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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | PSY356 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Evolutionary Psychology II | ||||||||
Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. SERAP ERDOĞAN TAYCAN | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. SERAP ERDOĞAN TAYCAN |
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Course Objectives: | Evolutionary Psychology has created a radical perspective in explaining human psychology by being included in psychology in recent years. This point of view brings with it important sources of information in order not to overlook different views when dealing with people. The aim of the Evolutionary Psychology course is to deal with the various feelings, thoughts and behaviors of people individually and/or collectively from this point of view. Subjects such as human perception, cognition, emotions, social development, mate choice, altruism, morality and culture, together with current research and arguments, constitute the course agenda. |
Course Content: | This course; Introduction,Basic Concepts (Natural Selection, Sexual Selection, Adaptation, Survival and Reproductive Success, etc.), Basic Concepts (Continued), Evolved Psychological Mechanisms, Origins of Survival, Growing Brain, Human Twinning, Human Twinning (Continued), Emotions in Humans ; Jealousy, Socialism, Violence and Aggression, Cooperation and Altruism, Morality, Criticism of Evolutionary Psychology; includes topics. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | What is Evolution? Darwin's Biography | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
2) | What is Evolution? Darwin's Biography | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
3) | Darwin's Theories of Natural Selection and Sexual Selection | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
4) | Darwin's Theories of Natural Selection and Sexual Selection | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
5) | The Emergence of Evolutionary Psychology | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
6) | Fight the Enemy Forces of Nature | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
7) | Fight the Enemy Forces of Nature | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
8) | Midterm | None |
9) | Midterm | None |
10) | Women's Long-Term Spouse Selection Strategies | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
11) | Men's Long-Term Spouse Selection Strategies | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
12) | Short Term Sexual Strategies | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
13) | Parenting Issues | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
14) | Kinship Issues | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
15) | Review | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
16) | Final | Lecturer's notes and related articles |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Dersi veren öğretim görevlisinin notları ve ilgili makaleler |
References: | -Lecturer's notes and related articles |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||
1) Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | ||||||||||
2) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. | ||||||||||
3) Ability to communicate effectively i Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language. | ||||||||||
4) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | ||||||||||
5) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety isuues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.) | ||||||||||
6) Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. | ||||||||||
7) Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
8) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
9) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | ||||||||||
10) Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. | ||||||||||
11) Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyse and interpret results for investigating engineering problems. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. | |
2) | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied information in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. | |
3) | Ability to communicate effectively i Turkish, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language. | |
4) | Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
5) | Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way so as to meet the desired result; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions may include factors such as economic and environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety isuues, and social and political issues according to the nature of the design.) | |
6) | Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. | |
7) | Ability to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for engineering practice; ability to employ information technologies effectively. | |
8) | Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modelling methods for this purpose. | |
9) | Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |
10) | Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself. | |
11) | Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyse and interpret results for investigating engineering problems. |
Expression | |
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats | |
Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Q&A / Discussion |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework | |
Individual Project | |
Reporting |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 2 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 3 | 9 | 27 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Quizzes | 2 | 10 | 20 |
Midterms | 1 | 24 | 24 |
Paper Submission | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Final | 1 | 45 | 45 |
Total Workload | 166 |