Course Details

INDEPENDENT STUDY  

PSYI403

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
5PSYI403INDEPENDENT STUDY  0+2+025

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 Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Apply general and specific psychological and basic research knowledge in psychology into various life and research settings independently
acquire basic skills regarding to conduct research and on the applications in lab or everyday life.
devising technologies for human well-being, and following global and psychology-specific ethical codes and values in psychological applications and research on psychology
Course Content This course is worth 5 ECTS (each credit is equivalent to about three hours of work per week) and requires a mentor from AGU. The course will be graded with a letter. The following are the expectations for each of these options: 1 credit (letter D), 2 hours per week commitment, 5-10 page "Study Report" at the end of the term; 2 credits, 3 hours per week commitment, 5-10 page "Study Report" at the end of the term; 3 credits, 4 hours per week commitment, 15-20 page "Study Report" at the end of the term; 4 credits, 5 hours per week commitment, 10-15 page "Study Report" at the end of the term; 4 credits, 5 hours per week commitment, 10-15 page "Study Report" 5 credits, 6 hours per week commitment, 15-20 page "Study Report" at the end of the term The term "Study Report" refers to a document submitted to the person grading the student, the instructor of record for the section in which the student has enrolled. If a student is working off-site, the off-site research mentor s input will be used to inform the grading. The "Study Report" can take several forms, depending on the maturity of the project: progress reports on data collected, training received, papers read, skills learned, and so on; or organized notes for lab notebooks, lab meetings, and so on; or manuscript-like papers with Intro, Methods, Results, and Discussion; or some combination thereof.? Ultimately, this will take different forms for different students/labs.?
Course Methods and Techniques Active learning activities
Prerequisites and co-requisities ( PSYC101 ) and ( PSYC102 ) and ( PSYC103 ) and ( PSYC104 )
Course Coordinator Prof.Dr. Engin Arık
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Canvas Portal
Lecture notes will be shared on Canvas.
Canvas Portal

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Kısa Sınav 2 2 4
Kişisel Çalışma 1 60 60
Ders dışı çalışma 1 40 40
Yüz Yüze Ders 1 45 45
Final Sınavı 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 5 151

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Design and plan an independent study project in psychology.
2 Conduct the study by means of reviewing the research literature, running research participants, entering and analysing data.
3 Report independent project, or any other means mutually agreed upon in the student-faculty contract as appropriate in the field of psychology.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction to independent study


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 3 2 3 4 1 5 5 5 5 3
C1 2 3 4 1 4 5 4 5 4
C2 3 3 4 1 5 5 5 5 2
C3 3 3 4 1 5 5 4 5 3

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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