PSYCHOLOGY
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
ACL2003	Introduction to Novel	Fall	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi HATİCE ÖVGÜ TÜZÜN
Course Lecturer(s):	Prof. Dr. GÖNÜL BAKAY Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	to give the students a comprehensive undrestanding of the novel form , pointing to the different genres of the novel

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students will have achieved in depth understanding of:
• the emergence of the novel as a new literary form in the 18 century
• the socio-political and historical contexts in which these novels were written
• the ways in which the authors’ life implicates the work produced

Course Content

18th, 19th and 20 th century novels by English writers

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Moll Flanders pages 1 -75.	Reading
2)	Moll Flanders 75-150	Reading
3)	Moll Flanders 150-225	Reading
4)	Moll Flanders 225-330.	Reading
5)	Hard Times 1-100	Reading
6)	Hard Times 100-230.	Reading
7)	Review	Reading
8)	1984 1-75	Reading
9)	1984 75-150	Reading
10)	1884 150 -225	Reading
11)	1984 225-325	Reading
12)	Mrs Dalloway 1-75	Reading
13)	Mrs Dalloway 75-150	Reading
14)	Mrs Dalloway 150 -225	Reading
15)	Final	-
16)	Final	-

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Moll Flanders- Daniel Defoe Hard Times- Charles Dickens 1984- George Orwell Mrs Dalloway- Virginia Woolf
References:	none

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	3	% 20
Presentation	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	15	2	30
Project	1	10	10
Quizzes	4	3	12
Midterms	1	30	30
Final	1	40	40
Total Workload			164

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)	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.
2)	To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior.
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).
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).
5)	To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas.
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.
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.
8)	To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation.
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.
10)	To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society.
11)	To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this.
12)	To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts.