Nursing

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
99500001	Introduction to Psychology	1	Autumn	1	2+0+0	3	3

Course Type	Compulsory
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	-
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	-
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Lect. Esra COŞKUN
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Lect. Esra COŞKUN	-	[email protected]

Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses	X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P2	Using theoretical knowledge and skills, identifies, analyzes and synthesizes problems related to the field of nursing practice and develops evidence-based solution suggestions.	4
P14	She/he continues her continuous professional and individual development by embracing lifelong learning.	5

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Knows the concepts and theories related to psychology.	P.2.42	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Nature of Psychology: Historical Foundations of Psychology, Structuralism, Fields of Study of Psychology, Modern Perspectives in Psychology, Humanistic Perspective, Cognitive Perspective, Sociocultural Perspective
2	Research Methods in Psychology: Scientific Research Process, Stages of the Scientific Method, Data Collection Methods Commonly Used in Psychology, Observation, Interview Method, Survey Method
3	Neural Foundations of Behavior: General Outlines of the Central Nervous System, Fine Structure of the Central Nervous System, Sensation and Perception: Nature of Sensory Processes, Senses, Primary Senses, Secondary Senses, Tactile Senses and Kinesthetic Senses, Perception, Organizational Processes in Perception
4	Consciousness, Sleep and Dreams: Perspective on the Concept of Consciousness, Sleep and Dreams, Dreams, How Do Dreams Form?, Stages of Sleep
5	Emotions: The Nature and Functions of Emotions, Emotions and Attention, Emotions and Memory, Emotions and Decision Making, Emotions as a Means of Communication, Neurobiology of Emotions, 12 Laws of Emotions, Emotions and Moral Behaviors
6	Motivation: Biological Origins of Motivation, Behavioral Approaches to Explaining Motivation, Cognitive and Psychosocial Foundations of Motivation
7	Midterm
8	Lifespan Development: Understanding Lifespan Development, Characteristics of Lifespan Development, Examination Methods in Lifespan Development, Development in the Prenatal Period, Development in Infancy and Childhood, Development in Adolescence, Development and Change in Adulthood
9	Personality: Definition of Personality, What is Temperament and Character?, Factors Determining Personality, Personality Theories, Sigmund Freud's Personality Theory, E.H. Erikson's Personality Theory (Psychosocial Development Theory), Adler's Personality Theory (Individual Psychology)
10	Learning: What is Learning?, Some Concepts Related to Learning, Conditioning Theories and Learning, Cognitive Approaches and Learning, Social Cognitive Theory, Information Processing Theory
11	Memory: Coding: Receiving Information, Storage: Storing Information, Sensory Memory, Short-Term Memory / Working Memory, Long-Term Memory, Retrieving Information / Remembering
12	Language and Thinking: Language, Concept Acquisition, Language Development, Language Acquisition Theories, Language - Thought Relationship, Brain and Language, Thinking, Conceptual and Verbal Thinking, Problem Solving
13	Intelligence: What is Intelligence?, Measurement of Intelligence, Birth of Intelligence Tests, Differences in Intelligence, Theories of Intelligence, Biology of Intelligence, Intelligence and Gender
14	end of term exam

Resources

Introduction to Psychology, Editor: Prof. Dr. Şerife IŞIK, 4th Edition, 2021, PEGEM ACADEMY

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Practice	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms	1	30 (%)
Final Exam	1	70 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	2	28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	0	0	0
Midterms	14	1	14
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	13	2	26
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	11	2	22
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			90
Total Work Load / 30			3
Course ECTS Credits:			3

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P2
O1	Knows the concepts and theories related to psychology.	4