ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ART AND SCIENCE
PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Learning Outcomes of
the Course
Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
PSY 317
Community Based Learning I
(3-0)3
5
Prerequisites
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
English
Type and Level of Course
Elective / 3.Year/Fall Semester
Lecturers
Name(s)
Contacts
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Course Coordinator Assoc. Dr. Steve Moore
Course Objective
The primary goal for this class is to help students construct and implement an action
research project. By the end of the course students should have a comfortable
understanding of basic descriptive and comparative statistics, action research, research
methods and related data analyses, and the policies and practices that protect research
participants and support the ethical conduct of research.
1
2
3
4
Students who have completed the course successfully should be
able to
develop and apply skills related to professionalism and
psychology at their fieldwork sites
practice self-reflection, and apply such principles to their work at
their fieldwork sites
Conducting research (e.g. designing and implementing studies,
gathering, analyzing and interpreting data)
Demonstrate ethical and professional behaviors.
Relationship
Net Effect
Prog. Output
5, 4, 4, 4
2, 3, 4, 6
2, 3, 5, 8
5, 5, 5, 5
7
5
6, 8
5, 5
Course Description: This course is focused on design, implementation, and reporting out of a field-based action
research project.
Course Contents:( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
Lecture
1
Introduction
Textbook Ch 1
Lecture
2
Designing Research
Textbook Ch 2
Lecture
3
Using Quantitative Techniques
Textbook Ch 3
Lecture
4
Qualitative Research
Textbook Ch 4
Lecture
5
Ethical issues
Textbook Ch 8
Supervision
6
Fieldwork
Textbook Ch 7
Supervision
7
Fieldwork
Textbook Ch 7
Supervision
8
Fieldwork
Textbook Ch 7
Supervision
9
Fieldwork
Textbook Ch 7
Supervision
Textbook Ch 7
10
Fieldwork
Supervision
Textbook
Ch
9
11
Fieldwork
12
13
14
13
14
Fieldwork
Fieldwork
Presentations
Presentations
Presentations
Textbook
Related links
Recommended Reading
Textbook Ch 9
Textbook Ch 11
Supervision
Supervision
Textbook Ch 11
Textbook Ch 11
Textbook Ch 11
Presentation, discussion
Presentation, discussion
Presentation, discussion
REFERENCES
Regina Scheyvens & Donovan Storey, Development Fieldwork: A Practical Guide;
SAGE Publications Ltd, 2003.
Activities
Midterm Exam
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out Classroom
Homework
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Number
1
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
30%
40%
60%
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
1
1
1
Notes
Hours
3
3
4
25
30
Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
Total
42
42
4
25
30
143/30 = 4,8
5