COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name Code Semester T+A+L (hour/week) Type (C / O) Local Credit ECTS
Memory PSYC 409 Fall 03+00+00 Elective 3 6
Academic Unit: Psychology
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Prerequisites: No prerequisite
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Course Unit: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: - -
Course Objectives: As a result of taking this course, the students will: - Demonstrate knowledge of the important concepts of memory - Demonstrate knowledge of important theories and theoretical perspectives in learning and memory - Demonstrate knowledge of important research findings and how they are related with everyday phenomena in the major sub-fields of memory
Course Contents: This course is aimed as an in-depth study of human memory, focusing on mechanisms such encoding, processing and retrieval but also processing of events in daily life. The study of memory will span the accumulated work including the classics but will focus more on recent research on real world phenomena. Topics will include working memory, long term learning, episodic and semantic memory, autobiographical and eyewitness memory, false memories, implicit memory, retrieval, memory updating and improvement, memory development, and prospective memory.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):
  • 1- Demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge in major concepts of cognition
  • 2- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of important research findings by means of critical thinking
  • 3- Apply research to everyday events and challenges
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Lecture, classroom exercises, discussion


WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATIONS

WeekSubjectsRelated Preperation
1 Introduction
2 Overview of processes (learning & forgetting & misremembering)
3 What is memory? Types of memory
4 Working Memory
5 Learning
6 Episodic Memory
7 Semantic Memory
8 Autobiographical Memory
9 Autobiographical Memory(Emotion & Memory)
10 Memory Processing & Retrieval
11 Forgetting
12 Prospective Memory
13 Developmental changes: Memory in Childhood
14 Memory & Aging


REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED READING

Memory. Second Edition. Allan Baddeley, Michael Eysenck, andMichael Anderson. Psychology Press, 2015.


OTHER COURSE RESOURCES



ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

Semester RequirementsNumberPercentage of Grade (%)
Attendance / Participation 14 3
Project 6 12
Other Practices (seminar, studio critics, workshop etc.) 3 2
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes 2 42
Final Exam 1 41
Total: 26 100


WORKLOAD

EventsCountDuration (Hours)Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours14342
Practice / Exercise25.511
Project3515
Homework Assigments6530
Preparation for Presentation / Jury4312
Other Practices (seminar,studio critics,workshop, etc.)3515
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)2510
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes2612
Final Exam133
Total Workload (hour):150


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO) AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS (PQ)

# PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12
LO1 2 1 3                  
LO2   3 2 1                
LO3     1 2 2   1