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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
PSI 2001	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4

Offered By

Philosophy

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR EMIR ÜZÜMÇEKER

Offered to

Philosophy

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine major social psychology topics such as social psychological research methods, attitudes, attitude change, social influence, aggression, interpersonal attraction, attribution, group processes, gender related behaviors, prosocial behavior, group productivity, social identity, and intergroup relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Being able to define basic concepts related to social psychology.
2	Being able to explain social psychological research methods.
3	Being able to give examples in relation to basic concepts in social psychology.
4	Being able to describe the relationship of social psychology with different subfields of psychology.
5	Being able to pursue current research in social psychology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Social psychology
2	Research methods in social psychology
3	Social cognition
4	Social perception
5	The self
6	Attitudes
7	Attitude change
8	Midterm examination
9	Social influence
10	Social influence
11	Group processes
12	Group Process
13	Interpersonal attraction
14	Aggression
15	Prosocial behaviour
16	Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Aronson, E., Wilson, T. ve Akert, R. (2012). Sosyal Psikoloji. Istanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2012). Günümüzde Insan ve Insanlar. Istanbul: Evrim Yayınları.
Hogg, M. & Vaughan, G. M. (2007). Social Psychology. Ankara: Ütopya Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Answer-Question
4. Discussion

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1,2,3,4, 5: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm and final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

inci.boyacioglu@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	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	1	14	14
Preparation for final exam	1	18	18
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.15
LO.1	5	4
LO.2	4				3			3	5
LO.3		5		4	3		4	4	5
LO.4			5			3		4	4
LO.5									5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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