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 306 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Professional Development in Psychology | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Psikolojide Profesyonel Gelişim | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 60 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 2 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | Introduction to Psychology I, Introduction to Psychology II | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To develop necessary professional skills and accumulate knowledge to function efficiently and effectively in complex environments and accomplishing strategic personal, academic, and professional goals for psychologists. | ||||
| Course Description | This course provides an examination and understanding of professional and interpersonal skills for organizational, academic and personal development of psychologists while presenting an outlook of various career options in different sectors. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Use computer technology and online / offline resources appropriately and responsibly to prepare concise, informative, clear, grammatically / format wise correct, properly citated and referenced, and ethically suitable resumes, online profiles, presentations, messages, mails and papers. 2) Communicate effectively and efficiently with others to relay information, present data, defend an argument and/or propose an idea in complex and active academic, clinical and professional environments. 3) Demonstrate an understanding and competence in career opportunities in organizational, clinical and academic psychology by advancing researching, analyzing and presenting information / data on relevant sectors, departments, firms, jobs, careers, influential figures, journals and linguistic specifics (jargons, terms, acronyms etc.). |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Students relate economic knowledge to other social sciences and mathematics and use it in interdisciplinary analyses. | |||
| 2) Students distinguish interactions between economic fields and synthesize these distinctions. | |||
| 3) Students analyze economic events 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) Effectively 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) | Students relate economic knowledge to other social sciences and mathematics and use it in interdisciplinary analyses. | N | |
| 2) | Students distinguish interactions between economic fields and synthesize these distinctions. | N | |
| 3) | Students analyze economic events 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) | Effectively 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 | NESLİHAN TURNALAR ÇETİNKAYA , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BANU FEMİR GÜRTUNA |
| Semester | Spring |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to Professional Development in Psychology Course agenda |
| 2) | Career Planning – Exploring your options |
| 3) | Designing your resume and cover letter, applying a job |
| 4) | Employment communications |
| 5) | Searching for a job |
| 6) | Networking |
| 7) | Interview |
| 8) | Job areas in psychology |
| 9) | Seminar: Forensic Psychology |
| 10) | Seminar: Cognitive Psychology |
| 11) | Seminar: Developmental Psychology |
| 12) | Seminar: Social Psychology |
| 13) | Seminar: Neuropsychology |
| 14) | Seminar: Clinical Psychology |
| 15) | Seminar: Neuroscience |
| 16) | Revision of the course |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Powell, R.C. (2004). Career Planning Strategies: Hire Me! (5e). Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. States Harwood, L. (2013). Your Career: How to Make it Happen (8e). South-Western: Cengage Learning. | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | During this course, flipped learning format will be utilized. Students will be prepared for class by watching videos, reviewing the provided materials and reading suggested chapters and articles about the topic of the week. For some weeks, some Subject Matter Experts from the related field will be invited to the class in order to make students understand the real-world executions. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Three mini projects | ||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | ||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Students are expected to use information technologies pre-, during-, and post-class hours. | ||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | ||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
turnalarn@mef.edu.tr Attendance is mandatory. Students missing an exam for a legitimate excuse may be given a makeup exam at the instructor’s discretion. Any disrespectful attitude/act directly or indirectly toward the instructor/classmates will not be welcomed. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | ||
| Project | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ||
| Total Workload | 60 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 2.4 | ||||||
| ECTS | 2 | ||||||