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 | General 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 | X |
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| 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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | |||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | |||||
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 | ||