ISTANBUL KULTUR UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND LETTERS
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
I. SEMESTER
COURSE
PSY 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I (3 - 0) 3
CONTENT Meeting and orientation; science, definition and the history of scientific
psychology; content, approaches and methods of psychology, application areas;
discussion: what is science, is pscyhology a science?; physiological basics of
behavior; sensation and perception; impulses and emotions; motivation;
intelligence and the development of intelligence; brain and memory.
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PSY 102 STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I (3 - 0) 3
The use of statistical tests, and methods in researches. Orientation: Meeting;
introduction to course; statistics in psychology; importance and basic principles
of research in psychology; data collection: principles, properties, origin,
information collection forms; data analysis techniques; ethics of scientific
research; observation, survey, experiment, variables (dependent / independent /
other); data collection and data working in the class; preparing table of
frequency distribution; varieties of frequency; different kinds of graphic
methods: preparing frequency polygon, Ogiv, Histogram, Graphic Methods,
Aritmetich Mean, Median, Mod, Quartile Deviation, Persantiles, Standart
Deviation
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PSY 103 SOCIOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Understanding human beings and their interactions and living activities as the
basis of social life. Why are social interactions and social life presupposed as a
context for every conceptual representation; scientific or otherwise? How are
the rules of language and culture structured in social life, in the “languagegame”? How are beliefs, social imagination and social consciousness formed
in social life, in the language and culture systems of human beings. The impact
of language and learning on human consciousness and imagination. Rules of
language and paradigms of thinking and imagining. The meaning of history and
historical changes with changing paradigms.
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MAT 111 MATHEMATICS (2 - 2) 3
Application areas of mathematics and statistics in social sciences; statistical
distributions ve mathematical structures; linear and nonlinear models;
applications with software programs of mathematics and statistics.
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CONTENT
UN 102 TURKISH I (2 - 0) 0
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CONTENT
UN 103 FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (2 - 2) 3
According to their level of English, students are grouped Elementary, Pre-Intermediate,
and Intermediate. The duration of each level is two semesters. This course marks the
first semester of the level each student was placed. In each level, students are taught
the four skills and use of English.
What is language? Principles of a language, native language, dialect, accent,
spoken and written language. Importance of language to constitute a nation,
description of linguistics, world languages, language as a means and objective.
Structure of Turkish Grammar, word structure, spontaneous dialogues;
semantic description of words, idioms, terms, use of modern Turkish. Spelling
and punctuation rules, text analysis, “Onuncu Yıl Nutku”; writing practice of
“Onuncu yıl Nutku”- Atatürk’s Speech to Turkish on the occasion of 10th
Anniversary of Turkish Republic. Free oral practices / discussion / social
function of language; pre-prepared speeches, narrating styles, defining,
describing, discussion. Pre-prepared speeches, narrating styles, text analysis;
pre-prepared speeches, literature, fiction and poetry definitions, writing
practice; outstanding of Turkish literature, sample texts; project presentation
and evaluation.
II. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 201 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II (3 - 0) 3
Learning and learning methods; personality and abnormal behavior; language
and communication; stress and coping; a comprehensive overview of
implication areas of psychology; health psychology, clinical psychology,
educational psychology, forensic psychology, developmental psychology,
organizational psychology and basic issues dealt within each.
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 202 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The topics of the course include social communication; attribution; social
facilitation; group interaction; perception; attraction and relationships; attitudes
conflict and co-operation; emotional IQ.
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PSY 203 RESEARCH METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS IN
PSYCHOLOGY I (3 - 0) 3
Definitions of basic concepts (what is science and scientific method, historical
evolution of scientific thinking, ways of gaining knowledge; characteristics of
science, pure versus applied science, importance of doing social research)
Building blocks of research (observation, definition of problem, theoretical
framework, hypothesis formulation, sampling, research designs: experimental
versus correlational designs; scaling, experimental and correlational designs,
data collection methods, data analysis and interpretation, research report
writing).
