ILT120 Introduction to Psychology

4 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 2. Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code ILT120
Name Introduction to Psychology
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 2. Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. VOLKAN ÇİFTÇİ
Course Instructor
1 2
Deniz KONAÇ (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

The aim of this class is to provide a general introduction to important topics of Psychology by allowing students to have a background concerning psychology. This class investigates the important fields of psychology, theories, research methods and findings of some crucial studies, by considering how they can be applied to daily life. Psychology is concerned with human mind. That is why the emphasis will be on thoughts, emotions, customs, and behaviors.

Course Content

The contents of this course includes issues such as theoretical and practical knowledge on transactional analysis, empathy and comprehends its codes of practice, active listening and self expression skills, psychological processes in interpersonal communication.

Course Precondition

There is no prerequisite.

Resources

R. J. Gerrig & P Zimbardo. (2012). Psychology and Life. (19th. Edition).

Notes

There is no other course material.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Explains basic concepts and principals of Psychology.
LO02 Explains the developmental characteristics of the individual and the factors that affect this development.
LO03 Examines and evaluates problems in everyday life from the point of philosophy, sociology and psychology.
LO04 Explains basics of history of psychological and related teories.
LO05 Gains familiarity with the importance of ethics concept in social sciences.
LO06 Explains scientific research methods and techniques.
LO07 Explains how to begin and maintain psychological counseling process.
LO08 Explains how the human brain works, what genetic factors are and their effects on human behavior.
LO09 Describe the individual's development from childhood to old age
LO10 Explain emotional differences and perceptional changes.
LO11 Implement ideas on basic motivational theories.
LO12 Acknowledges individuals with normal and abnormal characteristics.
LO13 Consider different treatment methods that can be applied to individuals with abnormal characteristics
LO14 Have awareness about interpersonal sensitivity, social processes and problems.
LO15 Develops insight and is open to learning and development.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.).
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. 3
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. 2
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. 2
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. 3
PLO09 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. 3
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work 3
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. 3
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning 3
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. 3
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy,
PLO18 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media)
PLO19 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly.
PLO20 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Psychology and Life: Introduction Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Research Methods in Psychology Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Beyin Fırtınası
3 The Biological and Evolutionary Basis of Psychology Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Örnek Olay
4 Sensation and Perception Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Bireysel Çalışma
5 Mind, Consciousness and Alternate States Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Benzetim
6 Learning and Behavior Analysis Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama
7 Memeory Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma, Grup Çalışması
8 Mid-Term Exam Reading the Textbooks Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
9 Cognitive Processes Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Rol Oynama
10 Intelligence and Intelligence Assesment Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap, Tartışma, Grup Çalışması, Örnek Olay
11 Human Development Across the Life Span Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Alıştırma ve Uygulama, Beyin Fırtınası
12 Motivation Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Benzetim
13 Emotion, Stress and Health Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Benzetim, Beyin Fırtınası, Problem Çözme
14 Understanding Human Personality Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Gösteri
15 General Review and Evaluation Reading the Textbooks Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
16 Term Exams Reading the Textbooks Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav
17 Term Exams Reading the Textbooks Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 24 24
Total Workload (Hour) 88
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,52
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 06.05.2024 04:14