COURSE UNIT TITLE

: READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY I*

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 2014 READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY I* COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR GÜLŞAH DURNA YÜRÜM

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

To be able to read, comprehend, analyze and discuss different types of articles in psychology literature

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to distinguish and define the types of scientific articles in the field of psychology
2   Defining and critically evaluating research methodologies used in psychological research
3   Summarize and synthesize findings from the psychological literature
4   Critically analyze articles in psychology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course
2 Types of articles
3 Research methods in psychology
4 Emotions
5 Emotions
6 Stress
7 Psychological resilience
8 Midterm
9 Stigma
10 Help seeking
11 Self
12 Students' presentations
13 Students' presentations
14 Students' presentations
15 Assessment
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.).
Selected scientific articles on current issues and research in the field of psychology.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussing, presentation

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

Midterm, final exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulsah.durna@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 10:00-12:00

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
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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