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CONTENT
PSY 204 PHILOSOPHY (3 - 0) 3
The beginning of philosophical thinking; its similarities and differences with
theogonies; Early Greek philosophical thinking about Nature (Physis); its
similarity and difference with physics and metaphysics. The presuppositions of
theories of knowledge about the criterion and differentiation of knowledge from
beliefs (doxa) and about thinking with a priori forms. The presuppositions of
Cartesianism and Empiricism in contrast to conceptual clarification of the
context, language-game. Exemplifying confusion of physical concepts with
metaphysical suppositions about matter and mind.
Ethics: On value of life and living; Plato: Apology of Sokrates; Tolstoy: The
Death of Ivan Ilyıch.
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CONTENT
MAT 211 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER (2 - 2) 3
Providing basic knowledge of computer usage to students. Computer definition
and history; basic parts of computers; hardware; operating systems; using
Windows XP operating system; using Office Word; using Office Powerpoint;
using Office Excel.
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UN 202 TURKISH II (2 - 0) 0
Body language (its effect to the speech, positive and negative postures); preparation
before speech– diction; introduction to speech types – diction; set phrases Turkish
verbal statement – to exchange greetings, saying farewell to each other – phone calladdressings; politeness and consideration phrases; oral and verbal expression
techniques: observation, jot down, planning; class discussions about the students’
plans; debate practices; free speech works / debate / social role of language; different
types of article (petition / report); speech of general evaluation; interrogation;
evaluating meeting; occupational scripts – report and report of proceeding ;descriptive
narration - case presentations; studying spelling on a script; poetry; literary works:
essay, Turkish essay writers.
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CONTENT
UN 203 FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (2 - 2) 3
According to their level of English, students are grouped Elementary, Pre-Intermediate,
and Intermediate. The duration of each level is two semesters. This course marks the
first semester of the level each student was placed. In each level, students are taught
the four skills and use of English.
III. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 301 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The aim of this course is to help the psychology students to acquire the
knowledge about physical, cognitive, emotional and social development of
children from birth to adolescence. Beginnings in Development, Infancy,
Toddler-hood, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood.
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 302 STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY II (3 - 0) 3
The use of statistical tests, and methods in researches. Probability practices in
the way of analysis of hypothesis and the statistical findings. The normal
distribution curve and its functions. Reliability; Variability; Binomial
Distribution; statistical tests of significance; the testing of the hypothesis; “t”
Tests (one way and two ways).
COURSE
PSY 303 RESEARCH METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS IN
PSYCHOLOGY II (3 - 0) 3
This course is designed to integrate research theory (previously learned in
PSY 202), statistics and computer usage to conduct a research and analyse data.
The logic of measurement; validity, reliability, levels of measurement and units
of analysis; scale development process; application and data collection;
preparation of data sets for analysing data using SPSS software; conducting
univariate analysis (descriptive) in SPSS; bivariate analysis; interpreting data
and report writing.
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COURSE
CONTENT
IS 102 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (3 - 0) 3
The Concept of Business and Business Environment; Entrepreneurship and
Business Ownership; Ethics and Responsibility in Business; Economic Aspects
of Business: Profitability, Efficiency, Growth, Capacity; Establishment of a
Business Unit; Types of Businesses; Global Concept of Business; Managing
The Business Enterprise; Organizations as a System; Marketing Processes and
Consumer Behavior; Information Systems; Accounting; Financial Issues;
Operations Management; Students are expected to acquire an understanding of
the basics of business concepts.
COURSE
UN 303 FOREIGN LANGUAGE III (2 - 2) 3
CONTENT According to their level of English, students are grouped Elementary, PreIntermediate, and Intermediate. The duration of each level is two semesters.
This course marks the first semester of the level each student was placed. In
each level, students are taught the four skills and use of English.
COURSE
UN 101 PRINCIPLES OF ATATÜRK AND HISTORY OF
REVOLUTION I (2 - 0) 0
CONTENT Detailed Examination of the Independence War, Treaties and Congresses
(Mondros Mütarekesi, Amasya Tamimi, Milli Kongreler, Misak-I Milli,
TBMM Açılışı, Sevr Ant. Gümrü Ant., 1.2. İnönü Savaşları, Moskova Ant.,
Sakarya Savaşı, Ankara İhtilafnamesi, Büyük Taarruz, Mudanya Mütarekesi,
Saltanatın Kaldırılması), Losanne Treaty, The Establishment of the Republic,
Reforms.
