Basic Information

Course Code:

PSYC 1001

Course Name:

Introduction to Psychology I

Language of Instruction:

English

Course Type:

Class

Course Level:

Bachelor

ECTS:

8.00

Instructor:

Öğr. Gör. Begüm AYDIN

Course Objectives

The aim of this course is to provide students with a solid foundation in the basic principles of psychology and to provide them with a deeper understanding of human behavior, cognition, and the complexities of the mind.

Course Content

Within the scope of the course content, topics from different areas of psychology such as learning, memory, development, etc. will be covered.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

No

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Ciccarelli, S. K., & White, J. N. (2018). Psychology: An exploration (4th edition). Pearson. Ciccarelli, S. K., & White, J. N. (2016). Psikoloji: Bir keşif gezintisi (Psychology: An exploration). D. N. Şahin (Çev. Ed.). 3. Baskıdan Çeviri. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.

Learning Outcomes

Code	Description
LO1	Defining the psychology, its fields of study, and its subspecialties.
LO2	Learning the main theoretical approaches in psychology such as psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive and humanistic
LO3	Examining the broad spectrum of psychological research and thinking
LO4	Defining the biological basis of behavior
LO5	Learning about topics such as sensation, perception, learning, memory, cognition, and language

Weekly Course Content

Week	Content
1	Orientation and introduction
2	Psychology as a science
3	Psychology as a science
4	Neuroscience
5	Sensation and perception
6	Consciousness
7	Review
8	Midterm
9	Motivation and emotion
10	Learning
11	Memory
12	APA style and critical reading
13	APA style and critical reading
14	Recap
15	Recap

Workload Calculation

Activity	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total
Attendance	1	60.00	60.00
Pre-Class Individual Study	1	52.00	52.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation	1	44.00	44.00
Final Exam/Preparation	1	52.00	52.00
Other	1	15.00	15.00
Total Workload (Hours)			223
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25)			8

Assessment

#	Assessment Type	Contribution (%)
1	Midterm Exam	%30
2	Homework	%20
3	Project	%10
4	Final Exam	%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
PO-12
PO-13
PO-14
PO-15
PO-16

1

Low Contribution

2

Medium Contribution

3

High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

#	Method Name	Description	Tools
1	Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion	Listening and taking notes.	Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Any form of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a disciplinary action.Violations of scholastic honesty include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students.