ECTS - Judgement and Decision Making

Judgement and Decision Making (PSY314) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Judgement and Decision Making PSY314 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
PSY 102
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to offer the students the experimental studies and findings related to the psychology of judgment and decision making, and try to explain the mechanisms and processes underlying decision making.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Have an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of the literature
  • Understand the broad spectrum of psychological research and thought
  • Are able to integrate the knowledge obtained in the course with other areas of experimental psychology
  • Have gained knowledge of the factors that affect decision making
  • Have developed the understanding of the mechanisms of judgment and decision making.
Course Content Judgments, decisions and rationality, judgmental distortions, heuristics, decision making under risk and uncertainty.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction and Overview: Judgments, Decisions, and Rationality Assigned reading: Chapter 1
2 The Nature and Analysis of Judgment. Assigned reading: Chapter 2
3 Judging Probability and Frequency. Assigned reading: Chapter 3
4 Judgmental Distortions: The Anchoring-and-Adjustment Heuristic and Hindsight Bias. Assigned reading: Chapter 4
5 Assessing Evidence and Evaluating Arguments. Assigned reading: Chapter 5
6 Covariation, Causation, and Counterfactual Thinking. Assigned reading: Chapter 6
7 Decision Making under Risk and Uncertainty Assigned reading: Chapter 7
8 Preference and Choice. Assigned reading: Chapter 8
9 Confidence and Optimism. Assigned reading: Chapter 9
10 Judgment and Choice over Time. Assigned reading: Chapter 10
11 Dynamic Decisions and High Stakes: Where Real Life Meets the Laboratory. Assigned reading: Chapter 11
12 Risk Assigned reading: Chapter 12
13 Decision Making in Groups and Teams. Cooperation and Coordination. Assigned reading: Chapter 13,14
14 Intuition, Reflective Thinking, and the Brain. Assigned reading: Chapter 15
15 Final Examination Period Review of Topics
16 Final Examination Period Review of Topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Judgment and Decision Making: Psychological Perspectives, David Hardman, BPS Blackwell, 2009
Other Sources 2. The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making, Scott Plous, McGraw - Hill, 1993

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 50
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline X
2 Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology X
3 Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings X
4 Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena X
5 Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology X
6 Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources
7 Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data X
8 Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems X
9 Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English X
10 Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning X
11 Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 4 64
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 8 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 130