ECTS - Attitudes and Attitude Change
Attitudes and Attitude Change (PSY331) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Attitudes and Attitude Change | PSY331 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| PSY102, PSY 201 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | In this course, students will learn about theoretical and empirical aspects of attitude formation, attitude change and persuasion processes. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Definition, characteristics and functions of attitudes; attitude measurement; attitude formation; attitude change; openness and resistance to persuasion; attitude-behavior relations. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Assigned Reading, Ch. 3, 5 (pp. 117-124) & 6 |
| 2 | Introduction | Assigned Reading, Chapter 3, 5 (pp. 117-124) & 6 |
| 3 | Conditioning in Attitude Formation | Petty and Cacioppo (1996), Ch. 2 |
| 4 | Attitude - Behavior Relations | Assigned Reading, Chapter 5 (pp. 125-152) |
| 5 | Message Learning Approach I | Assigned Reading, Chapter 8, 9 and 10 |
| 6 | Mesaj Learning Approach II | Assigned Reading, Chapter 8,9 and 10 |
| 7 | Heuristic and Message Elaboration Approaches | Assigned Reading, Chapter 7 |
| 8 | Social Judgment-Involvement Approach | Assigned Reading, Chapter 4 (pp.94-105) |
| 9 | Motivational Approaches I | Assigned Reading, Chapter 11 |
| 10 | Motivational Approaches II | Assigned Reading, Chapter 11 |
| 11 | Interpersonal Persuasion | Assigned Reading, Chapter 12 |
| 12 | Resistance to Persuasion | Assigned article |
| 13 | Project Presentations I | |
| 14 | Project Presentations II | |
| 15 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
| 16 | Final Examination Period | Review of topics |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Perloff, R. M. (2014). The Dynamics of persuasion: Communication and attitudes in the 21th century. 5th Edition. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Petty, R. E., & Cacioppo, J. T. (1996). Attitudes and persuasion: Classic and contemporary approaches. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 50 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Have a comprehensive understanding of basic psychological perspectives and to examine the mental, affective, and behavioral processes of human beings within a scientific discipline | X | ||||
| 2 | Have a knowledge about the historical and philosophical developments, basic concepts, applications and schools of science of psychology as well as the subfields of psychology such as clinical, experimental, social, developmental, industrial, health, traffic and educational psychology | X | ||||
| 3 | Gain skills in identifying, describing, formulating, and solving the problems related to basic mental, emotional, and behavioral problems of human beings | X | ||||
| 4 | Develop new ideas through analytical, critical, and creative point of view by using abstract concepts and to gain skills in evaluating different psychological phenomena | X | ||||
| 5 | Gain knowledge and skills in transforming his/her theoretical knowledge into practice in different fields of psychology | X | ||||
| 6 | Have skills in accessing knowledge and using resources | X | ||||
| 7 | Have knowledge about basic principles of psychological assessment along with various quantitative, qualitative, and experimental research methods, to have skills in designing and conducting research by using these methods, and analyzing, reporting, and presenting research data | |||||
| 8 | Have awareness of interpersonal sensitivity, societal processes and problems | X | ||||
| 9 | Have efficient written and oral communication skills in Turkish and English | X | ||||
| 10 | Gain skills in following the developments in the field of expertise and renewing himself/herself with an awareness of life-span learning | X | ||||
| 11 | Have professional and ethical responsibility, knowledge, and awareness | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||