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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The ‘Social Psychology’ online course is provided on the online free education Swayam portal which is an initiative of the ministry of India. This free online program is developed and offered by the English and Foreign Languages University for the students who are interested in knowing about the theories, concepts, and research associated with the aspects in social psychology.

This core course is scheduled for eight weeks and is part of the humanities and social sciences division,

The course instructor for the Social Psychology online training program is Dr. P. Swathy from the department of Psychology at Osmania University. The course study will be concentrated on the aspects of group performance, decision-making aided by groups, and group leadership. This undergraduate program enables the students to get a clear understanding of the psychological principles involved in social behaviors and group dynamics. This training will provide the students with three credit points.

The Highlights

Online mode
Free training program
Eight weeks course
Three credit points
Undergraduate level program
Certificate

Programme Offerings

Modules
Lectures
Recordings
videos
assignments
Case Studies
Books
references
Final Exam
Certificate
Four Credit Points

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad

The Psychology Of Language fee structure

Course fee

Nil

Eligibility Criteria

The ‘Social Psychology’ course is specific to the students of psychology but this course doesn’t require any specific background knowledge.

Certificate qualifying details

The students of the ‘Social Psychology’ training program will receive a course certificate by scoring 30% marks in the course assessments and 70% in the end-term proctored exam.

What you will learn

Knowledge of SociologyKnowledge of Psychology

The ‘Social Psychology’ training helps the students get equipped with the psychological skills and knowledge to understand the concepts like attitudes and communication aspects in a group. This course focuses on developing prosocial behavior and enables the candidates to understand and acquire the same. The learners will explore the concepts involved in group psychology such as obedience, conformity, cooperation, and competition. In this program, the candidates will be able to comprehend the concepts like aggression, personal and social situational determinants with a theoretical approach and discover methods to overcome aggression.

Who it is for

The ‘Social Psychology’ syllabus is specifically designed for psychology students to learn about and understand the theoretical perspective of social psychology. This course is also for any individual or student of any discipline who is interested in learning about psychology in social dynamics.

Admission Details

The students can register for the ‘Social Psychology’ online program online through the Swayam website.

Step 1: Go to the course page on the official Swayam website through the link provided below,

https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/cec21_hs30/preview

Step 2: Click on the ‘Join’ link on the details page.

Step 3: Fill in the required information to complete the registration.

Application Details

The applicants can enter their information such as name, phone number, and email address to register for the course or can also do so by using their Google, Facebook, or Microsoft account ID.

The Syllabus

Nature and Scope of Social Psychology
Theoretical Perspectives - Role Theory, Reinforcement Theory, Cognitive Theory, Symbolic Interaction Theory, Evolutionary Theory -1
Theoretical Perspectives - Role Theory, Reinforcement Theory Cognitive Theory, Symbolic Interaction Theory, Evolutionary Theory -2
Research Methods in Social Psychology

Attribution- Theories of Attribution and Basic Sources of Error
Nature, Components and Characteristics of Attitude, Formation of Attitudes, Influence of Attitudes on Behavior
Attitude Change –Cognitive Consistency, Cognitive Dissonance, Self – Perception and Self – Reactance Theories
Measurement of Attitudes – Bogardus Scale, Likert scale, Thurstone’s Method of Equal Appearing Intervals, Semantic Differential Scale, and Congruity Technique

Nature and Types of communication
Basic Channels of Non-Verbal Communication
Communication Models - Process of Communication
Barriers in Communication

Effective communication
Concept of Pro-social Behavior and Bystander Effect
Essential Steps in the Process of Providing Help
Determinants of Pro-social Behavior

Causes of Prosocial Behavior
Nature, Types, and Functions of Groups
Group Formation and Group Structure – Position/ Rank, Status, Roles, and Norms
Group Dynamics – Conformity and Group Cohesiveness

Group Dynamics - Obedience, Cooperation, and Competition
Social Influence and Group Performance –Social Facilitation
Decision making by Groups: Contributing factors and Potential Dangers, Concepts of Polarization and Risky Shift
Types of leaders – Traditional, Autocratic, Democratic, charismatic and Transformational

Theoretical Approaches to Leadership - Interactional and Contingency
Leadership Effectiveness
Theoretical Perspectives - Instinct and Drive Theories, Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis, Social Learning, General Affective Aggression Model
Social, Personal and Situational Determinants of Aggression

Aggression in Society – Sexual Assault, Pornography and Violence, Media violence and Aggression.
Prevention and Control of Aggression

Evaluation process

The students of the ‘Social Psychology’ certification course will have to take the final proctored exam which will be an MCQ test and get 70% marks to become eligible for the course certificate.