ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Psychology (English) | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PSY071 | ||||
| Course Name: | Cinema and Psychology | ||||
| Semester: |
Fall Spring |
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| Course Credits: |
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
| Course Condition: | |||||
| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
| Course Level: |
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. GİZEM ATEŞ ÖZKAN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Gizem ATEŞ ÖZKAN | ||||
| Course Assistants: |
Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of Cinema and Psychology course is to explain a number of psychological themes and concepts including stereotypes, memory, learning processes, personality disorders, emotion, trauma, and clinical applications via cinema, and to investigate these themes and concepts by critical thinking. |
| Course Content: | Psychological themes and concepts (i.e., learning and motivation, memory, stereotypes and prejudice, mental health ve therapy, mood disorders, dissociation, dissociative disorders, psychotic disorders, emotion, jealousy, envy, love, and happiness) and related movies. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) develop an understanding of basic psychological principles across the major fields of psychology, 2) define key psychological concepts, terms, and theories. 3) develop critical thinking and analysis skills by evaluating accuracies of portrayals of psychological concepts in movies. 4) Analyzing techniques used in films to illustrate psychological concepts |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | No materials |
| 2) | Öğrenme ve Motivasyon | Film: The Shawshank Motivation |
| 3) | Memory | Film: Memento Renner, K. (2006). Repeat viewings revisited: Emotions, memory, and “Memento.” Film Studies, 8, 106-115. |
| 4) | Stereotypes and Prejudice | Film: 12 Angry Men |
| 5) | Mental Health and Therapy | Film: One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
| 6) | Mood Disorders | Film: Ordinary People |
| 7) | MIDTERM | MIDTERM |
| 8) | Dissociation | Film: Shutter Island Lawson, A. & Fouts, G. (2004). Mental illness in Disney animated films. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 310-314. |
| 9) | Psychotic Disorders | Film: A Beautiful Mind Wedding, D., & Niemiec, R. M. (2003). The clinical use of films in psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 207-215. |
| 10) | Dissociative Disorders | Film: Sybil |
| 11) | Emotion | Film: Inside Out |
| 12) | Jealousy and Envy | Film: Lovelorn (Gönül Yarası) |
| 13) | Love | Film: Everything About Mustafa (Mustafa Hakkında Her Şey) |
| 14) | Happiness | Film: Bliss (Mutluluk) |
| 15) | FİNAL | FİNAL |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Zorunlu ders kitabı yoktur / No required textbooks. |
| References: | Lawson, A. & Fouts, G. (2004). Mental illness in Disney animated films. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 310-314. Renner, K. (2006). Repeat viewings revisited: Emotions, memory, and “Memento.” Film Studies, 8, 106-115. Wedding, D., & Niemiec, R. M. (2003). The clinical use of films in psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 59, 207-215. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||
| 1) Have the theoretical knowledge related to major sub areas of psychology. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2) Apply psychological concepts and theories in a variety of applied settings. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 3) Define and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human beings. | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4) Evaluate psychological evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical way. | ||||||||||||||
| 5) Collect and analyze psychological research data and interpret and report the findings in accordance to scientific publication rules. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6) Develop and utilize assessment and measurement tools for psychological phenomena. | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7) Have the skills and abilities to follow innovations and developments in psyhology and other related sciences. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 8) Have knowledge and skills to work effectively on individual or group basis. | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 9) Have knowledge and skills to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 10) Behave in accordance with professional code of conduct and ethics related to psychology. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 11) Behave in an unprejudiced and equal way towards various identity groups such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. | ||||||||||||||
| 12) Have respect for universal values and human and animal rights. | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 13) Use a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 14) Use computer softwares as well as information and communication technologies at least Basic level of European Computer Driving Licence. | 2 | |||||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Have the theoretical knowledge related to major sub areas of psychology. | |
| 2) | Apply psychological concepts and theories in a variety of applied settings. | |
| 3) | Define and explain the cognitive, emotional and behavioral processes of human beings. | |
| 4) | Evaluate psychological evidence and assumptions in a scientific and critical way. | |
| 5) | Collect and analyze psychological research data and interpret and report the findings in accordance to scientific publication rules. | |
| 6) | Develop and utilize assessment and measurement tools for psychological phenomena. | |
| 7) | Have the skills and abilities to follow innovations and developments in psyhology and other related sciences. | |
| 8) | Have knowledge and skills to work effectively on individual or group basis. | |
| 9) | Have knowledge and skills to communicate in a clear and effective manner in national and international settings. | |
| 10) | Behave in accordance with professional code of conduct and ethics related to psychology. | |
| 11) | Behave in an unprejudiced and equal way towards various identity groups such as age, gender, language, race, religion and social class in scientific and professional acitivities. | |
| 12) | Have respect for universal values and human and animal rights. | |
| 13) | Use a foreign language at least B1 level of European Language Portfolio. | |
| 14) | Use computer softwares as well as information and communication technologies at least Basic level of European Computer Driving Licence. |
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 | 65 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final | 1 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 125 | |