| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Psychology | FLS105 | 1. Semester | 4 + 0 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructors |
AHMET FURKAN TOSYALI |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Learners will be able to understand basic terms and concepts of psychology, different approaches to psychology discipline and their main arguments, research methods of different schools of psychology. |
| Course Content | Basic concepts and approaches of psychology |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Being able to make various definitions of psychology - Being able to understand different approaches to psychology and different schools - Being able to evaluate research methods used in psychology and to criticize them - |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Psychology as a science and art | |
| 2. Week | Evolution and behavior | |
| 3. Week | Coursebook Genetic and behavior | |
| 4. Week | Development of behavior | |
| 5. Week | Cognitive and social behavior | |
| 6. Week | Principles of learning; classical conditioning | |
| 7. Week | Principles of learning; actual conditioning | |
| 8. Week | Mid-term exam | |
| 9. Week | Human learning and memory | |
| 10. Week | Thinking and problem solving | |
| 11. Week | Language and communication | |
| 12. Week | Stimulation and motivation | |
| 13. Week | Feeling, emotion and awareness | |
| 14. Week | Feeling, emotion and awareness |
| • Psikolojiye Giriş / Rod Plotnik, Kaknüs Yayınları |
| • Psikolojiye Giriş / Daryl J. Bem, Edward E. Smith, Richard C. Atkinson, Rita L. Atkinson, Susan Nolen – Hoeksema, Arkadaş Yayınları |
| • Psikolojiye Giriş / Kemal Sayar, Dem Yayınları |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | Measurement Method |
|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Homework 1 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Homework 2 | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Practice End-Of-Term | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Classroom Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Total Workload | 172 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
