FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
PSY464	FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY	7	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. İBRAHİM EROL
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to introduce basic concepts regarding the development of family and parenting; impacts of parenting on development.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include; "handling the family concept in terms of psychology, analysis on personal and interpersonal relationships within a family as in early marriage, motherhood-fatherhood, sexual functions, adjustment disorder, and divorcement”.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Summarize basic concepts regarding family development and parenting subjects as in structural, intergeneration and contextual family models. (Bloom’s 2)
Discuss psychological impacts of family on the development of individuals. (Bloom’s 4)
Evaluate impacts of family in several aspects on different stages as in the transition from being a teenager to a young adult, mate selection, marriage, conflict in marriage and childbearing. (Bloom’s 5)

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Family as a System	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
2	Literature Review	Family Strategies	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
3	Literature Review	Family Strategies	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
4	Literature Review	Structural Model	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
5	Literature Review	Structural Model	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
6	Literature Review	Intergeneration Model	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
7	Literature Review	Contextual Model	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Literature Review	Transition from being a teenager to a young adult	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
10	Literature Review	Mate selection and development of family	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
11	Literature Review	Transition to marriage	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
12	Literature Review	Conflict in marriage	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
13	Literature Review	Communication and Intimacy	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
14	Literature Review	Families with dependent children	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
15	Literature Review	Parents-Children System	Lecture, Question and Answer, Exemplification, Demonstration
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Anderson, S. A. and Sabatelli, R. M. (2003). Family Interaction: A Multigenerational Developmental Perspective. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
Pinsof W.M. & Leboy J.L. (2013). Aile Psikolojisi. Psikoterapi Enstitusu

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description	Examination Method

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will be able to define the basic concepts of design principles in interior architecture and environmental design.			2

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will be able to use the knowledge about subjects like art, environment and cultural history in their professional life and daily life.		1

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will be able to analyze by leading national and international project and cost management and processes in interdisciplinary work with internal and external labor market (public private sector and voluntary organizations)		1
2	Students will be able to organize interior architecture and exterior design application and technical equipment projects in interdisciplinary cooperation with different professional fields.		1

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will be able to use drawing methods and techniques (CAD, 3D max and visual expression programs and freehand drawing) in their design work.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	By taking responsibility within individual or group, students will be able to apply interior design principles and skills learned in the interior and surroundings		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will be able to analyze possible problems and different regulations in interior and nearby environmental planning areas, by adopting the principle of lifelong learning, with social, cultural, innovative, sustainable and open to be develop ideas and solutions.		1

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The Interior Architecture and Environmental design program graduates will be able to organize enviromental , sustainable projects and activities in the social dimension within the scope of their social responsibilities in their field studies.		1
2	Students will be able to explain himself/herself in writing and speaking in Turkish and at least one foreign language in order to cooperate with related persons and institutions.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduates of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design program will be able to design, application oriented sustainable, interchangeable and innovative interior architecture and environmental design projects in their professional lives by considering the life of the community			2
2	Interior Architecture and Environmental Design graduates will be able to develop recommendations on the design-application projects of interiors social and nearby environments and project-cost management by using professional code of conduct, criteria and standards in accordance with legal frameworks.		1
3	Students will be able to organize interior architecture and environmental design projects with local, regional, national and cultural sensitivity and ethical values interdisciplinary studies in cooperation.		1

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	3	39
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	25	25
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	20	20
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	0	128