Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Economics | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
ECTS Course Information Package
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | PSYC 337 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Moral Psychology | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Ahlaki Psikoloji | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Ters-yüz öğrenme | ||||
| Level of Course | Başlangıç | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 160 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites |
PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology |
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| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Introduction to psychology | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To explore a set of related issues with direct implications both for ethics and for our life and social relationships. | ||||
| Course Description | We will review theory and research on a broad range of topics in the field of moral psychology, integrating the areas of social, cognitive, and developmental psychology, as well as moral philosophy, to understand what the morality is, how it functions in our social life and how people decide what the immoral behavior is. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) understand the fundamental theories in moral psychology; 2) evaluate scientific articles and philosophical perspectives in relation to the research methods and theories employed; 3) exhibit confidence comprehending English and communicating it in a scientific manner; 4) create new research ideas; preparing a research proposal and presenting them in a scientific manner 5) discuss psychological, evolutionary and philosophical theories and research in the correct ethical format. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Relates economic knowledge with other social sciences and mathematics, and utilizes it in interdisciplinary analyses | |||||
| 2) Differentiates between the interactions of various fields of economics and synthesizes these distinctions | |||||
| 3) Analyzes economic phenomena by modeling microeconomic and macroeconomic theories using mathematical and statistical tools | |||||
| 4) Evaluate alternative theoretical approaches to solving complex economic problems and rationally apply their findings in decision-making processes | |||||
| 5) Analyze and compare different economic systems using quantitative techniques | |||||
| 6) Apply economic theoretical knowledge and models to issues related to the Turkish and global economies and design evidence-based policy recommendations | |||||
| 7) Analyzes economic data using econometric and statistical methods and presents the results using appropriate software programs | |||||
| 8) Conducts and reports on all stages of economic analysis in accordance with scientific and ethical principles | |||||
| 9) Uses written and spoken English (at least CEFR B2 level) in scientific knowledge sharing | |||||
| 10) Integrates social responsibility into economic decision-making processes | |||||
| 11) Develops the learning competencies necessary for further studies with a high degree of autonomy |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Relates economic knowledge with other social sciences and mathematics, and utilizes it in interdisciplinary analyses | N | |
| 2) | Differentiates between the interactions of various fields of economics and synthesizes these distinctions | N | |
| 3) | Analyzes economic phenomena by modeling microeconomic and macroeconomic theories using mathematical and statistical tools | N | |
| 4) | Evaluate alternative theoretical approaches to solving complex economic problems and rationally apply their findings in decision-making processes | N | |
| 5) | Analyze and compare different economic systems using quantitative techniques | N | |
| 6) | Apply economic theoretical knowledge and models to issues related to the Turkish and global economies and design evidence-based policy recommendations | N | |
| 7) | Analyzes economic data using econometric and statistical methods and presents the results using appropriate software programs | N | |
| 8) | Conducts and reports on all stages of economic analysis in accordance with scientific and ethical principles | H | |
| 9) | Uses written and spoken English (at least CEFR B2 level) in scientific knowledge sharing | H | |
| 10) | Integrates social responsibility into economic decision-making processes | H | |
| 11) | Develops the learning competencies necessary for further studies with a high degree of autonomy | H |
| Prepared by and Date | BEYZA TEPE ÇOMOĞLU , March 2022 |
| Course Coordinator | MELİKE ACAR |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | What is morality? |
| 2) | Moral Decision Making 1: Reason vs. Emotions |
| 3) | Moral Decision Making 2: Moral Emotions |
| 4) | Article Discussion: Gutierrez & Giner-Sorolla. (2007) Current Trends: Wagemans et al. (2018) |
| 5) | Moral Decision Making 3: Social Intuitionist Model |
| 6) | Article Discussion: Tepe et al. (2016) Current Trends: Stanley et al. (2018) |
| 7) | Moral Updating, Is it possible? |
| 8) | Article Discussion: Monroe et al. (2018) Current Trends: Tepe & Byrne (2022) |
| 9) | Midterm |
| 10) | What is the function of morality? Current Trends: Tepe & Aydınlı-Karakulak (2019) |
| 11) | Is it possible to care about unrelated others? Current Trends: Weidman et al. (2020) |
| 12) | Do we protect our misbehaved close ones, or punish them? Article Discussion: Tepe & Faber. 2023 |
| 13) | Research Proposal Presentations – Feedback Session |
| 14) | Final Examination Period |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | A reading packet which contains required readings assembled from various sources. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | This course will be taught entirely in the flipped format. Students will be assigned an empirical article every wee. During class time, I will first assess and reinforce the students’ grasp of basic concepts from the lecture. Following the course materials, students will be asked to discuss the empirical articles in a group discussion. Students will be assigned to an empirical article before the discussion classes and they were divided into groups including four-five members. Each group has to find a discussion question. Students will be expected to prepare for class by spending sufficient time to master the preparatory materials. They will also be expected to contribute appropriately to class discussions and to assisting the learning of other students. I as the instructor commit to preparing and selecting high-quality materials for each class, at an appropriate, not-too-difficult level of English. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Discussions: Students will be asked to read the articles and prepare discussion questions prior to the discussion class. Midterm: One midterm is scheduled to assess the knowledge that students gain. Research Proposal: Students need to prepare a good research proposal addressing a question in the field of moral psychology, relying on the articles that we discuss in the discussion classes. Presentation: Before they submit their research proposal, they will present it and receive feedback about their research design. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
tepebe@mef.edu.tr Students must provide a legitimate, acceptable and documented excuse for missing a scheduled exam. There will be a make-up exam if students miss the midterm. Make-up exams could be in a different format than midterm or final exam. Students are expected to treat university personnel and one another respectfully at all times; this includes showing respect for class content and for others’ opinions. The commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms such as plagiarism, AI using, and copying during examinations is dishonest and will not be tolerated. Any student caught cheating will receive a grade of zero. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |||
| Project | 3 | 8 | 24 | ||||
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 2 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Total Workload | 160 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 6.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 6 | ||||||