Introduction

The library of Educational Sciences and Psychology was established concurrently with the foundation of the faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology in 1972. Encompassing an area of 200 square meter, the library is located in the first floor of the faculty and has one study room. The classification system of the library is from A-Z based on the system of American Library of Congress. Right now, the library houses 42496 Persian and Latin books (31576 Persian sources and 10929 Latin sources). In addition, it also includes an archive of Persian magazines and an archive of documents like calendars, statistics, research portfolios, research indexes, and collections of research articles; the cataloging information of these documents are available on the library web application called Azarsa. It is worth mentioning that, students can access the electronic sources from the computer workstations available at the library. The library staff also respond to students' questions and help them with different issues like browsing the web application for the requested sources, and borrowing books and other sources according to the rules and regulations of the library. In case that the requested source is not available, they would provide the students with referral services and introduce other libraries and/or information centers. There are 18 desks and 54 chairs available at the study room of the library for individuals and groups to use.

Table 1. Number of books and duration of book lending

Number of books and the allowed duration of book lending	Degree
Two books for 14 days	B.A. students
Five books for 21 days	M.A. students
Eight books for 30 days	Ph.D. students

 

The library of Educational Sciences and Psychology provides services to students from Saturday to Wednesday from 7:30 A.M. to 4 P.M. It is worth noting that, the library repository is only accessible by PhD students, and students of other degrees (B.A. and M.A.) can enter the repository only with the permission of the librarian.

Hours and Regulations of the Library

M.A. students can study and review theses and dissertations only in the study room, otherwise, the student should pay fines, and if repeated, the student's membership would be cancelled. Showing their identity cards, non-members from outside the university can use the library provided that they have completed the required forms and have paid the membership fee.   

Address:

Library, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Golestan Highway, Ahvaz

Contact Info.

Postal code: 61355139

Tel. 333310-19

Extension: 4607

 

 

Introduction:

The Technology and Information Center No. 1 entitled Shahid Farhad Sarbandari was founded in 2000 in order to provide students with the Internet services and the possibility to browse information resources online and offline. Including more than 50 computers, 22 burner devices, video projectors, wireless system, and personal laptop stands, this center is available for students' use. Later in 2011, the Technology and Information Center No. 2 entitled Shahid Iraj Hatami Noghani was founded to provide services to students of higher education. It includes 16 computers and computer-related theoretical courses are held at this center, other times, it is fully available to students of higher education.  

Services of the Technology and Information Center:

• Providing guidance to students with regard to the following issues:

- Access to the Internet and browsing the information resources

- Useful software

- Personal accounts

- Academic email

Hamanandjoo System (An Iranian system of detecting the similarity index)

• Electronic systems of university services (Sama education system, RMS research system, food service automation)
• Online education system

- Coursework

- Adobe Connect

- LMS

• Providing requested software
• Installation of anti-virus and other required software on faculty members' personal laptops
• Fixing laptop breakdowns and hardware-related problems
• Network and switch maintenance and running new lines
• Installation and support of the original anti-viruses on the systems at the university
• Supporting system breakdowns of the computers used in the faculty (in Computer centers and workshops) and faculty members' and personnel's computers and/or laptops
• Supporting the servers of cameras installed at the computer center and technology workshop
• Supporting the video projectors
• Supporting the conference rooms systems and services during the defens sessions and webinars
• Managing and uploading materials in the following portals:

- Faculty of Education and Psychology

- Shahid Chamran University philanthropists

- Scientific hub of continuous education

- Research center for behavioral sciences

 

 

The Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, housing four departments, publishes six specialized journals; those interested can refer to the following address to view these journals.

Links to the English version of the journals webpages
Journal of Educational Sciences	https://education.scu.ac.ir/?lang=en
Journal of Applied Counseling	https://jac.scu.ac.ir/?lang=en
Journal of Industrial and Organizational Psychology Studies	https://jiops.scu.ac.ir/?lang=en
Journal of Studies in Library and Information Science	https://slis.scu.ac.ir/?lang=en
Journal of Psychological Achievements	https://psychac.scu.ac.ir/?lang=en
Journal of Clinical Psychology Achievements	https://jacp.scu.ac.ir/?lang=en

 

 

Counseling Center of Dr. Yousefali Attari

The counseling center of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology which is entitled by the name of one of the retired professors of the department of counseling, Dr. Yousefali Attari, was founded in the same time with the foundation of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology in 1997. The center has been directed under the control of the Department of Counseling since the foundation until 2006. However, from 2006 to 2017, Dr. Abbas Aman Elahi was the director of the center, and from 2017 to 2020, Dr. Zabihollah Abbaspour has been in charge. Now, the center is being directed by Dr. Khaled Aslani, one of the faculty members of the Department of Counseling from 2020.

