ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
PSYCHOLOGY
Learning Outcomes of
the Course
Code
Course Name
Credit
ECTS
PSY 202
Social Psychology II
(3-0)3
6
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
English
Type and Level of Course
Compulsory, Second year, spring semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Contacts
Course Coordinator Assit.Prof. Dr. Timuçin
timucinaktan@gmail.com
Aktan
Course Objective
Course aims to equip the students to understand and think critically about basic social
psychological theories and to understand the consequences of being "social animals."
Relationship
Students who have completed the course successfully should
be able to
Net Effect
Prog. Output
1
identify specific methods and results of research studies and
1, 3, 5
4, 5, 4
what they tell us about social behavior
2
recognize how people influence one another
3
5
3
interpret the relationship between psychological findings and
3, 7, 8
5, 4, 5
everyday life, including contemporary social, cultural, economic
and political issues.
4
apply course concepts to your own everyday life
1
4
5
recognize and respect socio-cultural diversity
6, 8
4,5
6
develop a better understanding of individual and group behavior
3, 6, 8
5,4,5
Course Description: A contınuatıon to the ıntroduction to the social behavior of the individual and the group: social perception,
attribution theory, attitude formation and change, interpersonal attraction, aggression and conflict, group dynamics, applied social
psychology.
Course Contents:( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Prejudice and Disliking Other People
Ch. 9
Lectures
2
Consequences of Prejudice
Ch. 9
Presentation & Discussion
3
Aggression
Ch. 10
Lectures
4
Attraction and Intimacy
Ch.11
Presentation & Discussion
5
Close-Relations
Ch. 11
Presentation & Discussion
6
Helping
Ch. 12
Case Studies & Discussion
7
Conflicts and Peace Making
Ch.13
Presentation & Discussion
8
Conflicts and Peace Making
Ch. 13
Case Studies & Discussion
9
Social Psychology in Clinic
Ch.14
Presentation & Discussion
10
Social Psychology in Court
Ch. 15
Presentation & Discussion
11
Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future
Ch. 16
Presentation & Discussion
12
Student Presentations
Presentation & Discussion
13
Student Presentations
Presentation & Discussion
14
Final Review
Discussion
REFERENCES
Textbook
Myers, G. D. (2010). Social Psychology, New York: McGraw-Hill.
Recommended Reading
Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010), Yeni İnsan ve İnsanlar. İstanbul: Evrim Yayınları
Activities
Midterm Exam
Homework
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out Classroom
Homeworks
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Number
1
1
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
30%
10%
40%
60%
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
2
1
1
Notes
Hours
3
3
10
25
35
Total
Total
42
42
20
25
40
169
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
169/30= 5.63
6