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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General Information about the Course
| Course Code: | PSI107 | ||||||||
| Course Title: | Statistics-I | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | 1. Semester / Fall | ||||||||
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
| Prerequisite of the course: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Necessary | ||||||||
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| Course Lecturer(s): | Assoc.Prof.Sinan Zeyneloğlu |
Purpose and content of the course
| Course Objectives: | The mastery of basic data collection and analysis techniques by students, including the sample-universe dichotomy, the concept of the confidence interval, main types of variables and the analyses to be condected for each type. |
| Course Objective: | To learn the basic concepts of statistics in order to be able to correctly interpret the depictions and alayses of collected and tabulated data. |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Learning Outcomes
| Knowledge (Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.) | ||
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1) The student has gained theoretical knowledge and can practically implement this knowledge aided by computer programmes and application tools. Students know the basic concepts of statistics used in psychology. |
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| Skills (Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.) | ||
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1) • Students use the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of statistics.
• Students interpret, evaluate and analyze the data by using the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of statistics. |
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| Competences (Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.) | ||
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1) • Students conduct research and studies in the field of statistics. |
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2) • Students critically evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills. |
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3) • Students transmit his/her thoughts and suggestions at the level of acquired knowledge and skills in the field of statistics to the relevant people in written and oral form. |
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4) • Students transmit his/her thoughts and suggestions at the level of acquired knowledge and skills in the field of statistics to the relevant people in written and oral form. |
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Course Topics
| Week | Subject | ||
| 1) | Introduction of the course content and the basic concepts of statistics in social sciences. | ||
| 2) | The empirical basis of research and data analysis. Testing the truth (validity). | ||
| 3) | Main research methods and data collection techniques. Correlation versus causality and directionality. | ||
| 4) | How information of collected and coded: Categorical and Scale variables. | ||
| 5) | Types of questions and responses: Open-ended versus pre-coded. How to operationalise and assess abstract concepts by practical measures. | ||
| 6) | Summary of the the data according to variable type. Frequencies and percentages. | ||
| 7) | Measures of centrality and measures of dispersion. | ||
| 8) | Sampling, representativeness, and the confidence interval. | ||
| 9) | midterm | ||
| 10) | Tabulation of data in Excel: pivot tables | ||
| 11) | Data analysis in SPSS: frequencies and data cleaning. | ||
| 12) | Cross tabulation and chi-square analysis. | ||
| 13) | Assessing difference between means: t-test. | ||
| 14) | Assessing the relationship between scale variables: correlation. | ||
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Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | 1 |
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| Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||
| 1) Absorbs concepts related to all sub-fields of psychology (Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Health Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Learning Psychology, Social Psychology, Neuropsychology, Sports Psychology, etc.). | ||||||||||||
| 2) Explains the theories of psychology and human behavior based on theoretical foundations. | ||||||||||||
| 3) Explains the substructures of human and animal cognitive processes in the nervous system. | ||||||||||||
| 4) Conducts independent research within the framework of scientific principles. | ||||||||||||
| 5) Examines the emergence of psychology as a discipline, its development, and the process of decomposition into sub-fields in a historical perspective. | ||||||||||||
| 6) Applies the basic principles of psychological assessment. | ||||||||||||
| 7) Comprehends the cognitive, emotional and behavioral characteristics of people in working life. | ||||||||||||
| 8) Conducts scientific research for problems related to the subjects he/she is interested in. | ||||||||||||
| 9) Applies group dynamics and techniques that form the basis of the human-to-human communication process. | ||||||||||||
| 10) Learns contemporary information-processing and professional devices. | ||||||||||||
| 11) Evaluates human behavior in society in both ordinary and extraordinary situations. | ||||||||||||
| 12) Transforms the basic ethics, principles, values and rules of psychology into behavior. | ||||||||||||
Course Teaching, Learning Methods
| Q & A | |
| Case Problem Solving/ Drama- Role/ Case Management | |
| Laboratory | |
| Quantitative Problem Solving | |
| Fieldwork | |
| Group Study / Assignment | |
| Individual Assignment | |
| WEB-based Learning | |
| Internship | |
| Practice in Field | |
| Project Preparation | |
| Report Writing | |
| Seminar | |
| Supervision | |
| Social Activity | |
| Occupational Activity | |
| Occupational Trip | |
| Application (Modelling, Design, Model, Simulation, Experiment et.) | |
| Reading | |
| Thesis Preparation | |
| Field Study | |
| Student Club and Council Activities | |
| Other | |
| Logbook | |
| Interview and Oral Conversation | |
| Research | |
| Watching a movie | |
| Bibliography preparation | |
| Oral, inscribed and visual knowledge production | |
| Taking photographs | |
| Sketching | |
| Mapping and marking | |
| Reading maps | |
| Copying textures | |
| Creating a library of materials | |
| Presentation |
Evaluation System
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Practice Exam | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Field Study | % 0 | |
| Article Critical | % 0 | |
| Article Writing | % 0 | |
| Module Group Study | % 0 | |
| Brainstorming | % 0 | |
| Role Playing + Dramatizing | % 0 | |
| Out of Class Study | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Work, Reinforcement | % 0 | |
| Application Repetition etc. | % 0 | |
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) | % 0 | |
| Project Preparation + Presentation | % 0 | |
| Report Preparation + Presentation | % 0 | |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting | % 0 | |
| Oral examination | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Report Submission | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Kanaat Notu | % 0 | |
| Committee | % 0 | |
| Yazma Ödev Dosyası | % 0 | |
| Portfolio | % 0 | |
| Take-Home Exam | % 0 | |
| Logbook | % 0 | |
| Discussion | % 0 | |
| Participation | % 0 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Calculation of Workload and ECTS Credits
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 44 |
| Laboratory | 6 | 12 |
| Application | ||
| Practice Exam | ||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | ||
| Article Critical | ||
| Article Writing | ||
| Module Group Study | ||
| Brainstorming | ||
| Role Playing + Dramatizing | ||
| Out-of-Class Study (Pre-study, Reinforcement, Practice Review, etc.) | ||
| Homework (reading, writing, watching movies, etc.) | ||
| Project Preparation + Presentation | ||
| Report Preparation + Presentation | ||
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation + Presenting | ||
| Oral examination | ||
| Preparing for Midterm Exams | ||
| MIDTERM EXAM (Visa) | 1 | 4 |
| Preparing for the General Exam | ||
| GENERAL EXAM (Final) | 1 | 4 |
| Participation | ||
| Discussion | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Take-Home Exam | ||
| Logbook | ||
| Total Workload | 64 | |
| ECTS (30 saat = 1 AKTS ) | 2 | |