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COURSE DESCRIPTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name	Code	Semester	T+A+L (hour/week)	Type (C / O)	Local Credit	ECTS
Selected Topics in Experimental Psychology II	PSYC 415	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:	To teach the students the following: 1. To be able to define, explain and interpret theoretical knowledge in experimental psychology 2. To be able to apply theoretical knowledge of experimental psychology in a variety of applied settings 3.To be able to identify and explain human behavioral, emotional and cognitive processes 4. Be able to communicate in a clear and concise manner using visual, verbal and written tools
Course Contents:	In this course, students will have the chance to select a topic of investigation, come up with hypotheses, create an experimental design, carry out the experiment and report the findings of their experiment, under the supervision of a faculty member.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit (LO):	1- To learn the fundamentals of information processing approach 2- To Learn the different theories on human attentional processes 3- To improve scientific paper reading and criticizing skills
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:	Lecture, classroom exercises, discussion

Week	Subjects	Related Preperation
1	Introduction
2	Information Processing and Attention
3	History of Attention Studies
4	Selective Visual Attention
5	Selective Visual Attention
6	Attention and Inhibition
7	Multitasking and Attention
8	Memory and Attention
9	Midterm Exam
10	Memory and Attention
11	Visual Search
12	Visual Search
13	Individual Differences in Attention
14	Review

At Kadir Has University, a Semester is 14 weeks; The weeks 15 and 16 are reserved for final exams.

Attention: Theory and Practice, A, Johnson & R. W. Proctor, Thousand Oaks, Calif : SAGE Publications, Inc. 2004.

Semester Requirements	Number	Percentage 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

Events	Count	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload (hour)
Course Hours	14	3	42
Practice / Exercise	2	5.5	11
Project	3	5	15
Homework Assigments	6	5	30
Preparation for Presentation / Jury	4	3	12
Other Practices (seminar,studio critics,workshop, etc.)	3	5	15
Extra-Class Activities (reading,individiual work, etc.)	2	5	10
Midterms / Oral Exams / Quizes	2	6	12
Final Exam	1	3	3
Total Workload (hour):			150

1 ECTS = 25 Hours Workload

Contribution: 1 Low, 2 Average, 3 High