COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 3035 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to introduce students to different themes within interpersonal communication.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe basic concepts of communication psychology
2   To be able to describe group and organizational communication concepts
3   To be able to describe cross-cultural and family communication concepts
4   To be able to describe the reflections of interpersonal communication on everday life
5   To be able to recognize factors that interrupt the effective communication
6   To be able to describe everyday life events with the concepts of psychology of communication

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is communication
2 Communication theories
3 Interpersonal communication and perception
4 Listening
5 Verbal communication
6 Nonverbal communication
7 Term examination
8 Conflict in interpersonal relations
9 Impression management
10 Self disclosure
11 Communication in family
12 Cross­cultural communication
13 Group communication
14 Organizational communication

Recomended or Required Reading

Gibson, J. W. & Hana, M. S. (1992). Introduction to Human Communication. BrownPublishers

Bebe, S. A., Bebe, S. J. & Redmond, M. V. (1996). Interpersonal Communication. Simon & Schuster Company

Weaver II, R. L. (1993). Understanding Interpersonal Communication. Harper Collins College Publishers.

McKay, M. & Davis, M. & Fanning, P. (2006). Iletişim Becerileri. HYB Yayıncılık

Araz, A. (2005). Kişilerarası Ilişkilerde Benlik Sunumu. Varlık Yayınları.

Dökmen, Ü. (2008). Iletişim Çatışmaları ve Empati. Remzi Kitabevi.

Özer, K. (1995). Iletişimsizlik Becerisi. Varlık Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Topics will be examined by instructor as a moderator and active participation of students

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

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)

a.araz@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 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.355555
LO.455555
LO.555555
LO.6

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