ECTS - Judgement and Decision Making
Judgement and Decision Making (PSY314) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Judgement and Decision Making | PSY314 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to offer the students the experimental studies and findings related to the psychology of judgment and decision making, and try to explain the mechanisms and processes underlying decision making. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Judgments, decisions and rationality, judgmental distortions, heuristics, decision making under risk and uncertainty. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Overview: Judgments, Decisions, and Rationality | Assigned reading: Chapter 1 |
| 2 | The Nature and Analysis of Judgment. | Assigned reading: Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Judging Probability and Frequency. | Assigned reading: Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Judgmental Distortions: The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic and Hindsight Bias. | Assigned reading: Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Assessing Evidence and Evaluating Arguments. | Assigned reading: Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Covariation, Causation, and Counterfactual Thinking. | Assigned reading: Chapter 6 |
| 7 | Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty | Assigned reading: Chapter 7 |
| 8 | Preference and Choice. | Assigned reading: Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Confidence and Optimism. | Assigned reading: Chapter 9 |
| 10 | Judgment and Choice over Time. | Assigned reading: Chapter 10 |
| 11 | Dynamic Decisions and High Stakes: Where Real Life Meets the Laboratory. | Assigned reading: Chapter 11 |
| 12 | Risk | Assigned reading: Chapter 12 |
| 13 | Decision Making in Groups and Teams. Cooperation and Coordination. | Assigned reading: Chapter 13,14 |
| 14 | Intuition, Reflective Thinking, and the Brain. | Assigned reading: Chapter 15 |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of Topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of Topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Judgment and Decision Making: Psychological Perspectives, David Hardman, BPS Blackwell, 2009 |
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| Other Sources | 2. The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making, Scott Plous, McGraw - Hill, 1993 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | X | ||||
| 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 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 130 | ||