Basic Information

Course Code:

PSYC 7000

Course Name:

Seminar

Language of Instruction:

Turkish

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Master

ECTS:

6.00

Instructor:

Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Merve GÖLCÜK

Course Objectives

The purpose of this course is to provide students with information on current studies in various fields that may be related to clinical psychology. The course will be taught in a way that will help students practice reading literature and determine their thesis topics and research questions. In addition, this course includes discussions on thesis sections such as the method, findings, and discussion regarding the thesis process and planning.

Course Content

In this course, article readings and discussion sessions will be held with a different expert in the field each week. The topics covered each week will be both related to the individuals' areas of expertise and will be related to clinical psychology practices. Topics that will benefit students in the research process and writing their theses will be discussed. At the same time, students' gains in professional psychology will also be taken into consideration.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

None

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Readings will be assigned weekly.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Knows current studies conducted in sub-fields of psychology.
LO2	Provides a critical and analytical approach to the subfields of psychology.
LO3	Connects other subfields of psychology with clinical psychology.
LO4	Conducts literature searches for new research proposals and generates questions and hypotheses.
LO5	Becomes aware of the responsibilities regarding the execution of the thesis process.

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Introduction
2	Readings on memory and psychopathology
3	Readings on cognitive behavioural therapy
4	Readings on digital addiction
5	Readings on self complexity
6	Readings on self complexity (cont.)
7	Readings on emotional socialization
8	Midterm week
9	Readings on social and clinical psychology
10	Research Process - Psychological Preparation for the Thesis Process and Understanding the Process, Choosing the Topic, Literature Review, Writing the Thesis, Conducting the Thesis Process
11	Readings on schema therapy
12	Readings on post traumatic growth
13	Readings on psychodynamic theory
14	Research Process - Psychological Preparation for the Thesis Process and Understanding the Process, Choosing the Topic, Literature Review, Writing the Thesis, Conducting the Thesis Process
15	Research Process - Psychological Preparation for the Thesis Process and Understanding the Process, Choosing the Topic, Literature Review, Writing the Thesis, Conducting the Thesis Process

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	1	30.00	30.00
Post-Class Individual Study	1	60.00	60.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	50.00	50.00
Other	1	20.00	20.00
Total Workload (Hours)			160
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			6

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Other	%60
2	Other	%40
TOTAL		%100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
PO-8
PO-9
PO-10
PO-11

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Academic integrity violations include, but are not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, using AI tools in assignments, fabricating information or citations, assisting others in dishonest behavior, obtaining exam questions without permission, submitting someone else’s work or a previously used assignment without informing the instructor, or interfering with other students’ academic work. Any violation of academic integrity is considered a serious academic offense and will result in disciplinary action.