The center houses a treatment room, an observation room, a one-way mirror, media facilities connecting the treatment and the observation rooms, a TV, a theatre room (home cinema), video projector and recording devices. Primarily, the center is used for practical courses, like Counseling Techniques in Laboratory, Group Therapy, and B.A., M.A. and PhD students' internships. The main advantage of the center resides in the fact that alongside the Department of Counseling, it provides counseling services for, individuals, groups, families, and couples. 

 

Psychology Laboratory of Dr. Hossein Shokrkon

Introduction

The Psychology Laboratory was established in 1977 by Dr. Hossein Shokrkon, one of the faculty members of the Department of Psychology, and in 2017, to honor his scientific services, the lab was entitled in his name. The lab is located in the northern corner of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology on the first floor. A wide range of educational and research activities are conducted in this lab.

Facilities

The lab includes a number of facilities serving the purposes of theoretical and applied research in psychological and cognitive science fields. The devices include:

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS): tDCS is a non-aggressive strategy in which a number of weak electrical currents are used on the skin of the head to stimulate the brain activities.  The tDCS technique is now one of the procedures which is used in neuroscience research studies and for the purpose of evaluation and treatment of different disorders. Of the most important advantages of tDCS, one can refer to its low price, feasibility, non-aggressiveness, and being pain-free.

Neurofeedback: Neurofeedback means to train the brain using the brain itself. In other words, through the feedback that the brain receives from the body and environment, it starts regulating and controlling different psychomotor behaviors and interactions with the environment. In this sense, the neurofeedback device helps the brain regulate its activities and functions properly by providing information about the brain waves.

Quantitative Electro-Encephalography (qEEG): qEEG is in fact a diagnostic tool which through the electro-encephalography (EEG), it measures the amount of electric functions in different parts of the brain. The brain's function can be measured using the qEEG. It can determine where in the brain the electric functions are unstable, so can discover the strengths and weaknesses as well as the brain disorders.

Event-Related Potential (ERP): ERPs are small electric potentials which are produced as a response to specific events or stimulators in the brain. These potentials are in fact EGG fluctuations as a function of sensory, motor or cognitive events. As such, ERPs provide the opportunity to study the non-aggressive and safe Psychophysiological correlations of mental processes. ERPs then, can be stimulate via a wide range of sensory, motor and cognitive events.

Eye-tracking: This is the process of measuring the point of gaze (where one is looking), or the motion of an eye relative to the head. An eye-tracker is a device for measuring eye positions, eye movement and pupil dilation. Eye tracking is used in different fields of study and practice, like, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Games, Human Factors, Neurology, Psychiatry, Sports Sciences, Clinical Psychology, usability in Ergonomics, Computer-human Interaction, Autism, Neurological Disorders, and Neuro Sciences.

List of other facilities available in Dr. Hossein Shokrkon's Psychology Lab

Lab Facilities	No.	Lab Facilities	No.
Impulse Recorder	28	Different types of psychological tests	1
Response-Time Control	29	Memory measurement device	2
Style control	30	QEEG	3
Graph Sound System Device	31	Eye-tracker Device	4
Visual Reaction Time Control	32	Reaction Time Sensor	5
Multilevel Reaction Device	33	Vision Testing Machine	6
Spiral Vibration Measuring Device	34	Learning Speed Measurement Device	7
Target Precision Gauge	35	Electrical Frequency Device	8
Thermal Biofeedback Measure	36	Lie Detector Machine	9
4-phase Electronic Device	37	Trace in Mirror Device	10
Biofeedback Measure	38	Timer	11
Memory Recorder	39	Electronic Metronome	12
Automatic Maze Machine	40	Color Detecting Sensor	13
Balance and Coordination Device	41	Speed Control Device	14
		Finger movement Sensor	15
		Fine Finger Sensor	16
		Vibration Meter	17
		Two-handed Coordination Device	18
		Movement Observation Device	19
		Perceptual Error Measuring Device	20
		Skin Temperature Sensor	21
		Speed-Accuracy Tester	22
		Finger Movement Measuring Device	23
		Transmission Device	24
		Clinical Audiometer	25
		Digital Clock	26
		Automatic Mirror Effect Test	27

