PSY417 Psychodiagnostics

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Course Code	Course Title		Weekly Hours*		ECTS		Weekly Class Schedule
			T	P
PSY417	Psychodiagnostics		3	0	6
Prerequisite	PSY103	It is a prerequisite to	None
Lecturer	Orkun Aydın	Office Hours / Room / Phone	Tuesday: 15:00-17:00 via Teams
E-mail	oaydin@ius.edu.ba
Assistant		Assistant E-mail
Course Objectives	The psychodiagnostics course strives to present adequate representation about the diversity of contemporary Psychodiagnostics and Assessment methods; learning of the current world ethical standards of psychological diagnostics and assessment activity; technology of test reliability determination that obtained by different Psychodiagnostics methods; studying of classical and contemporary intellect diagnostic approaches, Psychodiagnostics of personality characteristics and achievements potential of the person.
Textbook	1. Groth-Marnat, G. (2003). Handbook of psychological assessment. Willey & Sons, New Jersey. 2. Heilburn, K. (1992). The Role of Psychological Testing in Forensic Assessment. Law and Human Behavior, Vol. 16, No. 3. pp. 257-272.
Learning Outcomes	After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
	Identify and explain roots and definitions of contemporary psychodiagnostics. Identify and explain psychopathology and abnormal behaviour. Understand and explain different methods of psychodiagnostic assessment and procedures. To understand the variety of ways to assess different characteristics of a person with use of various diagnostic techniques. To be able to determine the level of reliability of the received diagnostic data and to write reports.
Teaching Methods	Class discussions with examples. Group workouts for engaged learning and continuous feedback on progress. Individual and grouped discussions. Visual and written materials will be supplied.
WEEK	TOPIC					REFERENCE
Week 1	Introduction, syllabus presentation, course presentation
Week 2	Psychodiagnostics : An Introduction to basic theories and paradigms in psychodiagnostics					Chapters 1,2 in the textbook
Week 3	Behavioral assessment					Chapter 4 in the textbook
Week 4	Psychological diagnostic interview (overview of interview process)					Chapter 3 in the textbook
Week 5	Psychological diagnostic interview (structured diagnostic interviews),quiz					Chapter 3 in the textbook
Week 6	Assessment methods of the intelectual abilities of the adults					Chapeter 5 in the textbook
Week 7	Midterm Exam
Week 8	Asessment methods of the personality traits and characteristics of the adults					Chapter 7 in the textbook
Week 9	Projective techniques in psychodiagnostics					Chapters 10,11 in the textbook
Week 10	Psychological self-assessment scales and questionnaires					Chapter 13 in the textbook
Week 11	Neuropsychological assessment techniques					Chapter 12 in the textbook
Week 12	Neuropsychological assessment techniques, group assignment presentations					Chapter 12 in the textbook
Week 13	Psychological assessment of personality, intellectual and other abilities of the children					Chapters 5,7 in the textbook
Week 14	Psychodiagnostic issues in Forensic Psychological assessment					Article
Week 15	Data integration, writing and communicating the findings and reports of psychodiagnostic assessment					Chapter 15 in the textbook

Assessment Methods and Criteria	Evaluation Tool	Quantity	Weight	Alignment with LOs
	Final Exam	1	40	All of the LOs
	Semester Evaluation Compenents
	Midterm Exam	1	30	LO 1,2
	Quiz-1	1	10	LO 2
	Group assignement	1	10	All of the LOs
	Attendance and students contribution	1	10	All of the LOs
* ECTS Credit Calculation *

Activity	Hours	Weeks	Student Workload Hours	Activity	Hours	Weeks	Student Workload Hours
Lecture Hours	3	14	42	Final Exam	7	9	63
Home study	2	5	10	Home study	2	5	10
				Total Workload Hours =			150
*T= Teaching, P= Practice				ECTS Credit =			6
Course Academic Quality Assurance: Semester Student Survey						Last Update Date: 06/11/2020

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