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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 4017 POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To understand the psychological underpinnings, roots, and consequences of political behavior and political phenomena by applying basic theories of cognitive processes and social relations that were originally developed by psychology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to define basic concepts related to the political psychology. 2   Be able to explain theories and concepts of the political psychology. 3   Be able to give examples in relation to concepts of the political psychology. 4   Be able to describe the relationship of the political psychology to different subfields of psychology. 5   Be able to follow current research in the political psychology 6   Be able to contribute to the scientific development of the area

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introducing course content 2 Personality and politics 3 Personality and politics 4 Personality and politics 5 Cognition 6 Cognition 7 Social identity 8 Social identity 9 Political psychology and emotions 10 Political psychology and emotions 11 Groups and leadership 12 Groups and leadership 13 Groups and leadership 14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Martha L. Cottam, Beth Dietz-Uhler, Elena Mastors, Thomas Preston (2009). Introduction to Political Psychology. Newyork: Psychology Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussing

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

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.akfirat@deu.edu.tr Room:418 Tel:18635

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:30 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Reading 3 5 15 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Midterm 1 3 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 4 5 4 5 4 4 LO.2 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 LO.3 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 4 5 5 4 5 LO.5 5 5 4 5 4 5 LO.6 4 4 4 5 5 5