This course is intended to provide students with a general and comprehensive introduction to the discipline of psychology.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
EDA ÖZTÜRK
Course Assistant(s)
None
Schedule
Monday 13:00-15:00 3C11
Office Hour(s)
Monday 12:30-13:00 3C11
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, discussion, role plays and demonstrations...
Principle Sources
Morris, Charles G., (2002). Psikolojiyi Anlamak. Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları. Atkinson, Rita L., Atkinson Richard C. (2008). Psikolojiye Giriş. Arkadaş Yayınları.
Cüceloğlu D. (2007). İnsan ve Davranışı. Remzi Kitabevi.
Plotnik, Red, Psikolojiye Giriş, Kaknüs Yayınları.
Özakpınar, Yılmaz, Modern Psikolojinin Gelişimi, Ötüken Yayınları.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Definition and development of psychology
Oral expression
2. Week
Different practice fields of psychology
Oral expression
3. Week
Physiology and behavior
Oral expression
4. Week
Neurons and nervous system
Oral expression
5. Week
Central nervous system
Oral expression
6. Week
Peripheral nervous system
Oral expression
7. Week
Senses; threshold
Oral expression
8. Week
Midterm exam
9. Week
Perceptions; perception theories
Oral expression
10. Week
Different states of consciousness
Oral expression
11. Week
Use of drugs
Oral expression
12. Week
Intelligence; problem solving; decision making
Oral expression
13. Week
Motivation and emotions
Oral expression
14. Week
Primary drives
Oral expression
15. Week
Stimulators, learned drives
Oral expression
16. Week
Expression of emotions
Oral expression
17. Week
Final exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
0
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
This program gratuate students will learn main teoretical and practical principles of child development disipline.
PO-2
Graduate of this program will have enough qualification to work at maternal school, day caring school, special clinic for handicapped chieldren.
PO-3
Graduate student of this program will experienced enough after out school interships.
PO-4
Graduate students will know all popular education technics and material about chield care using worldwide.
PO-5
Graduate students will be professional about communication with children.
PO-6
Graduate students will be professional about communication with families to guide them about problem with their children.
PO-7
Graduate students will know main technics of behavior management.
PO-8
Graduate student will learn moral and ethic principles.
PO-9
Graduated students will be well informed about children rights.
PO-10
Graduated students will learn to orient children about art activities.
PO-11
Graduated students will learn basic information about infantile diseases.
PO-12
Graduated students will know how to organise art activities suitable for chieldren.
PO-13
Graduated students will have enough qualification to manage a chield care association
PO-14
Graduated students will knows presentation technics.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Knowledge of the interests and fields of psychology
LO-2
Comprehension of the links between interests of psychology
LO-3
Comprehension of the links between physiology and behavior and knowledge of basic facts of phsiology
LO-4
Knowledge of conscious and comprehension of different types of consciousness
LO-5
Knowledge of intelligence and comprehension of categorization of intelligence
LO-6
Knowledge of sensation, perception, motive and emotion
LO-7
Comprehension of categorization of sensation, perception, motive, emotion and comprehension of importance of these concepts in psychology
