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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Staff development and training - Reading: Recruitment brochure |
Vocabulary review (Job training) |
2) |
Job descriptions and job satisfaction - Writing: Brief job descriptions |
Vocabulary review (Job titles and acronyms for job titles) |
3) |
Letters of enquiry and applications - Writing: An email applying for a job |
Vocabulary review; composing an email for a job application |
4) |
Telephone skills - Listening: Telephone language |
Vocabulary review; preparation for role-playing (Talking on the phone) |
5) |
New product development - Speaking: Introducing a new product |
Vocabulary review (Marketing terms); choosing a new product and preparing the introduction speech |
6) |
Establishing relationships and negotiating - Reading: Asking questions about a product |
Vocabulary review (Terms and conditions) |
7) |
Review |
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8) |
Financing the start-up - Speaking: (Role-play) Getting advice about starting up |
Vocabulary review; preparation for the role-play |
9) |
Presenting your business idea - Reading: Making the most of presentations |
Vocabulary review (Equipment for presentation); drafting the presentations to be made |
10) |
Reports - Speaking: Saying what charts show |
Vocabulary review ( Vocabulary for expressing changes) |
11) |
Business meetings - Listening: A business meeting |
Vocabulary review (Types of meeting, expressing opinions) |
12) |
Using the Internet - Reading Website design |
Vocabulary review (Computers and the Internet) |
13) |
Students' presentations |
Preparation for the final draft of presentations |
14) |
A staff survey - Writing: Report on staff survey to modernise the office |
Vocabulary review (Expressing numbers and percentage) |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. |
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2) |
To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. |
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3) |
To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). |
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4) |
To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). |
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5) |
To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. |
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6) |
To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. |
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7) |
To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. |
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8) |
To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. |
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9) |
To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. |
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10) |
To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. |
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11) |
To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. |
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12) |
To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |
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