COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BRAIN HEALTH AND COGNITIVE AGING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6106 BRAIN HEALTH AND COGNITIVE AGING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive coverage of the physiological, cognitive and social factors associated with brain health and aging, and to discuss basic concepts and theories in the current literature. In this course, methods and design of non-pharmacological Interventions for both physiological and pathological aging will be examined and the current literature will be reviewed.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to identify basic concepts and theories related to aging
2   To be able to examine the physiological, cognitive and social factors associated with aging
3   To be able to explain the interventions promoting brain health and healthy aging
4   To be able to explain the non-pharmacological interventions for pathological aging
5   To be able interpret the current literature findings of physiological and pathological aging
6   To be able to design non-pharmacological intervention studies for physiological and pathological aging

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Brain Health and Healthy Aging
2 Pathological Aging
3 Physiological Changes Associated with Aging
4 Cognitive Changes Associated with Aging
5 Cognitive Changes Associated with Aging
6 Cognitive Changes Associated with Aging
7 Social Determinants of Brain Health
8 Interventions Promoting Brain Health and Healthy Aging
9 Interventions Promoting Brain Health and Healthy Aging
10 Designing Interventions Promoting Brain Health and Healthy Aging
11 Non-pharmacological Interventions for Pathological Aging
12 Non-pharmacological Interventions for Pathological Aging
13 Designing Non-pharmacological Interventions for Pathological Aging
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Elisabeth Sherman, Jing Tan, and Marianne Hrabok (2022). A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Fundamentals of Neuropsychological Assessment and Test Reviews for Clinical Practice. 4th Edition. Oxford University Press.

Muriel Deutsch Lezak et al. (2012) Neuropsychological Assessment. 5th Edition. Oxford University Press.

Current articles about course topics

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Questions-Answers
Literature review
Discussions

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm Exam
Assignment
Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

Students are expected to prepare an assignment and a presentation on recent aging research. In addition, a midterm and a final exam will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of informantion, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursdays 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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