HKU324 Forensic psychology

4 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 6. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code HKU324
Name Forensic psychology
Term 2024-2025 Academic Year
Semester 6. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 4 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. SUNAY FIRAT
Course Instructor
1 2
Prof. Dr. SUNAY FIRAT (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

To provide basic information about forensic psychology and to explain the contributions of forensic psychology to the legal system.

Course Content

It covers the topics of forensic psychology, discussing the problems in practice related to these issues and the gains that the applications made in this area bring to the field of law.

Course Precondition

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Resources

Current national and international publications in the field

Notes

Current national and international publications in the field


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Defines forensic psychology
LO02 Explain the areas covered by forensic psychology.
LO03 Explain the risk factors of offender/delinquent children and victims.
LO04 Explains its relationship with mental problems and crime
LO05 Explains mental problems and the relationship with the perpetrator/victim.
LO06 Explains children in need of protection, childhood psychopathology and how to make psychological evaluation and the importance of this evaluation in the field of law.
LO07 Explain the importance of adult individuals, mental disorders and mental evaluation in the field of law.
LO08 Explains the structure and operation of Child Monitoring Centers (ÇİM)/Child Protection Centers (ÇKM) and their contribution to legal processes.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Explains the fundamental concepts and principles of law.
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Evaluates the fundamental legal disciplines and their contents (legal regulations in every field, decisions of judicial bodies and scientific evaluations) by using scientific methods and techniques.
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies legal problems.
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Recognizes the historical and sociological development process of law and legal norms.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Comprehends the research, analysis and interpretation methods of legal science.
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Uses appropriate legal interpretation methods in order to find solutions to the identified legal problems.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Solves the legal problems encountered by using the knowledge has acquired
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Exposes the solutions to legal problems separately in terms of de lege lata and de lege ferenda law.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Takes responsibility as a member of the team to develop solutions to problems encountered in legal practice.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Be sensitive to social and legal problems with a sense of social responsibility. 1
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği By gaining self-learning skills, evaluates the information which has learned with a critical approach. 1
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses technical legal knowledge in both Turkish and English verbally or in writing.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Convincingly conveys her/his personal opinion and assessment on a particular legal issue, either orally or in writing. 1
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik Uses information and communication technologies related to law effectively. 1
PLO15 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Internalizes the understanding of honesty, justice and ethics required by being a lawyer in line with the principles of universal law.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Follows the legal developments at national and international.
PLO17 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Adopts a democratic, secular and social state of law.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The aim of the course, the introduction of resources, the definition and development of Forensic Psychology reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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2 Relationship between law and psychology reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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3 Perpetrator/offender/delinquent children and crime-related risk factors reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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4 Victim and risk factors reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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5 Childhood psychopathologies (ADHD, Behavioral Disorder, Mental Disability, etc.) and their place and importance in the legal field I reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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6 Childhood psychopathologies and their place and importance in the legal field II reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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7 Adult psychopathologies (Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Mental Disability, etc.) and their place and importance in the legal field I reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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8 Mid-Term Exam Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
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9 Adult psychopathologies and their place and importance in the legal field II reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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10 Child Abuse and Child Neglect I reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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11 Child Abuse and Child Neglect II reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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12 Child Protection Law and its implementation I reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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13 Child Protection Law and its implementation II reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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14 Probation Process and Substance Abuse reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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15 Lesson Assessment reading Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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16 Term Exams Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
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17 Term Exams Reading Ölçme Yöntemleri:
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Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 7 7
Final Exam 1 18 18
Total Workload (Hour) 109
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,36
ECTS 4 ECTS

Update Time: 07.05.2024 08:18