| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gain knowledge about applied social psychology.
- Can compare applied social psychology with basic social psychology.
- Gain knowledge about studies related to applied social psychology.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | The purpose of this course is to learn how to use the fundamental topics in social psychology to understand and solve various social and practical problems and procure behavior change. To do so, the students will be informed about the necessary theoretical literature regarding applied social psychology. In the duration of the course, the students are expected to choose one of the subfields of the applied social psychology and conduct a detailed research about their chosen topic of interest. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Fundamentals of Applied Social Psychology: Basic Concepts |
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2nd Week |
Theories: Social Cognition, Social Impact, Social Relationships |
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3rd Week |
Applications in the Field of Social Inequalities |
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4th Week |
Applications in the Field of Migration Studies |
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5th Week |
Applications in the Field of Intergroup Conflict |
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6th Week |
Practices in the Field of Social Security |
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7th Week |
Applications in Education |
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8th Week |
Applications in Environmental Psychology |
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9th Week |
Applications in the Field of Traffic |
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10th Week |
Applications in the Field of Work Motivation |
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11th Week |
Applications in the Field of Politics |
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12th Week |
Applications in Sports |
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13th Week |
Applications in the Field of Health I |
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14th Week |
Applications in the Field of Health II |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Schneider, F. W., Gruman, J. A., & Coutts, L. M. (Eds.). (2005). Applied social psychology: Understanding and addressing social and practical problems. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
* The basic materials to be used in this course are updated every year.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Discussion
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Project |
1 |
60 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
8 |
112 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
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| Project |
1 |
30 |
30 |
| Total Work Load | 214 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 7.13 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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