PSY6001 PRO-SEMINAR IN PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 2336001 |
| 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: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. BANU CİNGÖZ ULU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, PhD students at Psychology programme will be familiar with the research interests and data from different disciplines of psychology conducted at METU.
Course Content
Discussion of cutting edge research in developmental, social, clinical, cognitive, health, traffic, industrial and organizational psychology and biopsychology
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the completion of this course, PhD students will be able to:
- incorporate the critical elements constituting open science practices in their research
- critique western psychological knowledge and psychotherapy applications from a cultural perspective
- interpret the role of basic psychological science in applied fields such as organizational psychology, criminal psychology, traffic and transportation psychology, and psychoanalysis
- draw similarities and construct links between their intended PhD research and other broad disciplines
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