| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to course. Outline of semester. Survival game – what values do we place on human characteristics? |
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| 2) |
Love and marriage and choices of partners. How do we translate our values into the expression of love? “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood |
Reading. |
| 3) |
Introduction of partners. Interviewing another student and presenting him/her to the class. Practice of presentation skills. |
Interview. |
| 4) |
“Never Let Me Go” by Kazuo Ishiguo. The idea of sacrifice and honor. Discussion of film and characters, themes. |
Research. |
| 5) |
Poetry about love, marriage and choices. Selections include Browning, Shakespeare, Sexton and Frost. |
Reading. |
| 6) |
“Il Postino” and the poetry of Pablo Neruda. One poet and his vision of love and life. |
Reading. |
| 7) |
Presentations of poets and songwriters. Power point presentation of Shakespearean sonnets and various ways of presenting. |
Powerpoint. |
| 8) |
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| 9) |
“The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. Values and how we are transformed. |
Reading. |
| 10) |
Presentations. |
Research for presentation. |
| 11) |
Debates and controversial subjects. Commercials and capitalism and how we are subliminally affected. |
Research. |
| 12) |
Presentations. |
Research. |
| 13) |
“A Christmas Carol” by Dickens. An adaptation of the novella into a play format. Reading and discussion of themes and characters. |
Reading. |
| 14) |
Debates in teams. |
Research. |
| 15) |
Final. |
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| 16) |
Final. |
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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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