PSL603 - HISTORY of PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORY of PSYCHOLOGY | PSL603 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department Staff | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of the course is to gain the student advance knowledge about major psychology schools and their immense effects among themselves and on the modern psychology today. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The course covers the topics about foundation of modern psychology, structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, gestalt psychology, psychoanalytic theory and some classic experiments, and their effects on the psychology today. Course Level: Graduate Course Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Sait ULUÇ Course Assistants: Found by the course instructor with the approval of the USA. Internship Status of the Course: None | |||||
| References | Schultz, D.P. & Schultz, S.E. (2002). Modern psikoloji tarihi. (2.baskı). (Çev. Y. Aslay). İstanbul: Kaknüs. (Orijinal eser 1969). Hock, R.R. (1995). Forty studies changed psychology: Exploration into the history of psychological research. (2nd ed.).New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Brannigan, G.G. & Merrens, M.R. (1993). The undaunted psychologist: Adventures in research. New York: McGraw Hill. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Effects of philosophical approaches on modern psychology |
| Week 2 | The body-mind problem and related philosophical approaches |
| Week 3 | Effects of the body-and mind problem on modern psychology |
| Week 4 | Effects of philosophy of nature on modern psychology |
| Week 5 | Physiological mechanisms approach, mental mechanisms approach, psychophysic parallellism approach, psychophysic interaction approach |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | British empiricism and associationism |
| Week 8 | British empiricism and associationism |
| Week 9 | Effects of psychology schools on modern psychology. |
| Week 10 | Effects of psychology schools on modern psychology. |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Effects of some classic experiments on modern psychology |
| Week 13 | Effects of some classic experiments on modern psychology |
| Week 14 | Effects of some classic experiments on modern psychology |
| Week 15 | Effects of some classic experiments on modern psychology |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 4 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 7 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 36 | 63 | 213 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Understands current theoretical and applied knowledge in psychology. | X | ||||
| 2. Understands the relationships between theoretical and applied knowledge and other disciplines in psychology. | X | ||||
| 3. Understands the cause and consequences of the transformation of life. | X | ||||
| 4. Evaluates analysis techniques, technologies and applications related to psychology. | |||||
| 5. Acts in accordance with legislation, professional values and ethical principles. | |||||
| 6. Presenting solution suggestions with reporting data. | |||||
| 7. Interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies are carried out in psychology. | |||||
| 8. It produces frameworks within the framework of social responsibility. | |||||
| 9. Personal and professional life embraces the lifelong learning solution. | X | ||||
| 10. Adopts and applies critical approach. | |||||
| 11. Conducts research using psychology knowledge and skills and evaluates the literature analysis of the results. | |||||
| 12. Takes master's education to an advanced level in the academic and practical field. | |||||
| 13. Information is shared at scientific meetings. | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest