ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Psychology | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PSI046 | ||||
| Course Name: | Selected Topics in Forensic Psychology | ||||
| Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. EZGİ ILDIRIM | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Ezgi Ildırım | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The course aims to teach and examine new research methods and study topics in the field of forensic psychology. Students will have knowledge about the current research and issues in forensic psychology. |
| Course Content: | Within the scope of this course, current articles in the fields of witnessing and memory processes, criminology, victimology and penology will be followed. The content of the course consists of newly developed interview protocols, theories explaining crime, and current findings on psycho-social support programs developed for offenders. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students know the research methods used in forensic psychology 2) Students can follow the recent studies in the field. 3) Critically review the research articles. 4) Students know the recent finding in the field of forensic psychology. 5) Students can explain the theories in the forensic psychology field. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Forensic Psychology | - |
| 2) | Research Methods in Forensic Psychology | Adalet Psikolojisi, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Işıktaç, 2020, Sümer Kitabevi. |
| 3) | Literature review and structure of research article | Adalet Psikolojisi, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Işıktaç, 2020, Sümer Kitabevi. |
| 4) | Evaluating the recent researches on eyewitness memory | Adalet Psikolojisi, Prof. Dr. Yasemin Işıktaç, 2020, Sümer Kitabevi. |
| 5) | Evaluating the recent researches on forensic interview techniques | |
| 6) | Evaluating the recent research on criminal psychology | |
| 7) | Evaluating recent researches on victim psychology | |
| 8) | Evaluating recent researches on correctional psychology | |
| 9) | Evaluating recent studies on juvenile delinquency | |
| 10) | Evaluating the recent research on gender and forensic psychology | |
| 11) | Evaluating the recent studies on police psychology | |
| 12) | Evaluating the recent research on psychopathology and forensic psychology | |
| 13) | Student presentations | |
| 14) | Student Presentations |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction, David Canter, Oxford University Press, 2010. |
| References: | Adli Psikolojide Gözlem-Görüşme ve Psikolojik Değerlendirme, Emre Şenol Durak, Mithat Durak, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2018. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. | 2 | 2 | 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. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 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. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 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. | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 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. | 2 |
| 6) | Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. | 1 |
| 7) | Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences. | 3 |
| 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. | 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. | 2 |
| 14) | Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. | 2 |
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 | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
| Midterms | 1 | 36 |
| Final | 1 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 125 | |