TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define the basic concepts related to the specified topics. 2) Can summarize the classical researches on these subjects and compares their theoretical foundations. 3) Can use the concepts they have learned to explain examples from daily life. 4) Can discuss related new theoretical approaches. 5) Gain perspective to follow new approaches in the future.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, the new theoretical and empirical developments in social psychology will be covered. The purpose of this course is to examine the current approaches, topics, methods and discussions in psychology. Students will discuss the new perspectives that are currently on agenda of social psychology and will consider them from a critical perspective. The new research articles and theoretical texts will be discussed in the course.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Experimental Social Psychology 3rd Week Evolutionary Social Psychology 4th Week Emotions and Aggression 5th Week Helping and Altruism 6th Week Social Representations 7th Week Interpersonal Relations and Attractiveness 8th Week Self and Identity 9th Week Group Behavior 10th Week Social Perception and Cognition 11th Week Close Relationships 12th Week Applied Social Psychology 13th Week Culture 14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	* The basic materials to be used in this course are updated every year.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 60 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 160 160 Total Workload 299 Total Workload / 30 9,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No