COURSE SYLLABUS

SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

1	Course Title:	SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
2	Course Code:	PSİ 3006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	6
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. HANDAN CAN
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Handan Can, Prof. Dr. Tevfik Alıcı
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-posta:handancan@uludag.edu.tr Oda tel: 0224-2941876 Adres:Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Psikoloji Bölümü, Görükle/Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The objective of this course is to make the students know the processes underlying sensation and perception, have knowledge about the theories explaining this field and the methods used.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	This course provides the ability to use the theoretical knowledge about the sensorial and perceptual processes in academia or practice areas.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to define the foundations of perceptual processes ;
2	To be able to explain the relation between visual and perceptual processes ;
3	To be able to explain the perceptual processes underlying object and scene recognition ;
4	To be able to interprete the relation between visual attention and perception of enviroment ;
5	To be able to explain finding direction in the space and the movement control. ;
6	To be able to explain the color perception;
7	To be able to explain visual illusions with the depth and size perception ;
8	To be able to explain the ear and the processing of auditory stimulus.;
9	To be able to make search at library or on internet in this field;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to sensation and perception
2	Vision and visual cortex
3	Object and scene recognition
4	Visual attention
5	Taking action and perception of movement
6	Perception of color, depth and size
7	Midterm+review
8	Sound, auditory system and pitch perception, Sound localization and its pattern
9	Speech perception
10	Cutaneous sensation
11	Chemical sensation
12	Perceptual development
13	Signal detection theory
14	Final evaluation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Matter, G. (2009). Foundations of sensation and perception. East Sussex, United Kingdom: Psychology Press. Sertel Berk Ö. ve Özkul H. (2014). Duyum ve algı. Sevda Bulduk (Ed.). Ankara: Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	2	30
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	10
Final Exam	1	60
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	The system of relative evaluation is applied.
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High