COURSE SYLLABUS

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

1	Course Title:	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
2	Course Code:	PSİ0509
3	Type of Course:	Optional
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:	Prof. Dr. M.ERSİN KUŞDİL
16	Course Lecturers:	Öğr.Gör.Dr. Pınar Tosun
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	e-posta: elvane@uludag.edu.tr Telefon: 224 2941873 Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi Psikoloji Bölümü Oda: E-026
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the basic issues, theories and approaches in social psychology, whilst discussing the major studies conducted in the world and in Turkey to understand the people and their social behaviour.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the main subjects of social psychology;
2	To understand the reasons of social behaviour;
3	To follow how the major issues are studied in the world and in Turkey;
4	To understand the research methods and techniques used in the field, and to be able apply them properly to the new research problems;
5	To be able to comprehend the studies and issues of the field, in historical context;
6	To be able to form the connections between the findings of the studies and the daily life events.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The presentation of the course outline and the main subjects in general
2	The definitions of social psychology according to different approaches and historical development of the field.
3	Historical developments and the main approaches of the social psychology
4	The methods and techniques used in the social psychology researches
5	Social influence, social norms and social roles
6	Social influence and conformity
7	social influence and acceptance
8	Social influence and obedience
9	Repeating courses and midterm exam
10	Power, Leaders and Leadership, Theoretical framework of leadership
11	Attitudes, definitions and main approaches
12	Attitude change and theoretical framework of attitude change
13	Social groups and minorities
14	Minority influences

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Kağıtçıbaşı, Ç. (2010). Günümüzde İnsan ve İnsanlar, İstanbul: Evrim. Sakallı, N. (2010). Sosyal Etkiler: Kim Kimi Nasıl Etkiler? (3. baskı) Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. Hogg, M. A. ve Vaughan, G. M. (2007). Sosyal Psikoloji. Ankara: Ütopya Yayınevi.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	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
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