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| 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 |
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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: Anlatım |
| 2 | Relationship between law and psychology | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 3 | Perpetrator/offender/delinquent children and crime-related risk factors | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 4 | Victim and risk factors | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 5 | Childhood psychopathologies (ADHD, Behavioral Disorder, Mental Disability, etc.) and their place and importance in the legal field I | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 6 | Childhood psychopathologies and their place and importance in the legal field II | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 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: Anlatım |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Adult psychopathologies and their place and importance in the legal field II | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 10 | Child Abuse and Child Neglect I | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 11 | Child Abuse and Child Neglect II | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 12 | Child Protection Law and its implementation I | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 13 | Child Protection Law and its implementation II | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 14 | Probation Process and Substance Abuse | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 15 | Lesson Assessment | reading | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 16 | Term Exams | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Reading | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
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 | ||