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| 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 |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. VOLKAN ÇİFTÇİ |
| Course Instructor |
Deniz KONAÇ
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
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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 | Describes the individual's development from childhood to old age |
| LO10 | Explains emotional differences and perceptional changes. |
| LO11 | Implements ideas on basic motivational theories. |
| LO12 | Acknowledges individuals with normal and abnormal characteristics. |
| LO13 | Considers 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 | Students will be able to associate basic knowledge about the instrumental (Radio, Television, Cinema, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Relations, Journalism, etc.) and objective (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.) fields of Social Communication. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains how communication works in all aspects of individual, group, mass, institution or different cultures. | 3 |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Associates scientific knowledge and methods with technological innovations in the field. | 3 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | With an interdisciplinary perspective on the concept of communication; Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, Anthropology, etc. synthesises information from fields such as Communication Sciences. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | As a requirement of the ability to communicate effectively, as well as the ability to express oneself; empathizes with the ability to understand the people and the environments they are in. | 3 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Reports his/her observations in social, artistic and cultural events that he/she organises and actively participates in. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Interprets local, national and international events with a critical perspective. | 3 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They take an active role in group work as well as individual work. | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | As an individual with a developed sense of responsibility towards society, develops projects for the benefit of society. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In addition to professional development, it continuously improves itself in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields in line with its interests and abilities. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Rational thinking skills as well as methods and strategies to develop creative thinking, as well as written, verbal, visual, etc. express their thoughts through tools appropriate to the purpose. | 3 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues abroad with the knowledge of a foreign language at least at the general level of the European Language Portfolio (B). | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Acts in accordance with ethical principles in the process of accessing, using and transmitting all kinds of information and in all other thoughts and endeavors related to the profession. | |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses methods that can be disseminated to the society in general with basic application skills specific to the field 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 | Realizes future career planning in line with learning needs. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It directs all its work within the framework of the legal legislation related to its 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 | ||