Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / PSİ 369 - PSYCHOLOGY

Code: PSİ 369 Course Title: SPORT PSYCHOLOGY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department PSYCHOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BURCU SOY TELLİ (burcusoytelli@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Sports psychology helps athletes to use the psychology principles necessary for their performance and understands how participation in sports affects the psychological development and well-being of the individual throughout his/her life.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To learn the basics of sports psychology PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology.
Examination
LO-2 To learn the research methods of sports psychology PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology.
PO-3 Identifies, models and solves scientific problems in psychology and related fields.
PO-6 Interprets and evaluates data using advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field, identifies and analyzes problems parallel to current technological developments, and develops solutions based on research and evidence.
Examination
LO-3 To gain knowledge about sports psychology and its function. PO-1 Knows the basic concepts related to psychology.
PO-2 Adapts and transfers the knowledge they have acquired in the field of psychology to other disciplines
PO-4 Is equipped with sufficient skills in the field of psychology, adhere to the principles of professional ethics, develop communication skills, gain productive and flexible thinking skills.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The field of Sports Psychology includes personality in sports, motivation, arousal, stress and anxiety, psychology of competition and encounter, group and team dynamics, leadership and communication in sports, psychological skill training, attention, perception, focus, processes that negatively affect sports performance, burnout, unhealthy behaviors. It also covers addiction, violence and aggression.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to the course; the content of the lesson and the way it is taught
2 Personality, motivation and sports
3 Arousal, stress, anxiety
4 Competition and cooperation
5 Group and team dynamics; Group cohesion
6 Leadership and communication
7 Arousal and imagery
8 mid-term exam
9 Self-confidence, goal setting and concentration
10 Exercise and psychological well-being
11 Sports injuries and psychology
12 Addiction, burnout and overtraining
13 Children and sports psychology
14 Aggression in sports
15 Character development and good sports behavior
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Weinberg, R.S. ve Gould, D. (2015). Spor ve Egzersiz Psikolojisinin Temelleri. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 14 14
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 112