Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
140400102100BEHAVIORAL SCIENCESCompulsory123
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Aim of this course is to have students gain technical, human and conceptual skills that are necessary in business life. Motivation, learning, stress, personality, emotions, culture, perception are also introduced in this course.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Resul GÜLEÇ
Learning Outcomes
1The students can define the main concepts about the human behavior.
2The students can state the contributions of disciplines constituting behavioral sciences.
3The students can summarize the relationship between attitude and behavior.
4The students can explain the factors determining the personality of the individual.
5The students can explain the differences between men and woman in terms of emotions.
6The students can account for how perception affects the decision making process.
7The students can explain the hierarchy of needs of Maslow and other motivation theories.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In this course, the causes and results of behaviors are examined through integrating the views of disciplines such as psychology, sociology, social psychology, law and economics.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Main behavioral concepts
2Understanding psychology and behavior
3Scientific methods
4Sensation, perception and values
5Main concepts related with motivation
6The theories of motivation
7Theories of personality
8Emotions
9Theories of learning
10Culture and Cultural change
11identification and classification of sets
12Social psychology, attitude and attribution
13Psychological disorders
14Work stress and the management of stress
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16
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14570
Individual Study for Mid term Examination111
Individual Study for Final Examination111
Homework111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)76
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO1  4              
LO2       4         
LO3         3       
LO4          4      
LO5           3     
LO6           3     
LO7             4   
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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