
6 Self-knowledge
7 Term examination
8 Self-esteem
9 Self-esteem
10 Social comparison
11 Social comparison
12 Self-regulation
13 Self-regulation
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi. Istanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2. Baumeister, R. F. (1999). The Self in Social Psychology. Psychology Press.
3. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.
4. Baumeister, R. F. & Finkel, E. J. (2010). Advanced Social Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assignments, Midterm and Final Exams

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 3-5: It will be evaluated by literature review paper.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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
Student Presentations 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 201

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1554
LO.245
LO.35
LO.445
LO.555
LO.6554