Course Details Language of Instruction English Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree Department / Program PSYCHOLOGY Type of Program Formal Education Type of Course Unit Compulsory Course Delivery Method Face To Face Objectives of the Course This is a compulsory departmental course at an introductory level, allowing participants to explore essential topics in psychological sciences. Instead of providing a straightforward classical lecture format, it is designed to cover the main theories of psychology by encouraging participants to involve discussions, demonstrations, and even some small applications in and out of the class time. The course is designed to achieve the objectives based on both the AGU Psychology Program Goals and the recommendations of the American Psychological Association (APA) task force report on undergraduate students competencies (Board of Educational Affairs, 2012). Therefore, the design of the course will cover the student competencies: Knowledge base of psychology Research methods in psychology Critical thinking skills in psychology Application of psychology Values in psychology Communication skill Sociocultural and international awareness Personal development Career planning and development. Course Content If you look at encyclopaedias back in the 1800s, you will see the definition of psychology, as it is the most proper introduction to speculative philosophy. Since then, internal (conceptual, methodological) and external (social, political) factors have shaped the development of psychology as a scientific discipline. Today what we understand psychology is the scientific study of thought, emotions, and behaviours. Voyage of mysteries of human thought, emotions, and behaviours through scientific methods in this course provides us exciting discoveries of our potential, limits, successes, failures, and true nature of a human being. It also gives us the knowledge to achieve better services and peaceful societies and to improve every aspect of individuals lives in the modern world. It is essential to have the ability and awareness for differentiating "common sense" and research evidence in the 21st-century complex modern world. Based on scientific research, understanding the reasons for some fundamental questions such as why we think in a particular way, why we do, and what we do can be extremely helpful in your business life as well as your academic achievement. Therefore, knowing essential debates in the psychological foundation would be necessary for every psychologist who would like to enhance her or himself in the contemporary global world. Course Methods and Techniques It uses face-to-face (in-classe) lecture method. Prerequisites and co-requisities None Course Coordinator None Name of Lecturers Associate Prof.Dr. Mehmet Akif Güzel https://avesis.agu.edu.tr/akif.guzel akif.guzel@agu.edu.tr Assistants None Work Placement(s) No Recommended or Required Reading Resources Feldman, R. S. (2021). Understanding Psychology (14th or 15th Ed), McGraw-Hill All lecture notes are sent to the students as handouts on CANVAS portal. CANVAS portal No graded homeworks In-class exams Course Category Mathematics and Basic Sciences %0 Engineering %0 Engineering Design %0 Social Sciences %100 Education %0 Science %0 Health %0 Field %0

 





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