COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY*

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2013 BASIC CONCEPTS IN PSYCHOLOGY* COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ELÇIN YORULMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

This course is designed to broaden the students knowledge in professional terminology with a special emphasis on the vocabulary of various subfields including clinical, social, developmental, experimental, and industrial and organizational psychology. The generic aim is to develop students capacity to a level that enables them to use English in their professional and academic environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to understand basic psychological concepts selected from clinical psychology subfield
2   Being able to understand basic psychological concepts selected from social psychology subfield
3   Being able to understand basic psychological concepts selected from developmental psychology subfield
4   Being able to understand basic psychological concepts selected from industrial and organizational psychology subfield
5   Being able to understand basic psychological concepts selected from experimental psychology subfield

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Overview
2 Selected Terminology from Clinical Psychology Glossary
3 Current Readings in Clinical Psychology
4 Selected Terminology from Social Psychology Glossary
5 Current Readings in Social Psychology
6 Selected Terminology from Developmental Psychology Glossary
7 Current Readings in Developmental Psychology
8 Midterm
9 Selected Terminology from Industrial and Organizational Psychology Glossary
10 Current Readings in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
11 Selected Terminology from Experimental Psychology Glossary
12 Current Readings in Experimental Psychology
13 Other selected glossary readings
14 Other selected glossary readings

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Answer-Question
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Mid-term
2. Final

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-5: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final exams and homework.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

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

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elcin.ayranci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.15454545
LO.2544454545
LO.3545455545
LO.4544455555
LO.5545455555