IV. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 401 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR I (3 - 0) 3
Introduction to the field of organizational behavior; understanding
organizational behavior from a historical perspective; foundations of individual
behavior: Individiual differences in organizations; individual diversities,
perception, attitudes, personality; foundations of employee motivations,
application of motivation theories; reward systems and job designs, foundations
of group behavior: decision making.
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CONTENT
PSY 402 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Core concepts of anthropology; scope of anthropology; culture and cultural
relativism; characteristics of culture; human and cultural origins; culture and
personality; socialization and enculturation; sexuality and gender formation;
childhood across cultures; family and kinship; race and ethnicity; belief
systems; language and communication; aspects of economic and political
systems; social structure and control.
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CONTENT
PSY 403 PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Structure of neuron, neurotransmitters; synapses; structure of the brain; parts of
the brain; lateralization and localization of the brain hemisphere; sensations;
improvement of sight; recognition by hearing; storing dinformation in the brain
and using it; agnosia, apraxia; environmental effects on learning; holistic view
in development of brain; attention, awareness; conscious, sleep; development
of speech in the brain; speaking; academic skills: mathematics, writing, reading,
understanding by reading etc.; face recognition; concepts of space and locality;
using intelligence; problem solving
COURSE
CONTENT
PSK 404 PERSONALITY THEORIES (3 - 0) 3
The study of personality: introduction to the research and theory; the
psychoanalytic approach: Sigmund Freud; the neopsychoanalytic approach:
Carl Jung and Alfred Adler; the neopsychoanalytic approach: Karen Horney
and Henry Murray; the neopsychoanalytic approach: Erich Fromm; the lifespan approach: Erik Erikson; the trait approach (the genetics of personality):
Goldon Allport ; the trait approach: Raymond Cattell, Hans Eysenck and the
others; the humanistic approach: Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers; the
cognitive approach: George Kelly; the behavioral approach: Burrhus Frederick
Skinner; the social learning approach: Albert Bandura; advances in personality
theory; other directions; cross-cultural psychology; positive psychology;
personality in perspective and the future.
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CONTENT
UN 403 FOREIGN LANGUAGE IV (2 - 2) 3
According to their level of English, students are grouped Elementary, Pre-Intermediate,
and Intermediate. The duration of each level is two semesters. This course marks the
first semester of the level each student was placed. In each level, students are taught
the four skills and use of English.
COURSE
UN 201 PRINCIPLES OF ATATÜRK AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTION II
(2 – 0) 0
CONTENT
Kemalist Ideology (structure, methodology), Kemalist approaches in the 21.
century.
V. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 501 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR II (3 - 0) 3
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CONTENT
PSY 502 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Understanding the relationship between reasoning and creating. Problem
solving; conscious; attention; speech; sleeping process; dominance; praxia;
learning and learning disorders; academic skills: mathematics, writing, reading.
Perception; sensation; speech and language; emotion; memory and memory
deficits.
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CONTENT
PSY 503 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING (3 - 0) 3
This course will cover the basic theories of learning, particularly the behavioral
and cognitive theories, and the modern theories such as Brain-Based Learning
and Multiple Intelligences. The basic principles of learning and the biological
processes; memory; motivation and related concepts and more complex skills.
Power and politics; leadership; organizational culture control and
organizational design complexity; organization ecology and evolution;
organization change process; globalization and organization.
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CONTENT
PSY 504 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
This course covers most of the major psychiatric diagnoses currently in use and
theories about their probable causes. The history of treatment of the mentally
ill; the terminology of psychopathology; the broad classification system of
DSM-IV; the various causes, symptoms, and treatments of the major mental
disorders, including stress, anxiety, dissociative, somatoform, mood,
personality, substance abuse, eating, sexual, schizophrenia, childhood, aging,
and violence disorders; to the ethical issues involved in diagnosis; the
discussion and the differentiation of the major schools of thought in psychology
and their treatment/therapy approaches to the mental illnesses.
