| School/Faculty/Institute |
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences |
| Course Code |
PSYC 345 |
| Course Title in English |
Aggression and Violence |
| Course Title in Turkish |
Agresyon ve Şiddet |
| Language of Instruction |
EN |
| Type of Course |
Flipped Classroom |
| Level of Course |
Advanced |
| Semester |
Spring |
| Contact Hours per Week |
| Lecture: 3 |
Recitation: None |
Lab: None |
Other: None |
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| Estimated Student Workload |
138 hours per semester |
| Number of Credits |
6 ECTS |
| Grading Mode |
Standard Letter Grade
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| Pre-requisites |
PSYC 208 - Adult Psychopathology | PSYC 301 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
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| Co-requisites |
None |
| Expected Prior Knowledge |
Adult psychopathology or Child and adolescent psychopathology |
| Registration Restrictions |
Only Undergraduate Students |
| Overall Educational Objective |
To learn the foundational knowledge of human aggression and violence across the life-span guided by the theoretical framework. |
| Course Description |
This course aims to introduce the students the concept of human aggression and violence across the life-span and dive into the ongoing debate on whether aggressive behaviour is learned or develops in infancy and early childhood tied with evolutionary theories. It will give students a breadth of understanding on key aspects of human aggression and violence across the life course, including topics such as sibling aggression, peer bullying, domestic violence, child maltreatment. |
Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) saldırganlık ve şiddetin incelenmesine yönelik teorik çerçevelerin güçlü ve zayıf yönlerini analiz etmek;
2) saldırganlık ve şiddet araştırmalarını belirlemek ve değerlendirmek;
3) saldırganlık ve şiddeti incelemek için çeşitli araştırma metodolojilerini karşılaştırmak ve değerlendirmek;
4) saldırganlığa ilişkin risk ve koruyucu faktörleri değerlendirmek;
5) saldırganlık ve şiddete yönelik politika etkilerini ve olası müdahaleleri gözden geçirmek ve tartışmak.
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| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None |
S Supportive |
H Highly Related |
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Program Outcomes and Competences |
Level |
Assessed by |
| Prepared by and Date |
SENA CÜRE ACER , October 2024 |
| Course Coordinator |
SENA CÜRE ACER |
| Semester |
Spring |
| Name of Instructor |
ASLI DİLA AKİŞ |
Course Contents
| Hafta |
Konu |
| 1) |
Tanışma ve Selamlaşma; Ders Müfredatının Tanıtımı |
| 2) |
Saldırganlık ve şiddetin incelenmesi için teorik çerçeveler |
| 3) |
Saldırganlık ve şiddette cinsiyet farklılıkları |
| 4) |
Saldırganlık alt tiplerinin gelişimsel yörüngeleri |
| 5) |
Nesiller arası aktarım |
| 6) |
Çevresel ve genetik etkiler |
| 7) |
Gözden geçirme |
| 8) |
Vize Haftası |
| 9) |
Kardeş saldırganlığı |
| 10) |
Akran zorbalığı ve siber zorbalık
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| 11) |
Yakın partner şiddeti |
| 12) |
Çocuk istismarı |
| 13) |
Müdahaleler ve politika çıkarımları |
| 14) |
Sağlamlaştırma Haftası |
| 15) |
Final Sınav Dönemi |
| 16) |
Final Sınav Dönemi |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Required Textbook: Malti, T., Rubin, K.H & Vaillancourt, T. (2018). Handbook of child and adolescent aggression. New York: The Guildford Press.
There will also be a set of required readings from academic journals such as Psychological Science, The Lancet Psychiatry & Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. |
| Teaching Methods | This course will be taught in the flipped learning formats. All students will be asked to read 2-3 empirical articles prior to the lecture. Students will be randomly assigned into each week’s topic and will be asked to create a short presentation (max 15 slides; 15 minutes). Two presenters will be randomly selected out of the pool of those prepared presentation and will be asked to present. Those that prepared a presentation but didn’t have the opportunity to present will be asked to lead discussions. All students will be expected to contribute appropriately to class discussions and assist the learning of other students.
I as the instructor commit to preparing and selecting high-quality materials for each class.
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| Homework and Projects | Students will be expected to join in discussions based on the assigned required reading. They will also be asked to create a short presentation on their assigned topic. Lastly, they will write one 1000-word essay at the end of the course. |
| Laboratory Work | None |
| Computer Use | None |
| Other Activities | Students will be asked to read each week’s book chapter and 2-3 articles prior to that week’s classroom session. Classroom discussions will be based on these readings as well as various videos. |
| Assessment Methods |
| Assessment Tools |
Count |
Weight |
| Devam |
14 |
% 10 |
| Sunum |
1 |
% 20 |
| Ara Sınavlar |
1 |
% 30 |
| Rapor Teslimi |
1 |
% 40 |
| TOTAL |
% 100 |
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| Course Administration |
acers@mef.edu.tr
Attendance at all classes is mandatory. Students arriving late or unprepared will be barred from that class, which will impact upon their continuous assessment grade.
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, and copying during examinations is dishonest and will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |