PSY494P124 Contemporary Issues on Bullying

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Dr. Fatih Bayraktar (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Dr. Fatih Bayraktar
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Fri 2. 11. to Sun 16. 12. Fri 8:00–9:40 U36
Prerequisites
The students must have a Bachelor Degree in Psychology to register this course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to: *understand and explain the basics of bullying and cyberbullying. * work with information on the data related with the issue. * create research questions and hypothesis related with the issue. * make reasoned decisions about the intervention and prevention related with the problem. * make deductions based on acquired knowledge on bullying and cyberbullying. * interpret the articles on the issue.
Syllabus
  • •The course is structured in form of lectures and seminars. Students will be assigned papers throughout the course to improve their knowledge about the bullying/cyberbullying literature. Feedback will be provided to the students to help them improve their writing and presenting skills. The lectures will cover the introduction of the topics and will be followed by the discussion about assigned reading materials and individual/group presentations.
Teaching methods
seminar, class discussion, individual and group projects
Assessment methods
The overall grade will consist of the following pieces: Presentations (30%), Participation to discussions (10%) 2 pop-quizes (20%) Final 40% Total 100pts
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013, Autumn 2013.
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