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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s) -
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Define learning and its behavioral component.
  • Describe different types of learning.
  • Analyze the relationship between learning and cognition.
  • Apply learning and cognitive theories to real world situations.
  • Describe the major theoretical concepts of functionalistic theories.
  • Analyze the modernday relevancy of functionalistic theories.
  • Examine operant conditioning theory.
  • Describe the major theoretical concepts of associationistic theories.
  • Analyze the modernday relevancy of associationistic theories.
  • Examine classical conditioning theory.
  • Describe the major theoretical concepts of cognitive theories.
  • Analyze the modernday relevancy of neurophysiological and evolutionary theories.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Various Forms of Simple Stimulus Learning Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
2 Classical Conditioning: Mechanisms Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
3 Operant Conditioning: Reward, Punishment, Avoidance Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
4 Verbal Learning Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
5 Human Memory: Conceptual Approaches Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
6 ShortTerm Retention Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
7 Encoding, Storage and Retrieval Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
8 Spatial, MotorSkill, and Implicit Learning Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
9 Individual differences in Learning and Memory Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
10 Comparative Cognition I: Memory Mechanisms Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
11 Comparative Cognition II: Special Topics Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
12 Timing Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
13 Serial List Learning Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
14 Categorization and Concept Learning Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
15 Tool Use in Nonhuman Animals Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Domjan, M. (2010). The principles of learning and behavior. Belmont: CA, Wadsworth.Terry, W. S. (2010). Learning and memory: Basic principles and procedures. New York: NY, Allyn & Bacon.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
50
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
3.5
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
55
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
66
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 Being able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level. X
2 Being able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines. X
3 Being able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level. X
4 Being able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge. X
5 Being able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information. X
6 Being able to independently assume a problem, develop a problem solving method, solve the problem, assess the outcomes and apply this method when needed. X
7 Being able to act according to ethical and scientific standards in collecting, evaluating and sharing data as well as be able to act as an inspector and instructor in the maintenance and transference of ethical values. X
8 In the presence of unexpected and complicated problems, be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention.
9 Being able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists. X
10 Being able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues. X
11 Being able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level. X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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