COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 5054 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

The main focus of the course is the administration and interpretation of neuropsychological tests. In this course, neuropsychological tests used in assessment of attention; verbal and visual memory, orientation, visuo-spatial functions, praxis, language, verbal skills and executive functions will be examined. Students will be able to observe the administration of neuropsychological tests and also administer the tests themselves under supervision. Furthermore, this course will provide information about scoring and neuropsychological report writing.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to describe the relationships between neuropsychological concepts, cognitive domains and assessment tools
2   Will be able to define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess verbal and visual memory
3   Will be able to define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess attention and orientation
4   Will be able to define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess executive functions
5   Will be able to define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess visuo-spatial functions
6   Will be able to define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess language and verbal skills
7   Will be able to do praxis examination
8   Will be able to do the scoring and report writing for neuropsychological tests used in assessment of these functions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Assessment of Attention
2 Assessment of Attention
3 Assessment of Orientation
4 Assessment of Verbal Memory Processes
5 Assessment of Verbal Memory Processes
6 Assessment of Visual Memory Processes
7 Assessment of Executive Functions
8 Assessment of Executive Functions
9 Assessment of Executive Functions
10 Assessment of Visuo-Spatial Functions
11 Assessment of Visuo-Spatial Functions
12 Assessment of Language and Verbal Skills
13 Assessment of Language and Verbal Skills
14 Assessment of Praxis

Recomended or Required Reading

Öktem Sözel Bellek Süreçleri Testi (ÖKTEM-SBST): El Kitabı (2011). Öget Öktem Tanör. Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları, Ankara.
Bilnot Bataryası El Kitabı: Nöropsikolojik Testler için Araştırma ve Geliştirme Çalışmaları (Ikinci Baskı, 2006). Sirel Karakaş. Eryılmaz Offset Matbaacılık Gazetecilik Ltd. Şti., Ankara.
A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Administration, Norms, and Commentary (3rd Edition, 2006). Strauss E, Sherman EMS, Spreen O. Oxford University Press, New York.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm, Lab studies and Final exam

Assessment Criteria

Laboratory work will be carried out throughout the course. Also a midterm and a final exam will be conducted. There will be open-ended questions in the levels of informantion, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis for all exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 08.30-09.15

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 175

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555544
LO.244554
LO.344554
LO.444554
LO.544554
LO.644554
LO.744554
LO.844555