COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3020 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IPEK ERGÖNÜL

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the individual differences from a variety of perspective of different areas of psychology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to define basic concepts related to individual differences.
2   Being able to explain main theories and models related to individual differences.
3   Being able to give examples recent research on individual differences
4   Being able to describe the importance of research on individual differences for different subfields of psychology.
5   Being able to pursue and contribute to current research in the subject of individual differences.
6   Being able to contribute to field applications concerned with the subject of individual differences.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Individual Diffrences: Basic Concepts
3 Individual Diffrences: Dynamic Perspective
4 Individual Diffrences: Biophyisical Perspective
5 Individual Diffrences: Behavioral Perspective
6 Individual Diffrences: Sociological Perspective
7 The Personality
8 The Personality
9 MidTerm Exam
10 Student Presentations
11 Student Presentations
12 Student Presentations
13 Student Presentations
14 Student Presentations
15 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Lecture Notes

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) VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + ODV * 0.30 + BUT * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 4-6: They will be evaluated by questions in the 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)

ipek.ergonul@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By Appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1545555
LO.25445555
LO.35345555
LO.45455555
LO.55455555
LO.6555444555