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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Title Code Semester L+P Hour Credits ECTS

Introduction to Psychology PSY102 Spring 7

Prerequisites
Psy 101 Introduction to
Psychology

Language of
English
Instruction

Course Level

Course Type

Course Coordinator

Instructors Dr. Ayşegül Güner Algan

Assistants

The aim of this course is to provide the information for the major
Goals areas of psychology.

Topics in psychology including intelligence, motivation, emotion,

health and welbeing, gender, self, personality, social psychology,
Content
psychological disorders and treatments

COURSE CODES

Lecturer: Dr. Ayşegül Güner Algan

E-mail: aysegul.algan@altinbas.edu.tr
Office Hours: Tuesday 12.00-14.00
Please make an appointment one day before.

Communication Faculty Secretariat:

E-mail: iisbf.sekreterlik@altinbas.edu.tr

Please see the webpage for the organizational chart:

https://altinbas.edu.tr/p/737/organizasyon-semasi

Attendance %70 of course attendance is mandatory.

Make-up Exam Students with a valid reason should submit a petition within 5 days (5
working days) following the midterm exam to the head of the
department. When the head of the department approves the petition,
the request to take a make-up exam will be submitted to the faculty
executive council.

If the request is approved, students can take the make-up exam within
the last 2 weeks of the academic calendar.

Students who registered late (following the add-drop period) are not
obliged to take the midterm within the 7 days (working days) following
the date of registration. They are eligible to take a make-up exam upon
their request.

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Please see the webpage for the format of the petitions:
https://altinbas.edu.tr/p/741/formlar

All students who are entitled to take the final exam can take the re-take
exam for the courses they have failed and for the courses for which they
Re-take Exam have received a BB or lower grade in order to raise their GPA. The grade
obtained in the re-take exam replaces the final exam grade.

Students may apply with a petition to the instructor to object to their

grades within 5 days (working days) following the announcement of the
Objection to the grades.
Exam Results
Please see the webpage for the format of the petitions:
https://altinbas.edu.tr/p/741/formlar

Honesty Plagiarism is a serious offense and subject to disciplinary action.

Relative Grading

Absolute Grading

Other

Letter Grade Quotient Score

Grading Method / AA 4,00 91-100
Categories BA 3,50 82-90
BB 3,00 73-81
CB 2,50 64-72
CC 2,00 55-63
DC 1,50 50-54
DD 1,00 45-49
FF 0,00 0-44

Students who are not active and/ or not officially registered for the
Financial Hold /
course due to financial or any other reasons are not allowed to take the
Course Registration
exams (midterm and final exam).
 There will be 1 quiz. Quiz will cover all the topics from the previous weeks.
The quiz will consist of multiple-choice questions.
 Participation to the quiz is compulsory. You will receive a grade of 0 if you do
not attend.
 Your will have grades from attending to classes, that will be your second in-
term grade.
 This course will have a midterm and a final exam. Both exams will include
questions on all topics covered so far.
 The course schedule is subject to change. Any changes in exam dates will be
announced in class at least one week in advance.
 Students are responsible for any changes announced in class, whether they
are present or not.
Class Rules
 You are responsible for the topics covered in class and for any material
provided in UZEM (unless otherwise stated).
 Plagiarism or cheating will result in failing the course and disciplinary action.
The similarity rate of assignments will be checked via Turnitin. Any
assignment with a similarity rate greater than 25% will receive a grade of 0.
 For communication with lecturer you must visit in the office hour.
 Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions, comments or
feedback. You can come to the meeting during office hours by emailing your
meeting request in advance.

Announcements will be made via EWI and UZEM. For this reason, it is recommended
that you always check your EWI and UZEM accounts.
Midterm Exam TBA
Exam Dates
Final Exam TBA

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Teaching Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Methods Methods
Define and explain key concepts pertaining to the Teacher centered Exam
scientific process in psychology instruction

Discovers subfields in psychology; identifies and 1,2,3

evaluates contemporary debates and questions in
psychology

Discover the relation between psychological science

and various domains of life such as school and work;
evaluate and interpret the usefulness of
psychological knowledge for solving common
problems

Define and explain key concepts pertaining to the

scientific process in psychology

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Class Discussion, 4: Exercise – Practice,

5: Presentation, 6: Directed Practice, 7: Role Playing, 8: Teamwork, 9:
Teaching
Simulation, 10: Brain Storming, 11: Six Hats 12: Case Study, 13:
Methods:
Laboratory/Field Study, 14: Self Study, 15: Problem Solving, 16: Project
Based Learning
Assessment A: Testing/Written Exam, B: Oral Examination C: Homework, D: Project, E:
Methods: Portfolio, F: Performance Task

COURSE CONTENT

Week Topics Study Materials

1 Introduction to the course

2 Developmental Psychology Chapter 10

3 Developmental Psychology Chapter 10

4 Motivation and Emotion Chapter 11

5 Personality. Chapter 11

6 Personality Chapter 11

7 Stress and Health Chapter 13

8 Chapter 13
Stress and Health
9 Midterm

10 Abnormal Behavior Chapter 14

11 Abnormal Behavior Chapter 14

12 Therapies Chapter 15

13 Social Psychology Chapter 16

14 Social Psychology Chapter 16

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RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook Lahey, B. Psychology: An Introduction. 11th ed. McGraw Hill.

Additional Resources

MATERIAL SHARING

Documents

Assignments

Exams

ASSESSMENT

IN-TERM STUDIES QUANTITY PERCENTAGE

Quiz 1 20

Attendance 1 20

Midterm 1 20

Final 1 40

Total 100

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE 60

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL
40
GRADE
Total 100

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

Contribution
No Program Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
1 Demonstrate a basic understanding of key concepts in psychology 5

Understand major debates in psychology and develop a critical approach

2 4
to these debates
Apply basic psychological concepts to relevant situations from daily life
3 4
and observations
Students gets familiar to the basic concepts and the methods of the
4 5
psychology
5

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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Total
Duration
Activities Quantity Workload
(Hour)
(Hour)
Midterm Examination 1 3 3

Quiz Examinations 2 1 2

Final Examination 1 3 3
Attending Lectures
14 3 42

Self Study
14 5 70

Individual Study for Mid term Examination

1 20 20

Individual Study for Final Examination

1 20 20

Individual Study for Quiz Examination

2 20 40

Total Work Load

Total Work Load / 30 (h) 200

ECTS Credit of the Course 7

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