- Hybrid Courses
- HUM122
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Teacher
Dr. Sadaf Sajjad
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Category
Hybrid
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Duration
22
Course Introduction
Course Highlight
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LevelBS/Master
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Credit Hours2
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Lessons22
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TypeHybrid
About the course
This course would familiarize students with the basic concepts of psychology for students of other disciplines. It is designed to be an introductory course focusing on developing an understanding to students about how and why people think, feel and act in certain ways; and to make them aware of personal characteristics, social contexts and reactions in life.
Syllabus
Course Objectives
- To become aware of the basic understanding of psychological concepts, human motivation social influence and group processes, personality, leadership, stress, health and coping mechanisms
- To introduce students to different areas of psychology
- The students will be able to understand the motivation and how it is linked to human behaviors.
- To make students understand the dynamics of social behaviors including social influence, conformity, compliance, social facilitation, social loafing, and group decision making
- To introduce students to concept of leadership and its types
- To introduce students to the concept of stress and its relationship to health and stress management strategies
- The students will be able to understand the dynamics of personality and its assessment techniques
Course Calendar
Lecture | Topics |
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1 | Fundamentals of Psychology |
2 | Research Methods In Psychology |
Course Material/Videos
Course Readings
Reference Books:
- Kalat, J. W. (2013). Introduction to Psychology. 10th Edition
- Myers, D, G. (2011). Psychology – 10th Edition
- Griggs, R. (2014) Psychology: A Concise Introduction
- Lahey, B. (2011). Psychology: An Introduction
- Psychology In Modules, Edition 10 or 9, by David G. Myers
- Exploring Psychology. Edition11, by David G. Myers
- Psychology in Everyday Life, Edition 6, by David G. Myers