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COURSE INFORMATION
Course CodeCourse TitleL+P HourSemesterECTS
PDR 1001INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY2 + 01st Semester4

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Course Objective The purpose of this course, which consists of the basic concepts of the student's future career, is to help gaining an understanding of the main principles and mechanisms governing human behavior.
Course Content The course includes concepts and mechanisms explaining human behavior such as topics of fundamental approaches of human behavior, critical thinking, perception and memory, emotions, decision making and extrasensory perception.
Prerequisites No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1Gaining an understanding of the main approaches explaining human behavior
2Gaining awareness of the basic human critical thinking errors
3Gaining knowledge about human memory process and its limitations
4Gaining knowledge about human decision making process and its limitations
5A general understanding of human behaviors and its causes

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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Contribution0000000000000000000

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
ActivitiesQuantityDuration (Hour)Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)14228
Assignments12424
Mid-terms12424
Final examination12828
Total Work Load

ECTS Credit of the Course






104

4
COURSE DETAILS
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 Course TermNoInstructors
Details 2023-2024 Fall1SEVGİ ÖZGÜNGÖR
Details 2023-2024 Fall2SEVGİ ÖZGÜNGÖR


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Course Details
Course Code Course Title L+P Hour Course Code Language Of Instruction Course Semester
PDR 1001 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 + 0 1 Turkish 2023-2024 Fall
Course Coordinator  E-Mail  Phone Number  Course Location Attendance
Prof. Dr. SEVGİ ÖZGÜNGÖR sozgungor@pau.edu.tr EGT A0432-15 %70
Goals The purpose of this course, which consists of the basic concepts of the student's future career, is to help gaining an understanding of the main principles and mechanisms governing human behavior.
Content The course includes concepts and mechanisms explaining human behavior such as topics of fundamental approaches of human behavior, critical thinking, perception and memory, emotions, decision making and extrasensory perception.
Topics
WeeksTopics
1 Introduction to Psychology: Definition, scope ve goal
2 Basic Techniques in Psychology Research
3 Basic Approaches in Psychology
4 Basic Approaches in Psychology
5 Comparisons of the basic approaches in psychology
6 Sensation and Perception
7 Gestalt Psychology
8 Law of Perception
9 Memory
10 Decision Making Theories
11 Heuristics
12 Emotions
13 Review and Syntesis
14 Final Exams
Materials
Materials are not specified.
Resources
ResourcesResources Language
Irving Yalom. Nietzsche Ağladığında Türkçe
Doğan Cüceloğlu . İnsan ve DavranışıTürkçe
Günümüzün Nevrotik İnsanı (Karen Horney)Türkçe
Eagleman, D. Beynin Gizli HayatıTürkçe
Rod Plotnik : Psikolojiye Giriş Türkçe
S. Freud. Rüyaların Yorumu.Türkçe
Yeşim Türköz. İç Dünya Oyunları ya da Büyü DükkanıTürkçe
Daniel Kahneman. Hızlı ve Yavaş DüşünmeTürkçe
Course Assessment
Assesment MethodsPercentage (%)Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam60Final Exam
Midterm Exam40Midterm Exam
L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes