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

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

PSI303

Course Name:

Experimental Psychology

Semester:

Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Turkish

Course Condition:

PSI102 - Psikolojide Araştırma Yöntemlerinin Temelleri

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

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. EMRE ÜNVER

Course Lecturer(s):

Lecturer Fatma Göral

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to introduce the basic concepts, principles and rules of experimental method and scientific approach and also to provide training for planning and evaluating psychology experiments.
Course Content:	Research methods, experimental designs, ethical rules, designing an experimental research project, reading and writing a research report, psychophysics, perception, attention and response time, human factors, statistical thinking, analyzing the experimental data.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Explains basic concepts and principles of experimental method and scientific approach,
2) Discriminates easily between the experimental and non-experimental research designs.
3) Describes methodological properties of researches and evaluate the strong and weak points of experimental papers
4) Critically evaluates the ethical issues in experimental studies
5) Learns how to read and write experimental researches/studies.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to scientific inquiry	-Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing
2)	Basic experimental design in psychology	-Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing
3)	Advanced experimantal design techniques	-Kantowitz, B. H., Roediger, H. L., & Elmes, D. G. (2016). Deneysel Psikoloji. (Nurhan Er ve Yalçın Akın Duyan, Trans.). Ankara: Nobel Publishing -Bulduk, S. (2007). Psikolojide Deneysel Araştırma Yöntemleri. İstanbul: Çantay Publishing -Day, R.A. (2001). Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır? (G. A. Altay, Trans.). Ankara:TÜBİTAK. -Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing
4)	Experimental design and control	-Kantowitz, B. H., Roediger, H. L., & Elmes, D. G. (2016). Deneysel Psikoloji. (Nurhan Er ve Yalçın Akın Duyan, Trans.). Ankara: Nobel Publishing -Bulduk, S. (2007). Psikolojide Deneysel Araştırma Yöntemleri. İstanbul: Çantay Publishing - Day, R.A. (2001). Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır? (G. A. Altay, Trans.). Ankara:TÜBİTAK. -Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing
5)	Experimental design and control	-Kantowitz, B. H., Roediger, H. L., & Elmes, D. G. (2016). Deneysel Psikoloji. (Nurhan Er ve Yalçın Akın Duyan, Trans.). Ankara: Nobel Publishing -Bulduk, S. (2007). Psikolojide Deneysel Araştırma Yöntemleri. İstanbul: Çantay Publishing - Day, R.A. (2001). Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır? (G. A. Altay, Trans.). Ankara:TÜBİTAK. -Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing
6)	Design critiques I	-Kantowitz, B. H., Roediger, H. L., & Elmes, D. G. (2016). Deneysel Psikoloji. (Nurhan Er ve Yalçın Akın Duyan, Trans.). Ankara: Nobel Publishing -Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing
7)	Midterm Exam	exam
8)	Control of subject variables	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
9)	Control of subject variables	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
10)	Design critiques II	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
11)	Ethics of experimental research	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
12)	Literature review in psychology	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
13)	Doing research and writing a research paper	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
14)	Analysis of experiment in psychology	Solso, R.L. & Johnson, H.H, (2005). An Introduction to Experimental Design in Psychology: A Case Approach. (Ayşe Ayçiçeği-Dinn, Trans.). İstanbul: Kitabevi
15)	Final Exam	exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

-Arık, İ. A. (1998). Psikolojide Bilimsel Yöntem. İstanbul: Çantay Kitabevi
-Bulduk, S. (2007). Psikolojide Deneysel Araştırma Yöntemleri. İstanbul: Çantay Kitabevi.
-Day, R.A. (2001). Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır? (G. A. Altay, çev.). Ankara:TÜBİTAK.
-Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1. baskı). İstanbul: Kitabevi Yayınları.

References:

-Arık, İ. A. (1998). Psikolojide Bilimsel Yöntem. İstanbul: Çantay Publishing
-Bulduk, S. (2007). Psikolojide Deneysel Araştırma Yöntemleri. İstanbul: Çantay Publishing
-Ray, A.D. (2001). Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır? (G. A. Altay, Trans.). Ankara:TÜBİTAK.
-Solso, R. L., & Johnson, H. H. (2005). Psikolojide Deneysel Yönteme Giriş: Vaka Yaklaşımı (1st Ed). İstanbul: Kitabevi Publishing

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
Program Outcomes
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology.	3	2	2
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings	3	2	2
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human.	1
4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view.			3	3	2
5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules.	2	2	3	3	3
6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena.					3
7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences.					1
8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based.					3
9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings.					2
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology.			2	3
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.	3
5)	Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules.	3
6)	Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena.	3
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.	3
9)	Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings.	1
10)	Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology.	3
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.	1
14)	Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence.	3

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	13	0	2		26
Laboratory	11	0	2		22
Project	4	0	17		68
Midterms	1	0	34		34
Total Workload					150