VI. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 601 MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES (3 - 0) 3
Inroduction to human resource management; resourcing the organization;
functions of human resources; developing the human resource; the employment
relationship; international human resource management.
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CONTENT
PSY 602 MODERN PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
This course will provide students to meet with modern perspectives in
psychology as well as empirical findings for each perspectives; biological
perspective, psychoanalytic perspective, behavioral perspective, cognitive
perspective, humanistic perspective, evolutionary perpesctive, sociocultural
perspective.
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CONTENT
PSY 603 CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The goal of this course is to introduce the concepts and methods of clinical
psychology including the fundamentals of abnormal psychology; clinical
assessment; psychotherapy and professional activities of clinical psychologists.
To provide students with an overview of the field of clinical psychology;
historical roots and conceptual models in clinical psychology; professional
issues in clinical psychology; assessment techniques used in clinical
psychology; therapeutic approaches in clinical psychology.
VII. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 701 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Experimental research methods, in addition non-experimental, descriptive
research techniques. Among the many topics to be discussed are: the goals,
assumptions, and requirements of science; the steps of the scientific method;
ethics, experimental control and research design; sampling and generalization;
hypothesis testing and statistical significance. An introduction to the historical
roots and methods for the scientific study of human behavior with a special
emphasis on proper experimental design and the highly critical evaluation of
experimental results. Moreover, students will learn to evaluate and interpret
their research and to communicate the findings in an effective manner through
oral reports, written papers and poster presentations.
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CONTENT
PSY 702 ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP (3 - 0) 3
Understanding national and organizational culture; theories of organizational
culture; doing business in different cultures; culture change and leadership.
COURSE
PSY 703 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT
(3 - 0) 3
CONTENT
The objective of the course is to develop the students information and abilities
by introducing the basic intelligence and personality tests and materials.
Theoretical and general principles of measurement and interpretation in clinical
psychology will be elaborated in this course along with the theoretical origins
of intelligence tests, personality tests, projective tests, development tests.
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 704 PROJECT I (3 - 0) 3
Basic characteristics of project work – various tasks; organizing a project;
planning of project work; team work in project work; steps in projects work;
various examples of project works and application.
VIII. SEMESTER
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 801 PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES (3 - 0) 3
This course surveys the theories and techniques of psychotherapy, including the
psycho-analytic, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic-existential approaches.
Case studies, role plays, and in-class exercises will illustrate the principles of
therapeutic change. The exercises often are experiential in that they encourage
students to apply their own life experiences to various concepts discussed in
class.
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CONTENT
PSY 802 PERSONAL SELECTION AND EVALUATION (3 - 0) 3
Introduction to occupation and occupational environment; personal evaluation;
techniques for personal selection; competency-based job descriptions; attracting
the right employees; applications as screening tools; interviewing techniques;
testing in recruitment process; evaluating motivation to perform the job;
making final selections; understanding and documenting performance;
performance review meetings; diagnosing and solving problems; essential
communication skills; rewards and punishments; dealing with different types of
employees; need analysis for training; personal principles according to
occupation; personal evaluation; relation of personal and manager; management
behavior; motivation methods; reinforcement systems; adaptation in workplace;
general evaluation.
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PSY 803 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The method of criminal psychology; properties of a crime; characteristics of a
criminal; theories of crime; kind of personalities inclined to commit a crime;
concepts in forensic psychology of persons involved in the prosecution as well
as strategies in the prevention of crime.
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PSY 804 PROJECT II (3 - 0) 3
This course explains how to organize a psychological project. Basic
characteristics of project work – various tasks; organizing a project; planning of
project work; team work in project work; steps in projects work; various
examples of project works and application.
ELECTIVE FIELD COURSES
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 011 CREATIVE THINKING (3 - 0) 3
Difference between personal creativity and creative thinking; obstacles for
creative thinking; psychology and creative thinking; stages of creative thinking;
self realization and creative thinking; personality and creative thinking;
intelligence and creative thinking; problem solving and creative thinking;
psychology of art; evaluation of creative thinking; personal creativity and group
creativity; age, sex, psychological illness and creative thinking; creative
thinking in educational system; developing creative thinking.
