ECTS - Introduction to Psychology II

Introduction to Psychology II (PSY102) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Introduction to Psychology II PSY102 2. Semester 4 0 0 4 10.5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Gülçin Akbaş Uslu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims at teaching topics such as intelligence, motivation, emotions, gender, personality, and main topics of developmental, clinical, health, and social psychology
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Gain knowledge of topics such as intelligence, motivation, emotions, sexuality, gender, personality, and main topics of developmental, clinical, health, and social psychology
  • Understand the broad spectrum of psychological research and thought
  • Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives such as psychoanalytic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic and sociocultural perspectives
  • Examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline
  • Identify societal processes and problems
Course Content Intelligence, motivation, emotions, gender, personality, psychological disorders, treatment of psychological disorders, development, health and social psychology.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Intelligence Assigned reading: Chapter 9
2 Intelligence Assigned reading: Chapter 9
3 Motivation and Emotion Assigned reading: Chapter 10
4 Sexuality and Gender Assigned reading: Chapter 11
5 Development Assigned reading: Chapter 12
6 Development Assigned reading: Chapter 12
7 Personality Assigned reading: Chapter 13
8 Personality Assigned reading: Chapter 13
9 Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, & Well-Being Assigned reading: Chapter 14
10 Psychological Disorders Assigned reading: Chapter 15
11 Psychological Disorders Assigned reading: Chapter 15
12 Treatment of Psychological Disorders Assigned reading: Chapter 16
13 Treatment of Psychological Disorders Assigned reading: Chapter 16
14 Social Psychology Assigned reading: Chapter 17
15 Final Examination Period Review of Topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of Topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Feldman, R. S. (2017). Understanding Psychology (13th Ed.). New York: McGraw Hill.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 2 10
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 2 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 5 70
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline X
2 Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology X
3 Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings
4 Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena X
5 Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology X
6 Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources
7 Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data X
8 Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems X
9 Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English X
10 Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning X
11 Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 4 64
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 8 128
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 2 10 20
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 2 15 30
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 272