COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 2015 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜZIDE ZEYNEP ÇANKAYA

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to assist the students to better understand the society in which they live and themselves as a member and also to examine the reasons behind people's behavior from the societal, individual and socio-pychological perspectives. As a result, this course is a combination of both sociology and pyschology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the terms of sociology, psyhcology and social psychology
2   To be able to talk about the elements of social structure
3   To be able to explain the process of socialisation by giving proper examples
4   To be able to define the terms related to culture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to sociology: methods and techniques Basic concepts of sociology, history of sociological thought, quantitative and qualitative research methods, ethical guidelines
2 Theoretical approaches and appearance of sociology Concept of society and its characteristics, social institutions, social roles, status, values
3 Society and societal structure Definition of culture, characteristics, elements
4 Culture: definitions and characteristics (World Values Survey) Social norms, primary and secondary social groups, family roles
5 Societal clustering, mobility and change Social classes, social mobility, theories of social change
6 Globalization and Modernism Definition of concepts, historical development, and impact on local societies
7 Post-modernism, critical and social theory Social theories
8 Introduction to psychology Definition of psychology, place among other sciences, subfields, research methods and techniques
9 Psychology as a science Behavioral psychology, cognitive development, social learning, psychoanalytic theories
10 Theoretical approaches to behaviour, factors influencing behavior, addiction Psychological effects of alcohol, substance, tobacco, gambling, technology addictions
11 Motivation, feelings, perceptions, and learning Definition of motivation, types and motivation models, feelings, importance of perception and perception process, concept and types of learning
12 Group dynamics Basic principles, group processes, and factors affecting group performance
13 Experiments in social psychology Scherif, Asch, Milgram, Zimbardo
14 Current Issues in social pschology Trends and contributions to contemporary social issues

Recomended or Required Reading

Introduction to Sociology, By Frank van Tubergen, 1st Edition (2020), Routledge

https://www.routledge.com/Introduction-to-Sociology/Tubergen/p/book/9780815353850

Main text book: Social Psychology, 8th International edition, by Aronson, E., Wilson, T., & Akert, R. (2013). Pearson. ISBN-10: 1292021160 ISBN-13: 9781292021164

Additional Source: Social Psychology, David G.Myers, The McGrawHill Co., Inc. New York, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Presentations
Discussion
Question-answer
Role playing

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-Students will learn key concepts and approaches regarding behavioural sciences.
2-Students will discuss the role and reflection of behavioural sciences in the field of tourism.
3-Students will present their knowledge about behavioural sciences with mid-term and final exams.
4-The topic, content and principles of class readings will be announced in the beginning of the course.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Expected to read all the required reading which amounts to one piece each week.
5. To be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zeynep.egeli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 24
Preparation for final exam 2 15 30
Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45

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