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Course Description Course Name : Introduction to the Physicology Course Code : K PG 212 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : First Cycle Year of Study : 2 Course Semester : Fall and Spring (32 Weeks) ECTS : 3 Name of Lecturer(s) : Instructor SERDALGÖKAYAZ Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learning the basic concepts of psychology, students will be able to comprehend the concepts encountered in personal and academic life in detail. Acquiring new concepts and knowledge increases personal awareness and this effects their personal development in a positive way. Students´ point of view to the events and people can change and develop with/thanks to the newly acquired knowledge. Is able to use the knowledge they have acquired to strengthen their interpersonal communication skills. Students learn to develop a sense of responsibility with what they have learned and they can have better performances in their fields. Comprehends the concept of discipline in a better way and reflects this perspective to his education. Helps students express themselves more comfortably within a group. Since they express themselves more comfortably in the group, they learn to act in a manner consistent with their friends. Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : The aim of the course is to explain the basic concepts of psychology to students, and contribute to their personal development by helping them benefit from this knowledge in their personal and professional life. Course Contents : The content of this course consists of approaches in psychology, biological bases of psychology, learning theories, memory processes, language development, conscious proceses etc... Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : Classroom   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 The nature of the science of psychology, different types of approaches (neurobiological approach, behavioral approach, cognitive approach, psychoanalytic approach Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 2 Definition of psychology, fields of psychology (experimental psychology, physiological approach, developmental psychology, personality psychology, social psychology Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 3 Sensation and Perception Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 4 Learning Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 5 Motivation Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 6 Excitement and research into excitement Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 7 Anxiety, Frustration, Conflict Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 8 Motivation and excitements in daily life, ways of coping with anxiety and tension, ways of coping with frustration, tendency of agressiveness Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 9 Lifelong development, personal, physical, cognitive, social and emotional development Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 10 Child maltreatment and underlying causes Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 11 Divorce, causes and effects On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 12 Personality psychology, Freud´s theory of personality Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 13 Self-theories (theory of self-Rogers, Maslow´s theory) Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 14 Mid-term exam evaluation 15 Interpersonal communication Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 16 Period analysis and general revision Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 17 Abnormal behavioral psychology and definition of being abnormal Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 18 About anxiety disorders, phobias On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 19 Obsessive-compulsive disorders Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 20 Conversion hysteria, Psikonejik pain, hypochondria Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 21 Dissociative disorders, psychological amnesia, Psychological fugue, multiple personality Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 22 Psychoses, schizophrenia Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 23 Paranoid disorder, bipolar disorder, Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 24 Mid-term exam evaluation 25 Addiction-related disorders, alcoholism, drug-use and treatment Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 26 psychosexual disorders On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 27 personality disorders Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 28 Organic mental disorders Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 29 Methods of psychotherapy, drug treatments Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 30 social psychology Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 31 General review for the final exam Related unit in the textbook Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brainstorming 32/33/34 Final exam evaluation   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  İnsan ve Davranışı, Doğan CÜCELOĞLU Remzi kitabevi (1991) Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 0     Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 100 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Students gain the ability to fulfill the Piano Education Programme. 2 2 Students perform the works of art in the Piano Education Programme in technical and musical terms. 0 3 Students work theoretically, with their profesional knowledge, to get information about the national and international musical literature. 0 4 Students improve their musical memory because of the necessity that the selected works in the exams and concerts should be played by heart. 5 5 Students work practically, with their profesional knowledge, to get information about the national and international musical literature. 2 6 Students perform the selected works in the Education Programme in technical and musical terms. 0 7 Students can independently conduct an advanced study related to their own field. 3 8 Students gain positive attitudes to learn and improve the piano education. 3 9 Students can critically evaluate and perform the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field. 4 10 Students gain awareness of being a national and international artist who is aware of the responsibility he should have. 5 11 Students gain the conscious and habit of having art ethics and professional discipline. 5 12 Students gain the ability to come together with their colleagues for musical synergy during the performance period. 5 13 Students are able to accompany to the works they will play on stage with musical and technical methods with piano to the group or instrument on stage with musical techniques and methods. 3 14 Students gain the ability to decipher the works technically and musically. 1 15 In addition to professional development, students continue to improve themselves in scientific, social, cultural and athletic fields. 0 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 32 2 64     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 32 0 0 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 2 4 8     Final Exam 1 2 2 Total Workload: 74 Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.96 ECTS Credit: 3