COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Advanced Cognitive Psychology
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PSY 504
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
Second Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The goal of this course is to examine higher human cognitive processes, such as thinking, problem solving, attention and memory. This course consists of both theoretical and practical applications.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to understand the underlying mechanisms of cognition.
  • Will be able to discuss the comparative bases of human cognition and learning.
  • Will be able to apply the research methods used to study major facets of cognitive psychology.
  • Will be able to communicate an understanding of the major topics of cognitive psychology such as how we attend to and acquire information about other people and events, how we store, retrieve, transform, and how we solve problems.
  • Will be able to explain deeply about evolutionary and biological constituents and constraints of cognition and behavior.
Course Description This course has been designed to examine basic human cognitive processes and fundamental research methods and having knowledge about the application of these methods.
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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 Brief review of the course content
2 The Diversity of Cognition Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 1)
3 The Diversity of Cognition Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 1)
4 The Diversity of Cognition Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 1)
5 The Diversity of Cognition Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 1)
6 Concepts and Categories Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 2)
7 Concepts and Categories Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 2)
8 Concepts and Categories Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 2)
9 Communication, Language and Meaning Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 3)
10 Communication, Language and Meaning Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 3)
11 Communication, Language and Meaning Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 3)
12 Self and Other: the Evalution of Cognitive Cooperators Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 4)
13 Self and Other: the Evalution of Cognitive Cooperators Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 4)
14 Self and Other: the Evalution of Cognitive Cooperators Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 4)
15 Self and Other: the Evalution of Cognitive Cooperators Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press. (Chapter 4)
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Bekoff, Allen & Burghardt (2002). The Cognitive Animal. Empirical and theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition. The MIT Press.

ISBN: 0-262-02514-0

ISBN: 0-262-52322-1
Suggested Readings/Materials Additional reading articles

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
30
Presentation / Jury
2
30
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
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
4
64
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
2
25
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
23
    Total
200

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level.

 X
2

To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines.

 X
3

To be able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level.

 X
4

To be able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge.

 X
5

To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information.

 X
6

To be 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

To be 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

To be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention in the presence of unexpected and complicated problems. 
9

To be able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists.

 X
10

To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues.

 X
11

To be 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