BAYBURT University Information Package / Course Catalogue

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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
HM206BCompulsory243
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To gain competencies related to the basic concepts of psychology, scientific foundations, methods used in psychology, branches of psychology, behavior, sensation-perception, personality and behavioral disorders.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Zila Özlem KIRBAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1Makes the definition of psychology.
2Explain the scientific nature and methods of psychology
3Knows and explains the branches of psychology.
4It defines the behavior.
5Defines and explains sensation and perception.
6Defines personality and psychological disorders.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
NONE
Course Contents
• The scientific nature and methods of psychology • Branches of psychology • Behaviour • Sensation-perception • Personality-Psychological disorder
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Examining the Course's Purpose, Objective, Content and Method • Homework and Evaluation System Social Background and Historical Development Process of PsychologyNONENONE
2The Scientific Nature of Psychology and the Problem of MethodYOKYOK
3Nature of BehaviorNONENONE
4Duyum ve Algısal SüreçlerNONENONE
5The Nature and Functioning of ConsciousnessNONENONE
6The Nature and Functioning of ConsciousnessNONENONE
7Memory, Recall and ForgettingNONENONE
8MIDTERM
9Cognitive PsychologyNONENONE
10Developmental PsychologyNONENONE
11Social PsychologyNONENONE
12Intelligence and HumanNONENONE
13Stress and LifeNONENONE
14Personality Psychological Disorder and LifeNONENONE
15Course EvaluationNONENONE
Recommended or Required Reading
Yapıcı, M. (2018) Doğumdan Ölüme Psikolojik Süreçler: Psikoloji. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap Kağıtçıbaşı,, Ç. & Cemalcılar. Z., (2014). Dünden Bugüne İnsan ve İnsanlar. İstanbul: Evrim. Kalat, J. W. (2010). Introduction to Psychology (9th ed.). Wadsworth:CengageLearning. Feldman, R. S. (2011). Understanding Psychology (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Morris C. G. (2002). Psikolojiyi anlamak. (3. baskı). (H. B. Ayvaşık ve M. Sayıl, Çev.Ed.). Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları. Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Fredrickson, B. L., Loftus, G. & Wagenaar, W. (2009). Atkinson & Hilgard’s Introduction to Psychology (15th ed). Hampshire: Cengage Learning. Yapıcı, M. (2018) Doğumdan Ölüme Psikolojik Süreçler: Psikoloji. Ankara: Eğiten Kitap Kalat, J. W. (2010). Introduction to Psychology (9th ed.). Wadsworth:CengageLearning. Feldman, R. S. (2011). Understanding Psychology (10th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill. Kağıtçıbaşı,, Ç. & Cemalcılar. Z., (2014). Dünden Bugüne İnsan ve İnsanlar. İstanbul: Evrim. Morris C. G. (2002). Psikolojiyi anlamak. (3. baskı). (H. B. Ayvaşık ve M. Sayıl, Çev.Ed.). Ankara: Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları. Nolen-Hoeksema, S., Fredrickson, B. L., Loftus, G. & Wagenaar, W. (2009). Atkinson & Hilgard’s Introduction to Psychology (15th ed). Hampshire: Cengage Learning.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
NONE
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14114
Question-Answer14114
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination717
Individual Study for Final Examination14114
Performance14114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)79
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