 

Projects conducted at the Lab:

• tDCS effects on the nominalization speed and fluency
• Neuro feedback effects on the students' creativity and their mental rotation ability
• tDCS effects on attention and electroencephalographic patterns in children with attention deficit disorder
• self-hypnosis effects on attention and electroencephalography patterns in university entrance exam candidates

Lab Address: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Northern corner of the first floor, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology

Tel. 06133333911

Postal Code: 6135783151

Email Address: public@scu.ac.ir

 

 

Administration of Library Workshops goes back to 1981 when the Faculty of Educational Sciences was first located in an old building at the Faculty of Engineering (the present faculty of Veterinary Medicine). At that time, the faculty houses only one computer center which was directed under the supervision of Dr. Diani. In addition to the professors, B.A. and M.A. students of Library Studies also commonly used this center for their practical assignments, like word processing. Later, when the faculty moved to the present location, the Library Workshop was formally established. Initially, there were only a few number of computers for the purpose of students' practical assignments, but later, more facilities were added.

The primary purpose of establishing a Library Workshop was to provide the students of Library Studies of different degrees with the chance to improve computer skills. Functionally, this workshop is at the service of training and education. Therefore, all the facilities available at the workshop are devised to meet the educational objectives of practical courses. On top of that, the following peripheral objectives are meant to be achieved:

• Helping students of Library Studies access the databases and educational CDs, either in the workshop or borrowing
• Providing the opportunity to administer educational courses related to Library Studies, using the available facilities
• Helping students doing their practical assignments like, word processing, organization, knowing different data banks, applied programming, etc.
• Helping students increase their computer and information science literacy as an outlook to future job opportunities in libraries and information centers.

Presently, the Library Workshop provides services using 15 active computers and 15 Internet lines. It is worth mentioning that, the number of computers connecting to network can possibly increase to six and for that, all the required grounds are presumed.

Some of the computers in the workshop are equipped with sound card, speakers, and specialized software, for students' special uses and educational purposes.

Other facilities in the workshop include, a laser printer, one scanner, a pack of 50 educational and specialized CDs.

Workshop Address: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Northern corner of the first floor, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology

Tel. 06133333911

Postal Code: 6135783151

Email Address: public@scu.ac.ir

 

Shahid Rahim Bosaghzadeh's Workshop

Educational technology workshop is established and equipped for students of different degrees at the faculty of educational sciences in order to accomplish different projects and practices related to education and training. This workshop is in fact a part of the Educational Technology Center which used to provide educational and internship services to students of different disciplines for many years. The Educational Technology Center of the Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz was established in 1975 for the primary purpose of administering a CCTV educational network and enhancing the efficiency of using educational materials and equipment.  After the cultural revolution, the center experienced some changes. The Educational Technology department moved to the faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology and the Technology Center started providing independent services to other faculties.

Today, B.A. students of Educational Technology, and Primary and Preschool Education studies use the facilities of the workshop for the purpose of their practical assignments. Specifically, courses of Materials Development, Teaching Art, Teaching Photography, Imaging, Materials Design, and other practical courses are presented in this workshop. In addition, M.A. courses like, Smartization of Educational Organizations, Curriculum Development of Online Education, Information Technology and Communication in Curriculum Development, New Technologies in Education, and Human Resources Development are taught in this workshop. Different workshops and extracurricular programs are held in this center.

During the recent years, the workshop is equipped with a camera, data projector, smart board, microphone, Speaker, and other facilities for video conferencing, and as such is a suitable place for PhD students' defend sessions from different departments of the faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology. In fact, many defend sessions welcoming foreign reviewers and guests have so far been held in this workshop. It is worth noting that there are other facilities like video recorder, camera, data projector and smart board, scanner and printer, visualizer and 17 computers connected to the Internet in this workshop.

Workshop Address: Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Northern corner of the first floor, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology

Tel. 06133333911

Postal Code: 6135783151