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PSY 012 FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The Relationship in family and the influence of the parents; the communication
skills of family members; parent’s behaviours, reasons and results; authority
figure in family; rules of family, conflicts and conflict-analysis; business life
and family; parent’s personality and their effects; the influence of familyconflicts; common activities, sharing thoughts and emotions; protective family
model; education, culture, society and family interaction; family impression and
turkish family structure; psychology of separated families; violence in family,
criminal children.
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PSY 013 ETHICS IN PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Understanding ethics from a historical perspective; ethics in science, ethical
decision making; ethical versus non-ethical cases in scientific research and
psychology; ethical codes and issues in teaching and supervision,
organizational behavior, clinical psychology, forensic psychology and
psychological researches; multicultural perspectives and diversity issues in
ethics; social responsibility and ethics.
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PSY 014 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The place and the importance of job in human life; the changing meaning of
working and job; stages of working life; effects of working on human and the
field of health; the harmony and the disharmony of the job and the person, its
reasons and results; the changes in work place; person-job fit; the historical
development of health psychology; different approaches in health psychology.
The body, physical systems (nervous, endocrine digestive respiratory
cardiovascular systems, stress management) ergonomy in the health cured.
Groups and the group processes, modern group models; techniques of working
with groups and participant management; motivation: traditional and modern
motivation theories, motivation instruments; leading: types, theories, properties,
models during the process of getting into learning community, coaching and
being a mentor as a modern model; working stress and managing stress: its
reasons, process, results, preventing methods; ergonomy in the health area;
problems about the work place relating with health field: conflicts,
disagreements, management styles, inequality, reasons and results, solutions;
special groups in work life; working child, woman, handicapped person,
recidivist and their problems. The general assessment of the course.
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PSY 015 GENDER PSYCHOLOGY (3-0) 3
Definition and development of gender, gender from a socio-psychological
perspective, empirical findings on gender differences, gender and personality,
gender roles, gender and social relationships, business life and gender, media
and gender.
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PSY 016 CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (3-0) 3
Inroduction to consumer behavior. Concept and properties of consumer
behavior. Relation of consumer behavior with the other disciplines. Consumer
behavior and marketing strategies. Factors effecting consumer behavior;
psychological factors: learning, motivation, perception, attitude and personality,
values and life style. Socio-cultural factors: Group and counselling groups,
family and social class, decision making process of consumer.
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PSY 017 ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The nature and scope of environmental psychology; environmental perception
and cognition, attitudes, attitude change, environment and personality, personal
distance, territoriality, crowdness, privacy, residence and environment, society
and environment, education and environment, work and environment, natural
environment and resources; the effects of temperature, sound, light and spatial
arrangements in neighborhoods, homes, schools and workplaces.
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PSY 018 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS (3 - 0) 3
To explain the importance of interpersonal relations in life process and in the
area of psychology, the development of interpersonal relations and behaviour
types. To express him/her self in interpersonal relations; active listening; body
language; dependence theory; closeness; power balance; reasons of
interpersonal conflicts, intrapersonal relations and conflict, organizational
relations and conflict; transactional analysis and conflict; hidden agenda;
interpersonal behaviour types; integral; crossing and hidden interpersonal
behaviours.
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PSY 022 SOCIAL SENSITIVITY WORKSHOPS (3 - 0) 3
Understanding meaning of social sensitivity and community development;
moral development and civil responsibility; organizations or social sensitivity
in the world and Turkey future perspectives in social sensitivity; institution
visiting and report writing. Within the Social Sensitivity Works, students are
going to visit related institutions which are chosen by the Psychology
Department and they will prepare reports. Especially this course will be
conducted by taking up group projects to do research on social sensitivity in
relevant institutions.
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PSY 023 ENGLISH FOR PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS I (3 - 0) 3
Learning words from the main domains of psychology, reading, understanding
and translation practices.
