Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
5GİT369Communication Psychology3+0+03425.12.2023

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Visual Communication Design
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course In today’s world, it aims to understand human and group behaviors in the working environment, using scientific methods in order to increase individual and organizational effectiveness and performance.
Course Content To provide students with necessary knowledge and skills on different perspectives, theories, models and approaches proposed in understanding and evaluating human behaviors so that they can beclosely examined, enforced and advertised in the field of communication.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Can Bilgili
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources MCLUHAN, Marshall, (2020) "Gutenberg Galaksisi", PEİRCE, Charsles "Peirce on signs",


Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 3 14 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 104

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understanding human behavior in the work environment, based on studies focusing on human behavior
2 Overcoming problems such as staff not being understood by their managers, micromanagement and operational blindness that cause managers getting lost in details
3 Solving proms such as managers’ inability to institutionalize in terms of managerial decisions and practice, inability to be sustainable, employee dissatisfaction, inability to work under stress and pressure
4 Supporting interpersonal relations, cooperation and teamwork, ethical behavior, willingness and creativity
5 Accomplishing the goalsof business owners-managers, employees, customers-stakeholders by pleasing them

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Factors affecting perception • Perception-Theoretical Approaches • Perceptual Misconceptions-Illusion • Perception Management • Perception and Management Dynamics • Perception and Problem Solving
2 Characteristics of Attitudes• Attitude and Behavior Relationship •Components of Attitudes •Dimensions of Attitudes • Change in Attitudes•Measurement of Attitudes
3 Schools and Approaches in Psychology •Structuralism•Functionalism•Behaviorism•Humanistic Approach • Integrativeness • Cognitive Approach
4 GeneralPsychology • GeneticPsychology • ExperimentalPsychology • SocialPsychology •Childhood, Youth, Adulthood Psychology • PhysiologicalPsychology •ComparativePsychology
5 EducationalPsychology• ClinicalPsychology•IndustrialPsychology•Psychology of Law
6 Process and Elements of Communications•Functions of Communication-Interpersonal •Communication•Organizational Communication • Factors Preventing Effective Organizational Communication •The Effects of Organizational Communication on Employee Attitudes and Behaviors
7 Motivation Theories •Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs •Organizational Commitment and Motivation • Organizational Justice and Motivation
8 Introduction to Social Psychology •The Status of Social Psychology Among Other Social Sciences •Historical Development of Social Psychology • Identifying Social Psychology as a Field of Study
9 Research and Methods in Social Psychology •The Logic of Scientific Method • Purposes of Scientific Research • Fundamental Methods of Social Psychology
10 Personality •Harmony Between Individual & Environment •Socialization•Socialization Process •Socialization Tactics • Career & Private Life Balance•Career Design•Career Design Techniques • A Modern Approach to Career Design
11 Teams and Decision-Making Techniques Within Teams • Team Concepts • Team Types •Joining Teams and the Composition of Teams • Commitment to Teams • Team
12 Leadership and its Reflections in the 21st Century • Leadership and Related Concepts •Differences Between Leaders and Managers • Nature and Development of the Leadership Process •Leadership Model in the Historical Development Process
13 Definition, Characteristics and Results of Culture •Cultural Layers •Social Cultural Approaches • The Effect of Culture on Behavior •Organization Culture
14 Cultural Interaction / Cultural Participation • Cultural Change •Cultural Propagation •Cultural Degeneration• Cultural Assimilation•Cultural Conflict•Cultural Disintegration•Cultural Differences Management • Cultural Intelligence•Culture of Entrepreneurship

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C1 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C2 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C3 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
C5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

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