COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2009 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to understand the concept and limitations of learning from a historical and psychological perspective, as well as to examine the research methods used in learning studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to describe basic concepts in relation to learning.
2   Being able to describe main theories in relation to learning.
3   Being able to summarize basic principles in learning process.
4   Being able to explain the implications of learning process in daily life.
5   Being able to compare the differences and similarities between learning process and other psychological processes.
6   Examination of theory and research in the psychology of learning

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Basic Principles of Learning
2 Learning and Behavior Studies
3 Classical Conditioning
4 Classical Conditioning
5 Classical Conditioning: Applications
6 Operant Learning: Reinforcement
7 Operant Learning: Reinforcement
8 Reinforcement Schedules
9 Midterm
10 Operant Learning: Punishment
11 Operant Learning: Applications
12 Observational Learning
13 Generalization, Discrimination and Stimulus Control
14 Forgetting

Recomended or Required Reading

Chance, P (2014). Learning and Behavior (7th Ed.). Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Domjan, M (2004). Koşullanma ve Öğrenmenin Temelleri. Türk Psikoloji Yayınları, Ankara.

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Midterm
2.Final

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 3-5: 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)

derya.emek@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.15455455555
LO.25555555555
LO.3545444455
LO.45545435
LO.55555
LO.6544555545