COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 6077 NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLAY DIRIK

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   Describe the associations between neuropsychological concepts, cognitive domains and assessment tools.
2   Define and apply neuropsychological tests assess verbal and visual memory.
3   Define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess orientation and attention.
4   Define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess executive functions.
5   Define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess visuo-spatial functions.
6   Define and apply neuropsychological tests used to assess language and verbal skills.
7   Do praxis evaluation.
8   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 Scoring and Report Writing for Neuropsychological Tests

Recomended or Required Reading

Current articles about topic
A Compendium of Neuropsychological Tests: Administration, Norms, and Commentary (3rd ed., 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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Homework Assignments/ Presentation (%20)
Laboratory Work (%50)
Final exam (%30)

Assessment Criteria

Laboratory work will be carried out throughout the course. Course requires to prepare homework about current neuropsychology research. Also, a final exam including open-ended questions in the levels of informantion, comprehension, analysis, interpretation and synthesis will be conducted.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Derya Durusu Emek Savaş
e-mail: derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 15:00-16:00

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 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 15 45
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 127

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.15
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.4555
LO.55555
LO.6555
LO.75555
LO.85

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