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PSY 024 ENGLISH FOR PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS II (3 - 0) 3
Cognizing english in the fields of psychology, interpreting, predicting, word
improvement, writing articles, summarization, preparing term projects.
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PSY 026 APPLIED STATISTICS (3 - 0) 3
Desciptive and predictive practices of statistics. Multivariete techniques of
statistical applications.
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
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PSY 031 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Introduction to Educational Psychology; theory of learning and instruction:
learning in history; learning and behavior; radical behaviorism; principles of
behavior management; learning and cognition; meaningful learning and schema
theory; situated cognition; a situated perspective on education; cognitive and
knowledge development; Jean Piaget’s genetic epistemology; interactional
theories of cognitive development; Bruner: going beyond the information;
Vygotsky: the social formation of mind; biological bases of learning and
memory; attention and perception; Gestalt Principles; Gardner: multiple
intelligence; motivation and self-regulation in learning;
Keller’s Arcs
Motivational Model; Gagne’s Theory Of Instruction; constructivism: a
constrasting theory; assessment tools; educational technologies; teaching
methods and approaches.
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PSY 032 EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION (3 - 0) 3
Basic concepts of administration and educational administration, properties of
educational administration and the relation with the other disciplines, main
approaches to administration, classical and neo-classical theories of
administration, modernistic theories of administration, system approach, total
quality management, learning organizations, school holding administration,
strategic administration, influence of administration theories on educational
administration, assignments of educational administration and educational
management, managerial process, decision making, planning, organising,
coordinating, communication, inspection, influence, evaluation, motivation
theories.
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PSY 033 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (3 - 0) 3
Relationship between philosophy and education, definition of philosophy of
education, basic philosophical currents which effect education (ideailsm,
realism, pragmatism and existentialism), currents of philosophy of education (to
be permanent, intrinsic, making advance, reestablishing, existentialism,
constructivism) current influence of philosophy of education to educational
system of the Turkish Republic, philosophy of education and educational
systems.
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PSY 034 PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION IN EDUCATION(3 - 0) 3
Introduction to consultation skills especially in educational environment. Basic
approaches and techniques in consultation.
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PSY 035 COMPARATIVE EDUCATION (3 - 0) 3
General survey of politics and applications in selected modern countries, by
highlighting societal and economical development. Definition, history and
methodology of comparative education, research process in comparative
education, central-administration focused educational systems (Turkish
educational system), French educational system, local-administration focused
educational systems ( English educational system), ABD educational system,
German educational system, central and also local-administration focused
systems (Japanese educational system), Norwegian educational system, Finn
educational system.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
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PSY 041 PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE (3 - 0) 3
Development in childhood; development of intelligence, gifted children and
learning disabilities; adolescence; physical development in adolescence, sexual
development, sexual education and reproduction; social and emotional
development of adolescent; family relationships and adolescent; personal
development and the concept of “ego”, moral development; interests of
adolescent and occupational orientation; generation gap and the problems of
adolescent; child and adolescent abuse; addiction; mental diseases, suicide and
mental health; deviant behaviors in adolescence and guiltiness.
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PSY 042 PSYCHOLOGY OF PLAY (3 - 0) 3
To clarify importance of child playing especially on the development of (them),
to candidate psychologist who will work for especially nursery and schools.
Role of play in child’ s life is handled from different angles. Definitions of
relavant plays; history of play (play according to theory of psychology,
instinctual theories); play according to Piaget; variety of plays (discovery and
action plays, to imagine, imitation play, social play etc.). Individual and social
differences in playing; play therapy; trio of organism; ego – society according
to Erikson, Otosfer, Microsfer, Macrosfer; play and identification; play and
learning tools; play and special children; play and toys.
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İÇERİK
PSY 043 ADULT AND ELDER PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Introduction to adult and elder psychology as a part of the whole life
development approach. Adult and elder theories, physiological, emotional,
social, mental changes by elders, supplied services to the elders in Turkey and
abroad.
