Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
PSK 5600		Principles and Implementations of Neuropsychological Assessment I	3/0/0	DE	Turkish	6

Course Goals	The goal of this course is to learn the fundamental principles and implementation of neuropsychological assessment, and to prepare the students for the next season's course that includes practice of digfferent neuropsychological assessment methods.
Prerequisite(s)	--
Corequisite(s)	--
Special Requisite(s)	--
Instructor(s)	Lecturer Sena Kıcıklar
Course Assistant(s)	--
Schedule	Tuesday, 3C 03-05, 15:00-18:00
Office Hour(s)	Assistant Proffessor Serra İçellioğlu, 13:00-13:30
Teaching Methods and Techniques	- Verbal presentation
Principle Sources	- Neuropsychological assessment, Muriel D. Lezak, 4. Basım, Oxford Press. - Kognitif Nörobilimler, Editor: Sirel Karakaş, Mn Medikal ve Nobel Basım Yayın, Ankara (2008). - Bilnot- Yetişkin Nöropsikolojik Testlerin Yetişkinler için Araştırma ve Geliştirme Çalışmaları, Sirel Karakaş , Eğitim Kitabevi, İstanbul (2013).
Other Sources	-- Davranışsal ve Kognitif Nörolojinin Temel İlkeleri, Ed. Hakan Gürvit, Yelkovan Yayıncılık, İstanbul (2004).

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Fundamental principles of neuropsychological assessment	verbal presentation
2. Week	Functions of cortex	verbal presentation
3. Week	Cerebral Assymetry	verbal presentation
4. Week	Cerebral Assymetry Differences	verbal presentation
5. Week	Occipital lobes	verbal presentation
6. Week	Parietal lobes	verbal presentation
7. Week	Temporal lobes	verbal presentation
8. Week	Frontal lobes	verbal presentation
9. Week	Learning and memory	verbal presentation
10. Week	MIDTERM
11. Week	Emotion	verbal presentation
12. Week	Psychiatric disorders and neuropsychology	verbal presentation
13. Week	Testing the neuropsychological functions	verbal presentation
14. Week	General overview to the neuropsychological tests	verbal presentation
15. Week	FINAL TERM
16. Week	FINAL TERM
17. Week	FINAL TERM

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	10
Attendance	1	10
Final Exam	1	50

Program Outcomes PO-1 Ability to integrate both theorical and practical knowledge in different domains of psychology. PO-2 Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings of psychology on both theory and implication. PO-3 Understanding the difference between science, art, philosophy and common sense paralel to evolution of human life and cognition. PO-4 Gain interdisciplinary perspectives about the evolution of human being and societies. PO-5 Design, run experiment research; collect, analyze and interpret research data; write research reports effectively. PO-6 Ability to Access and use of information effectively; browse interdisciplinary literature, use databases and other information sources properly. PO-7 Gain analytical and critical thinking and writing skills. PO-8 Use appropriately the technical language of science of psychology in oral and written communication and presentation skills. PO-9 High comprehension of at least a foreign language. PO-10 Improve attitudes, abilities and motivation that bring out self efficiacy, talent and creativity. PO-11 Develop skills and abilities for self critisicm and self growth. PO-12 Achieve personal implements for team working. PO-13 Increase sensitivity and awareness to reflect on communication and problem solving processes. PO-14 Ability to develop social sensitivity and consciousness to conduct social responsibility projects. PO-15 Develop leadership skills and management of human relations. PO-16 Professional ethical consciousness. PO-17 Interact effectively and work productively with others. PO-18 Apply technical knowledge of psychology to problem solving processes in professional work settings.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 Defining the fundamental principles of neuropsychological assessment. LO-2 Defining the clinical situations where a neuropsychological assessment is needed for further investigation. LO-3 Knowing the linkage between brain and behavior. LO-4 Discussing the possible symptoms that likely to be seen after damages to particular brain areas. LO-5 Discussing the difference between neuropsychological assessment and other assessment methods used in psychology.

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