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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS PSI 6081 CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

PSYCHOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU ARAZ

Offered to

PSYCHOLOGY

Course Objective

To introduce the basic concepts and methods of cultural and intercultural psychology and to examine the original issues of social psychology on a cultural basis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To absorb the basic concepts of cultural psychology 2   2. To be able to define the basic theories of cultural psychology 3   3. To understand the methodology of research in the field of cultural psycholog 4   4. To be able to see the developmental processes of cultural psychology 5   5. To be able to describe daily life in terms of cultural psychology. 6   6. To be able to examine the differences in human behavior in a cultural context

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 What is culture Cultural Psychology and the Rise of Cross-Cultural Psychology 2 What is culture Cultural Psychology and the Rise of Cross-Cultural Psychology 3 Culture and self 4 Culture and social cognition 5 Culture and interpersonal relationships 6 Culture and intergroup relations 7 Culture and gender 8 Culture and emotion 9 Culture and aggression 10 Culture and language 11 Culture and health behavior 12 Culture and family relations 13 Culture and environment 14 Reading articles on cultural psychology

Recomended or Required Reading

Matsumoto, D. & Juang, L. (2008). Culture and Psychology. Thomson, Belmont, CA. Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010). Benlik, Aile ve Insan Gelişimi: Kültürel Psikoloji. Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The topics that make up the course content will be discussed with the presentation of the lecturer, the participation of the students and the discussion.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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 1-2: It will be evaluated with the questions to be asked in the midterm exam. LO 3-5: It will be evaluated by the questions to be asked in the final.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent attendance is obligatory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Arzu Araz E-mail: a.araz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparing presentations 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 1 10 10 Reading 3 1 3 Final 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 4 5 5 5 4 LO.3 5 4 5 5 5 LO.4 5 4 5 5 5 4 LO.5 5 4 LO.6 4 4