Attitude Measurement (PSY332) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Attitude Measurement PSY332 3 2 0 4 8
Pre-requisite Course(s)
PSY102 & PSY201
Course Language English
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 Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. İrem Metin Orta
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Students are expected to learn different types of attitude measures, how to construct an attitude scale, and how to analyze and report scale development data
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Understand the nature of attitude
  • Describe different types of attitude measures
  • Define different types of reliability and validity
  • Construct an attitude scale
  • Analyze research data on scale development
  • Investigate psychometric properties of the developed attitude scale
  • Validate the soundness of the attitude scale
Course Content Direct and indirect assessment techniques, different types of attitude scales, development of item pools, development of attitude scales, assessing the reliability and the validity of attitude scales, conducting item analyses and using exploratory factor analyses in the development and validation of attitude scales.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 The Nature of Attitudes Mueller, 1986, Ch. 1
2 Attitude Measurement: General Overview -
3 Likert Scale Construction Mueller, 1986, Ch. 2-3
4 Thurstone Scale Construction Mueller, 1986, Ch. 4
5 Guttmann Scaling Mueller, 1986, Ch. 5
6 Semantic Differential Scale Construction Mueller, 1986, Ch. 6
7 Psychometric Properties of Attitude Scales -
8 Statistical Analyses in Attitude Scale Development – I -
9 Midterm -
10 Statistical Analyses in Attitude Scale Development – II -
11 Principal Components and Factor Analyses Tabachnick & Fidell, 2001, Ch. 13
12 Data Collection -
13 Data Entry -
14 Data Analysis and Writing Results -
15 Presentations -
16 Final Examination Period Review of Topics

Sources

Course Book 1. Mueller, D. J. (1986). Measuring social attitudes: A handbook for researchers and practitioners. NY: Teacher’s College.
2. Tabachnick, B. G., & Fidell, L. S. (2001). Using multivariate statistics (4th ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation 1 25
Project 1 25
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 50
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application 16 2 32
Special Course Internship
Field Work 1 20 20
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 25 25
Project 1 30 30
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 15 15
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 202