Psychology
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: PSI205
Course Name: Social Psychology
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
6
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. EMİNE BEYHAN MERİÇ
Course Lecturer(s): E. Beyhan Meriç
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: To introduce basic concepts and theories and subfields of social psychology, to provide understanding, evaluation and reporting skills for social events and phenomena.
Course Content: Social cognition, attitudes, persuasion and attitude change, social influence, attribution theory.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Knows the scientific nature of Social Psychology and causes of social behaviour and thought.
2) Explain basic research methods in social psychology and understand the role of theory in social psychology.
3) Having a scientific understanding of thinking, learning, critical thinking and reasoning skills
4) Automatic Thinking with Schemas and Types of Automatic Thinking. What are schemas and how they influence us.
5) Understanding the social influence phenomenon /Studying factors affecting conformity / Understanding why we conform and why sometimes we resist.
6) The Theory of Cognitive Dissonance
7) When and why attitudes influence behavior.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) What is social psychology?
2) Research Methods in Social Psychology
3) Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World
4) Attribution Theory
5) Attitudes 1
6) Attitudes 2
7) Social Cognition: How We Think About the Social World
8) Midterm exam
9) Social Influence 1
10) Social Influence 2
11) Culture
12) Culture
13) Culture
14) The Need to Justify Our Actions
15) Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Hogg, M. A. ve Vaughan, G. M. (2017). Sosyal Psikoloji. Çevirenler: İbrahim Yıldız- Aydın Gelmez. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi. 3. Baskı.
Aronson,E; Wilson, T.D; Akert,R.M (2010). ‘Social Psyhology.Pearson Prentice Hall .
Bilgin, Nuri. (2014). Sosyal Psikoloji. İzmir, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları.
References: Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. ve Cemalcılar, Z. (2015). ‘Dünden Bugüne İnsan ve İnsanlar. Sosyal Psikolojiye Giriş’. İstanbul: Evrim Yayınevi 17. Baskı.
Stangor, C. (2012). Social Psychology Principles, http://lardbucket.org

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

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Program Outcomes
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology.
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human.
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view.
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules.
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena.
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences.
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based.
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings.
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology.
11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities.
12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights.
13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio.
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. 3
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings 3
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. 3
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view.
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules. 2
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena.
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences. 2
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based. 2
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. 3
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology.
11) Be unprejudiced and equal to various identity groups based on such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. 3
12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights. 3
13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio.
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 4 % 20
Midterms 1 % 40
Final 1 % 30
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 70
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 30
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 13 39
Midterms 1 50
Final 1 61
Total Workload 150