COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4015 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEREN HIDIROĞLU ONGUN

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to identify basic concepts and terms of neuropsychology
2   Be able to explain structures of the brain regions
3   Be able to comprehend locations of the brain regions
4   Be able to identify basic concepts and terms of neuropsychology the functions of brain regions
5   Be able to identify basic concepts and terms of psyciological psychology brain's electro-chemical communication processes
6   Be able to relate brain regions and processes to human psychological processes and mental health

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition, history and application areas of neuropsychology
2 Definition, history and application areas of neuropsychology
3 Attention functions. Neuropsychological tests used in the evaluation of attention
4 Neuropsychological findings in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
5 Memory functions. Neuropsychological assessment of memory functions
6 Neuropsychological findings in dementia and Alzheimer's disease
7 Visuospatial functions
8 Neuropsychological assessment of visuospatial functions
9 Executive functions. Neuropsychological tests used in the evaluation of executive functions
10 Wisconsin Card Sorting Test and Trail Making Test
11 Social cognitive functions.
12 Neuropsychological assessment of social cognitive functions
13 Neuropsychological findings in schizophrenia
14 Neuropsychological findings in mood disorders

Recomended or Required Reading

Hıdıroğlu Ongun, C. ve Şandor, S. (Eds.). (2024). Nöropsikoloji - Teoriden Pratiğe Ölçme ve Değerlendirme. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık

Doug Richards, Tom Clark, Carl Clarke, (2007). The Human Brain and Its disorders. Oxford University Pres.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, question-answer

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

Evaluation in the course will be 40% midterm and 60% final exam. The midterm and final exams will cover the topics covered from the beginning until the exam date and the question types can be open-ended, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and true-false.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ceren.hidiroglu@deu.edu.tr

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 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Reading 3 7 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 135

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.1555444
LO.2544
LO.3554
LO.45544
LO.555555
LO.65544445