| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Social Psychology | RPD205 | Compulsory | Bachelor's degree | 2 | Fall | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Osman Nejat AKFIRAT
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explain definition(s), field and history of the social psychology.
2) Define research methods in social psychology.
3) Explain social effect and social power.
4) Compare attitudes and attitude change theoretically.
5) Explain communication, propaganda and attitude change.
6) Explain social perception and social cognition.
7) Evaluate structure and process of group in terms of social psychology.
8) Discuss socialization and social development.
9) Explain aggression in terms of social psychology.
10) Recognize concept of culture and ego.
11) Explain gender and social psychology effect.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 11 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
Course Content:Definition of social psychology, its research fields, social and cultural dimensions of human behaviors, values, beliefs, and attitudes of human beings, social behaviors of individuals.
Weekly Schedule
1) Definition(s) of social psychology, field and history of social psychology2) Explain research methods in social psychology.
3) Explain concepts of social effect and social power.
4) Explains the concept of attitude. Describes the relationship of attitude behavior. Describes the attitude change.
5) Communication, Propaganda, and attitude change
6) Group and Group Processes
7) Social Perception and Social Cognition
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Socialization and Social Development
10) Aggression
11) Describes the culture and Ego issues in terms of social psychology
12) Describes the subject of gender and social psychology.
13) Student presantion
14) Student presentation
15) Social psychology in the light of the concepts learned throughout the semester-based film viewing and discussion
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Kağıtçıbaşı,Ç. (2008), Günümüzde İnsan ve İnsanlar Sosyal Psikolojiye Giriş, Evrim yay.
2- Taylor, E.S. , Peplau, L.A., Sears, D. (2007) Sosyal Psikoloji Çev. Ali Dönmez, Evrim yay.
3- Hogg , Social Psychology
4- Bilgin, N. (1999). Sosyal Psikolojide Yöntem ve Pratik Çalışmalar. İzmir: Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi.
5- Arkonaç, S. (2008) Sosyal Psikolojide İnsanları Anlamak, Nobel yay.
6- Kırel Ç, Kayaoğlu A., Gökdağ R. Ed. Sezen Ünlü, Sosyal Psikoloji, Anadolu Üniversitesi yay.
7- Bilgin N. (2006), Sosyal Psikolojiye Giriş, Ege Üniversitesi Fak. Yay. N:48
8- Freedman, J. L., Sears, D. O., & Carlsmith, J. M. (1978). Sosyal Psikoloji. Çev. Ali Dönmez. İstanbul: Ara Yayıncılık. Hortaçsu, N. (1997).
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Drill and Practice
4) Group Study
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
40% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
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Total | 100% | |||||||||||
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required