COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
DYZ2011	Behavioral Sciences	Fall	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor ZEYNEP GÜL
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İLKAY TURAN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	Dialysis Centers
Course Objectives:	To inform the students about learning types, recall and forgetting, development of behavior, perception and events affecting the perception, Personality and personality theories, behavior disorders

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students passing this lesson;

1- Explain the concept of psychology scientifically.
2- Sort learning types.
3- Explain recall and forgetting.
4- Inform about development of behavior with his/her own words.

Course Content

This lesson contains the concepts of psychology, learning types, development of behavior, behavior disorders.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Psychology
2)	Learning Types
3)	Recall and Forgetting
4)	Development of Behavior
5)	Perception and The Events Affecting Perception
6)	Developmental Stages
7)	Personality and Personality Theories
8)	Coping Behavior and Use of Coping
9)	Motivation
10)	Psychological Tests
11)	Behavior Disorders and Treatment
12)	Social Psychology
13)	Concept of "Group"
14)	General Review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Weekly distributed by the course lecturer.
References:	1- Arkonaç, S., Sosyal Psikoloji, Alfa Yayınevi, İstanbul Psikoloji, 1998 2- Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları, Davranış Bilimlerine Giriş, 2006.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	1	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 60
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Quizzes	1	1	1
Midterms	1	1	1
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field.
2)	Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field.
3)	Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes.
4)	Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills.
5)	Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually.
6)	Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems.
7)	Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field.
8)	Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives.
9)	Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels.
10)	Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field.
11)	Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project.
12)	Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project.
13)	Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work.
14)	Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works.	3