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PSY 045 ATYPICAL CHILDREN (3 - 0) 3
The properties and the differences of normal child; talented child; unsuccessful
child; autistic child; child with down syndrome; sypastic child; child with
mental retardation; child with disorders of speech; child with learning disorder
(learning disabled); child with visual loss; child with physical handicaps.
education of children with different development by using play. also during the
course there will be visitings to the institutions working about the topic and the
students will meet atypical children.
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
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PSY 052 ART PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Introduction to art psychology, theories of art psychology; understanding
human psychology by the view of art and science and their effects on
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PSY 053 ART THERAPY (3 - 0) 3
The method, understanding, techniques of art therapy; the usage of art tools in
clinical interviews, group studies of children and adulthoods. The role of art on
personal development.
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PSY 054 PSYCHODRAMA (3 - 0) 3
Definition, benefits and types of drama, educational and creative drama,
psychodrama and basic elements of psychodrama. The place of psychodrama in
applied psychology and practices.
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PSY 055 INTERVİEW TECHNIQUES (3 - 0) 3
Observation and interview techniques, charecteristics of the interviewer,
interview skills, ethic principles which should be taken into consideration
during the interview, information about writing an interview report. In order to
learn interview skills, discussions and role playing in the classroom. Further
discussions about interview and writing an interview report.
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PSY 056 SELECTED TOPICS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
The difference of fields of psychology as a scientific area and an application
area; the developmental history of clinical psychology in Turkey and
internationally. The duties of clinical psychologist in clinical team and
responsibilities according to borders; restructure of psychology field throughout
the changing requirements and getting acquainted with new techniques.
Studying social topics in clinical psychology; psychological trauma and
intervention to trauma; violence; depression; policies about mental health.
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
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PSY 061 PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT (3 - 0) 3
Planning of an organization with high performance; team and person with high
performance; the aims and the benefits of performance management system; the
motivation of the employees; goal determination and adaptation; planning
performance, determining performance standards and strategical goals;
performance models and performance criterias; introduction to performance
problems and solutions; analyzing of performance; occupational analysis;
occupational evoluation; basic datas used in performance evoluation;
introduction to competency; basic and personal compentencies; compentencies
of leadership; models of compentency; methods of performance evoluation and
applications; methods of critical events; technique of trade standards; technique
of balanced indicator; participating performance evoluation; 360 degree
evoluation method; common mistakes in performance evoluation; principles
and suggestions for successful applications; conferment and improvement of
performance; examples from business practices.
COURSE
PSY 062 CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Class discussions on amprical studies about contemporary topics in
organizational psychology depending on students’ interests and knowledge.
CONTENT
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 063 DEVIANT BEHAVIORS IN ORGANIZATIONS (3 - 0) 3
The definition of the concept of “Deviant Behaviors in Organizations”; the
relation of organizational ethics and deviant behaviors; the effect of
organizational culture and management styles on deviant behaviors; favourable
and unfavourable deviant behaviors; types of deviant behaviors; organizational
studies on deviant behaviors; ways of managing deviant behaviors.
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 064 PARTICIPATIVE MANAGEMENT (3 - 0) 3
The history of participative management; industrial relations and participative
management; the scope of participative management; the application models of
participative management; team work; learning organizations; total quality
management; six sigma; self management teams; reinforcement of employee.
COURSE
CONTENT
PSY 065 LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATION (3 - 0) 3
Basic informations about leadership and motivation, that are theoretical and
directed towards application. Concepts of manager and leadership; creativity in
management and development of improvement ability; the ambivalance of
political and bureaucratic leadership; theories of leadership and motivation,
motivation ways in management, its effects and studying the problems by a
systematical and an analytical approach.
COURSE
PSY 065 APPLIED INDUSTRIAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL
PSYCHOLOGY (3 - 0) 3
Analyzing motivations and attitudes of employees to the work; studies about
the morale of employees and the climate of the organization; job satisfaction;
education and evaluation in organizations. Organizing work settings; personel
selection and emplacement in organizations; leadership; performance
evaluation; accidents and precautions in work places.
CONTENT
Students have to do compulsory internship for 40 days in order to graduate with a bachelor degree.