PSY653 SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS
| Course Code: | 2330653 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. BENGİ ÖNER ÖZKAN |
| Offered Semester: | Once in several years. |
Course Objectives
The course will help students to evaluate individualistic aspects of social psychology more critically.
The course will heip students to interparate qualitative research methods in social psychology.
The course will help students to understand the consequences of agenda setting via the media.
Course Content
The course will introduce students with the modern European tradition of research in social psychology. The content analysis of the information circulating in the society is essential, in particular the analysis of media output and its involvement in processes of social influence and social change. Thus, it should be of considerable interest to those who are also interested in the social psychology of the media.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students will identfy social representations from other social cognitive concepts in Social Psychology.
The students will be understand how common representations are developed.
The students will be provided with the applications of qualitative techniques.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Skills to understand and successfully employ the latest and most advanced research and data analysis methods and techniques. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Knowledge of the latest theoretical and empirical literature in psychology. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Skills to conduct research and critically evaluate the important literature on any topic of interest related to psychology or other relevant disciplines. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Awareness about the novel information in light of the theoretical knowledge gained and knowledge to develop advanced research topics and questions. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Skills to develop and carry out a research project from beginning to end in light of the formulated research questions using the accumulated knowledge from relevant literature and methods. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Awareness of conducting research, publishing, and application activities in light of ethical principles and values. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Skills to work independently as an individual and as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Skills to communicate effectively, both in written and oral forms of English and Turkish, during scientific activities. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution