Psychology | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | PSI051 | ||||
Course Name: | Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||||
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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): | Ezgi Ildırım Özcan | ||||
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Course Objectives: | This course aims to provide students with knowledge in the field of culture and psychology. The aim of this course is to teach the intercultural psychology approach. Although it is known that culture plays an important role in human behavior, the socio-cultural approach defines human behavior through culture and social environment. In this respect, it is important to understand culture and its effects when making sense of human behavior. |
Course Content: | Within the scope of this course, the validity of the theory and research results in the field of psychology in different cultures, the effects of culture on cognition, personality and interaction will be examined. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Students know the main thoeires and researches in cultural and cross-cultural psychology 2) Students can analyze cultural specifics on individual and group behaviour 3) Students develop awareness of different cultural assumptions |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | - |
2) | Culture | - |
3) | Etnocentrism | Chapter 2 |
4) | Research Methods in Cross-Cultural Psychology | Chapter 3 and 4 |
5) | Child development and Culture I | Chapter 5 |
6) | Child Development and Culture II | Chapter 6 |
7) | Midterm | - |
8) | Cognition and Culture I | Chapter 7 and 8 |
9) | Cognition and Culture II | Cahpter 9 and 10 |
10) | Gender and Culture | Chapter 11 and 12 |
11) | Identity and Culture | Chapter 22 and 23 |
12) | Emotions and Culture | Chapter 17 and 18 |
13) | Psychological Health and Culture | Chapter 13 and 14 |
14) | Social Psychology and Culture | Chapter 24 |
15) | Final | - |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | KÜLTÜRLERARASI PSİKOLOJİ - Araştırma ve Uygulamalar, Yazarlar: John W. Berry, Ype H. Poortinga, Seger M. Breugelmans, Athanasios Chasiotis, David L. Sam, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık |
References: | CROSS-CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY - Research and Applications - John W. Berry, Ype H. Poortinga, Seger M. Breugelmans, Athanasios Chasiotis, CAMBRIDGE |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. | 1 | |||||||||||||
2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. | 3 | |||||||||||||
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. | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
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. | 1 | |||||||||||||
10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
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. | 1 | |||||||||||||
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. | 3 | |||||||||||||
14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
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. |
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 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 13 | 39 |
Midterms | 1 | 36 |
Final | 1 | 50 |
Total Workload | 125 |