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 | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | |||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | |||||
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 | ||