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Course Description Course Name : Introduction to the Psychology 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 : Learn the basic concepts of psychology,make use of them in personal and academic life Raise awereness on self by means of the new concepts learned during lessons which also help them improve personal development Help the students gain the ability of looking at events from various perspectives,and also help them develop themselves in a positive way Use the knowledge learned in lessons to strengthen their interpersonal communication skills Learn to develop a sense of responsibility to their environment which helps them do their profession in the best way Be aware of "discipline" for both personal life and profession Help the students gain self-confidence which helps them behave more comfortably in a group Work collabrotively with peers or in a group in harmony Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Help students learn the basic concepts of psychology,and help them make use of it in their personal lives and on their profession for their personal development. Course Contents : Psychology, biologicsl bases of psychology, learning theories, memory processes, language development, conscious proceses 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 On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 2 Definition of psychology, psychology fields (experimental psychology, physiological approach, developmental psychology, personality psychology, social psychology On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 3 Sensation and Perception On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 4 Learning On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 5 Motivation On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 6 Excitement : anaysing the facts of excitement On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 7 Anxiety, Frustration, Conflict On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 8 Motivation and emotions in daily life, ways of coping with anxiety and tension, ways of coping with frustration,agression On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 9 Life-span development, personal, physical, cognitive, social and emotional development On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 10 Child maltreatment and reasons for doing it On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 11 Divorce: its causes and effects On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 12 Personality psychology, Freud´s theory of personality On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 13 Self-theories (theory of self-Rogers, Maslow´s theory) On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 14 Mid-term exam Evaluation 15 Interpersonal communication On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 16 Period analysis and general revision On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 17 Abnormal behavioral psychology and definition On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 18 About anxiety disorders, phobias On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 19 Obsessive-compulsive disorders On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 20 Conversion hysteria, Psikonejik pain, hypochondria On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 21 Dissociative disorders, psychological amnesia, fugue, multiple personality Psychological On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 22 Psychoses, schizophrenia On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 23 Paranoid disorder, bipolar disorder, On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 24 Mid-term exam Evaluations 25 Addiction-related disorders, alcoholism, drug use and treatment On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 26 psychosexual disorders On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 27 personality disorders On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 28 Organic mental disorders On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 29 Methods of psychotherapy, drug treatments On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 30 social psychology On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 31 General revision for the final exam On the textbook issue Small Group Discussion-Lecture-discussion-Brain Storming 32/33/34 Mid-term 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 Have the ability to fulfill the requirements of the String Training Programme. 2 2 Have the ability to perform technical and musical works included in the training program. 0 3 Improve his/her musical knowledge by performing concerts. 5 4 Do research to acquire information on national and international music literature. 0 5 Have the ability to use his/her professional knowledge in order to do research in national and international literature. 1 6 Have the ability to perform the required works technically. 0 7 Have the ability to conduct advanced studies in the field. 3 8 Have the ability to develop a positive attitude towards the String Training Programme. 3 9 Have the ability to asses and use the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field. 4 10 Have the responsibility of being a national and international an artist. 5 11 Gain a professional discipline and ethics of art. 5 12 Have the ability of working collobaratively with his/her colleagues. 0 13 Use at least one foreign language and follow the recent developments in the field. 5 14 Have the ability to be able to perform the required works on international platforms. 5 15 Have the ability to perform the works solo or in a group on the stage. 3 16 Have the ability to improve himself/herself in social,cultural and sport areas in addition to his/her professional development. 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