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: | PSI054 | ||||
| Course Name: | Sensation and Perception | ||||
| Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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| Course Credits: |
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| Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||
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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. GÖKÇER ESKİKURT | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Asst. Prof. Gökçer Eskikurt | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to provide a thorough introduction to the biological and psychological study of the senses, and the computational and neural mechanisms that underlie sensation and perception. |
| Course Content: | This course will provide an introduction to the scientific study of sensation and perception. We tend to think of the ability to perceive the world around us as an automatic process that happens ‘for free’ whenever we use our eyes, ears, nose, and other sense organs. But sensation-and-perception is an active process that relies on exquisitely sensitive receptors and powerful computational machinery housed in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system. Our perceptual capabilities have been honed by evolution over many millions of years to arrive in their current form. The central focus of this course will be to examine how these sensory systems work and why. We will undertake a detailed study of the major senses (vision, audition, touch, smell, taste), using insights and methods from a variety of disciplines (philosophy, physics, computer science, neuroscience, psychology). We will begin with a study of the physical basis for perceptual information (e.g., light, sound waves), and proceed to the biological and psychological processes by which such information is converted to percepts in the brain. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Understand the basic neurophysiology that underlies sensory coding across all sense modalities 2) Know the basic anatomy and physiology of each sense modality 3) Understand the role the brain plays in interpreting sensory information to give rise to perception 4) Appreciate the importance of both physiological and behavioral studies to our understanding of human sensation and perception 5) Become familiar with the major research areas in contemporary sensation and perception |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to Perception | - |
| 2) | The Beginning of Perception | - |
| 3) | Neural Processing and Perception | - |
| 4) | Cortical Regulation | - |
| 5) | Detecting Objects and Images | - |
| 6) | Visual Attention | - |
| 7) | Taking Action and Sensing Movement | - |
| 8) | Midterm Exam | - |
| 9) | Perceiving Color | - |
| 10) | Depth and Dimension Detection | - |
| 11) | Hearing and Auditory Localization and Regulation | - |
| 12) | Speech Perception | - |
| 13) | The Cutaneous Sense | - |
| 14) | Chemical Senses | - |
| 15) | Final Exam | - |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Bruce E. Goldstein – Duyum ve Algı. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık |
| References: | Ders notları |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Have the theoretical knowledge in major sub areas of psychology. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2) Apply psychological consepts and theories in a variety of applied settings | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3) Identify and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4) Evaluate evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical view. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5) Collect and analyze the research data and report the findings in accordance to ethical publication rules. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6) Develop and utilize measurement tools for psychological phenomena. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 7) Have the skills and abilities to follow advances in psyhology and other related sciences. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 8) Have the skills and abilities to work effectively on individual and group based. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 9) Have the skills and abilities to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 10) Behave in accordance to the professional code of ethics applied to psychology. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 12) Have enhanced awareness of universal values as well as human and animal rights. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 13) Master a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 14) Master the computer softwares within information and communication technologies at least European computer driving licence. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
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. | 2 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 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. | 1 |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 35 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 65 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 125 | |