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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/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
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;
  • Explain how and where the evolutionary approach may help us understand human behaviour
  • Discuss the importance of the comparative methodology
  • Appreciate the complexities of biological organisation and be able to address scientifically controversial issues in a rational way
  • Interpret material in terms of biological function and the effect of natural selection
  • Analyze and report on material learned
Course Description

 



Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Representations in animal cognition: An introduction Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
2 Representation of time Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
3 Event representation in Pavlovian conditioning: Image and action. Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
4 Levels of stimulus control: A functional approach. Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
5 Levels of stimulus control: A functional approach. Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
6 The representations of social relations by monkeys. Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
7 General Processes and adaptive specializations Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
8 General Processes and adaptive specializations Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
9 When will learning evolve? Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
10 Simple recognition learning Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
11 Timing and Counting Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
12 Timing and Counting Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
13 Learning from others Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
14 Communication and language Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
15 Communication and language Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
16 Discrimination and classification. Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.
Course Notes/Textbooks Shettleworth, S. J. (1998). Cognition, Evolution and Behavior. New Yor: NY, Oxford press.Gallistel, C. R. (1992). Animal cognition. Amsterdam, Nedherlands, Elseiver Science Publishers.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
4
40
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
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
1
24
Presentation / Jury
4
15
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
35
    Total
223

 

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.
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.
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. X
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.

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

 

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