Information Package / Course Catalogue
Behavioral Sciences
Course Code: İKY105
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Students must have to complete their internship within the required time and properties. The required rules are describes at the Adnan Menderes University, Sultanhisar Vocational School, Student Internship Instructions.
Theory: 4
Prt.: 0
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The purpose of the psychological and sociological aspects of human behavior in the small groups, issues such as interpersonal interactions and to evaluate the effects of these features work life

Course Content

Behavior science and management, society and social structure, culture, socialization, sociology, individual and development, motivation and feelings. Hearing and perception, learning by reactional and acquired conditioning, personality and defence mechanisms and attitudes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Özge KOCAKULA
Learning Outcomes
1.Grasp the importance and implications of behavior in business and daily life.
2.Grasp the communication process
3.Evaluate the relationship between concepts
4.To be able to explain social phenomena and concepts related to society.
5.To be able to learn theoretical information about the relationships between human behavior and industrial psychology.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Lecturers Lesson Notes
2.EROĞLU, F., Davranış Bilimleri, Beta Yayınevi
3.İŞÇİ, M., Davranış Bilimleri, Der Yayıncılık
4.EROĞLU, C., YILMAZER, A., Meslek Yüksekokulları İçin Davranış Bilimleri ve Örgütsel Davranış, Detay Yayıncılık
5.Davranış Bilimlerine Giriş, Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to behavioral science
Week 2 - Theoretical
Central nervous system and behavior
Week 3 - Theoretical
Consciousness and awareness
Week 4 - Theoretical
Learning and memory
Week 5 - Theoretical
Stress and mental health
Week 6 - Theoretical
Child`s physical development, cognitive development, social and emotional development
Week 7 - Theoretical
Psychological development and characteristics of the child
Week 8 - Theoretical
Personality, intelligence and psychological measurements
Week 9 - Theoretical
Psychodynamic bases of behavior
Week 10 - Theoretical
Conflict anxiety and ego defense mechanisms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Genetic bases of behavior
Week 12 - Theoretical
Behavioral orientations in leader-membership exchange
Week 13 - Theoretical
Social psychology and social behavior-1
Week 14 - Theoretical
Social psychology and social behavior-2
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140456
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)98
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026