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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ADVANCED TOPICS IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY SPS544 - 3 + 0 6

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Sinem Hazır Aytar
Associate Professor Atahan Altıntaş
Assistant Professor Funda Akcan Amca
Assistant Professor Bengü Güven
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn the basic concepts and theory of sport psychology
2) Advance his or her knowledge of definitions, distinctions, and proposed causal mechanisms of most major psychological theories that have been employed to study human behavior in the context of sport
3) Acquire the knowledge about the literature of sport psychology
4) Acquire knowledge about new trends in sport psychology
5) Present a paper related with sport psychology
6) Review scientific papers critically
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONStudents will be able to analysis of the psychological factors and principles with special reference to motor performance, learning motor skills, perception and emotion in sports situations, review of the literature and develop independent projects.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week History and foundation of sport and exercise psychology
2nd Week Arousal and Anxiety in Sport
3rd Week Arousal and Anxiety in Sport
4th Week Arousal and Anxiety in Sport
5th Week Gender and Sport Participation
6th Week Motivational Orientations in Sport
7th Week Motivational Orientations in Sport
8th Week Motivational Orientations in Sport
9th Week Self-Concept, Physical Self-Concept
10th Week Personality
11th Week Reading and Discussion on Sport Psychology Literature
12th Week Free Topics (45 minute presentations)
13th Week Research Projects
14th Week Research Projects
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGCox. R. H. (2002). Sport psychology: Concepts and applications. (5th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill.
Gill, D. L. (2000). Psychological dynamics of sport and exercise. (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Horn, T. S. (1992). Advances in Sport Psychology. Illinois: Human Kinetics Publishers.
Weinberg, R. & Gould, D. (1999). Foundations of sport and exercise psychology. (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
Williams, J. M. (Ed.). (2001). Applied sport psychology: Personal growth to peak performance. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Problem Solving,Case Study,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Assignment130
Project150
Total(%)80
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)80
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)20
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz11212
Individual or group work41040
Preparation for Final exam11010
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam144
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam144
Homework41664
Total Workload179
Total Workload / 305,96
ECTS Credits of the Course6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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