COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 1016 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPULSORY 4 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SULTAN ERGUN

Offered to

Sociology (Evening)
Sociology

Course Objective

To apprehend the definition of social psychology and fundamental and theoretical approaches in it.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To apprehend the definition of social psychology, its difference from other social sciences and fundamental approaches.
2   To apprehend theoretical approaches in social psychology.
3   To be able to differentiate identity and self.
4   To establish the relationship between the concepts of Attitude, Prejudice, Compliance and Obedience with human behavior.
5   To apprehend the relations in groups and between groups.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Social Psychology
2 Socail Perception: Making Impression
3 Social Cognition - Socail Thinking
4 Self: In the Social World
5 Social Identity
6 Attitude
7 General Evaluation
8 Midterm Exam
9 Prejudice
10 Compliance and Obedience
11 Group Structure and Dynamics
12 Behaviour and Leadership in Group
13 Positive Socail Behaviours
14 Aggression
15 General Evaluation
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Shelley E. Taylor, Letitia Anne Peplau, David O. Sears, 2003, Sosyal psikoloji,
Ankara: Imge
2. Nuran Hortaçsu, 2007, Ben, Biz, Siz, Hepimiz: Toplumsal Kimlik ve Gruplararası
Ilişkiler, Ankara: Imge
3. Nuran Hortaçsu, 2003, Insan Ilişkileri, Ankara: Imge
4. J. L. Freedman, D. O. Sears, J. M. Carlsmith, 2002, Sosyal Psikoloji, Ankara: Imge
Kitabevi
5. David Myers, McGraw Hill, 2021, Sosyal Psikoloji, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation
Question-Answer
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

Exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ergun.sultan@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 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 143

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15
LO.2345333
LO.3454
LO.443
LO.543