adnan menderes university faculty of arts and sciences

Course Information Form
ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
COURSE INFORMATION FORM
Course Title
Critical Psychology
Course Code
PSİ416
ECTS Credit
4
Workload
Couse Level
100 (Hours) Theory
22/10/2017
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
2
Practice
0
Laboratory
0
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to help students learn the basic concepts, the issues addressed and theoretical
background of critical psychology
Course Content
Critical social psychology, subjectivity criticism, methods criticism, feminist criticism, psychoanalytic
criticism, Marxist criticism, post-modern criticism; critics of the theory of personality; clinical psychology
critics, mainstream criticism for counseling and therapy; critical health psychology; industrial /
organizational psychology criticism, poverty.
Work Placement
N/A
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Explanation (Presentation), Discussion
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Method
Quantity
Percentage (%)
Midterm Examination
1
40
Final Examination
1
60
Recommended or Required Reading
1
Eleştirel Psikoloji, D. Fox, I. Prilleltensky ve S. Austin, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012
2
Psikoloji ve Toplum: Radikal teori ve pratik, I. Parker ve R. Spears, Rastlantı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2001.
3
Eleştirel Psikoloji Dergisi (tüm sayıları). http://elestirelpsikoloji.org/ An Introduction to Critical Social Psychology, A. Hepburn,
Sage Publications, 2003.
4
Ayrımcılık: Çok Boyutlu Yaklaşımlar, K. Çayır ve M. A. Ceyhan (der.), İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2012.
5
Bir Aile Cinayeti, M. Foucault, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
6
Ruh İş Başında- Yabancılaşmadan Otonomiye, F. B. Berardi, Metis Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2012.
7
Karakter Aşınması: Yeni Kapitalizmde İşin Kişilik Üstündeki Etkileri, R. Sennett, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 2003.
Week
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
1
Theoretical
Critical social psychology
2
Theoretical
subjectivity criticism
3
Theoretical
methods criticism
4
Theoretical
feminist criticism
6
Theoretical
psychoanalytic criticism
7
Theoretical
post-modern criticism
8
Intermediate Exam
Midterm
9
Theoretical
critics of the theory of personality
10
Theoretical
clinical psychology critics
11
Theoretical
mainstream criticism for counseling and therapy
12
Theoretical
critical health psychology
13
Theoretical
industrial / organizational psychology criticism
14
Theoretical
Poverty 1
15
Theoretical
Poverty 2
Workload Calculation
Activity
Quantity
Preparation
Duration
Total Workload
Lecture - Theory
14
2
1
42
Midterm Examination
1
20
1
21
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Course Information Form
Final Examination
1
36
1
Total Workload (Hours)
[Total Workload (Hours) / Weekly Workload (25)] = ECTS
37
100
4
Learning Outcomes
1
Describes the basic assumptions of critical psychology
2
Know the practices of the various sub-areas of critical psychology
3
Gain critical insights into the fundamental concepts and applications of psychology
Programme Outcomes (Psychology)
1
To know the historical developments, basic concepts and terminology and methodological perspectives of psychology as a
science.
2
To know the basics of theories and approaches in psychology, to compare them in terms of similarities and differences, to
know their contributions and critical approaches about them.
3
To describe the psychology’s position in the world of sciences, its basic premises about the cognitive and behavioural
processes that constitute the main subject areas of psychology, its research methods and levels of analysis in comparison to
other disciplines.
4
To know the subfields of psychology and main subjects of them, basic scientific problems and distinctive research methods of
psychology.
5
To know the developments, research areas, issues and practices in the psychology in Turkey.
6
To know the principles of psychological assessment recognizing frequently used instruments of psychological assessment and
practicing them in basic level.
7
To know interviewing skills which are used in the fields of psychology in basic level.
8
To develop a number of practice skills in psychology.
9
To know the ways of reaching current knowledge in psychology and transferring it into practice effectively.
10
To formulate a research question in any subfields of psychology, to choose and appropriate research method and
measurement technique according to the research question in basic level.
11
Knowing generally data collection techniques particular to researhes in psychology; practising statistical analysis methods to
data; interpreting and reporting findings in baseline level.
12
To have awareness required for the acceptance of differences such as age, gender, race, ethnic group, national identity,
religion, sexual orientation, disability and socio-economic status without any prejudice during the psychology practice.
13
To know the accepted ethical principles and values of psychological researche and practices, putting these into practice in
their own professional life.
14
To have awareness social facts and problems, and to use the knowledge of psychological research and practice in
understanding and developing solutions for them.
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