PSYC390 WORKSHOP
| Course Code: | 3710390 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.5 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. NEBİ SÜMER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course is aimed at students interested in environmental psychology and the climate crisis. The ultimate goal of the course is to produce original research projects about the climate crisis from a social and environmental psychological perspective. We will combine psychological and structural approaches to beliefs and actions about the climate crisis. The relative consensus among climate scientists regarding the urgency of the problem needs to be coupled with fundamental societal and cultural changes. In addition to the psychological associates of these changes, we will explore how the barriers against such changes (e.g., denial, conspiracy theories, manufacture of consent, and anti-science beliefs) are enacted and maintained.
Course Content
The major aim is to involve the students in a typical research activity in their field of interest including designing of research, data collection, analysis of the results, and writing up a research report. Areas in which workshops will be offered will be announced, together with the course codes, each semester. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, the students will be able to:
? find, organize, summarize, evaluate and synthesize the research and activist literature on the climate crisis and its social/environmental psychological implications
? gain an awareness of the ongoing environmental, political and social crises experienced by world communities
? design an empirical study –qualitative or quantitative- with original research questions
? collect data and choose appropriate data-analysis tools, perform relevant analyses and report findings in the scientific format
? improve verbal and written communication skills
? familiarize themselves further with APA style
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Solid background in basic theories and approaches in psychology | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Skills to follow both national and international publications and developments in the discipline and to obtain and interpret new information in the light of acquired theoretical knowledge | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Awareness of the value of continuing educational practices such as in-service trainings, seminars, and conferences to keep career-relevant knowledge and skills up-to-date | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Skills to conduct research based on basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics as well as the ability to present and disseminate research findings both orally and in writing | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Knowledge and skills about conducting research and practice by adhering to ethical guidelines | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Skills in oral and written communication both in Turkish and English as well as preferably learning a third language | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Skills to work in teams that involve disciplinary and interdisciplinary projects | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Critical thinking skills in following the psychological literature together with the psychology-related information appearing in popular media | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Skills to generate practical and culture-sensitive solutions to problems | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Awareness of societal, environmental, and economic factors in professional practice and research | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Skills to lead and pioneer in the profession of psychology, either in academia or professional practice | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Skills in independent and team work | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution