| Course Name | Attitude and Attitude Change |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSY 318 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecturing / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to give basic information about the formation and change processes of attitudes as well as social factors affecting attitudes. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course examines the phenomena about attitudes within the scope of psychology literature. |
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| Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to Attitudes | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Introduction to Attitudes”, chap. 1 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 3-19. |
| 2 | Attitudes: Nature and Measurement | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Nature and Measurement”, chap. 2 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 19-87. |
| 3 | Attitudes: Nature and Measurement | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Nature and Measurement”, chap. 2 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 19-87. |
| 4 | Attitudes: Origin and Formation | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Origin and Formation”, chap. 3 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 87-161. |
| 5 | Attitudes: Origin and Formation | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Origin and Formation”, chap. 3 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 87-161. |
| 6 | Midterm Exam | |
| 7 | Attitudes: Change and Resistance | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Change and Resistance”, chap. 4 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 161-237. |
| 8 | Attitudes: Change and Resistance | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Change and Resistance”, chap. 4 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 161-237. |
| 9 | Attitudes: Beyond Evaluation | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Beyond Evaluation”, chap. 5 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 237-289. |
| 10 | Attitudes: Beyond Evaluation | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Beyond Evaluation”, chap. 5 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 237-289. |
| 11 | Attitudes: Mutual Impacts of Beliefs And Behaviors | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Mutual Impacts of Beliefs and Behaviors”, chap. 6 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 289-337. |
| 12 | Attitudes: Mutual Impacts of Beliefs And Behaviors | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: Mutual Impacts of Beliefs and Behaviors”, chap. 6 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 289-337. |
| 13 | Attitudes: The Social Context | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: The Social Context”, chap. 7 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 337-411. |
| 14 | Attitudes: The Social Context | William D. Crano and Radmila Prislin, “Attitudes: The Social Context”, chap. 7 in Attitudes and Attitude Change (Psychology Press, 2008), 337-411. |
| 15 | Semester Review | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Crano, W. D., & Prislin, R. (Eds.). (2008). Attitudes and attitude change. Psychology Press.
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| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 30 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 22 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 32 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 50 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have knowledge of basic concepts, theories, approaches (behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, social, developmental, statistical, humanistic, psychodynamic, and socio-cultural), and current applications specific to the field of psychology by using current course materials and instruments. | |||||
| 2 | To have basic knowledge and skills about the applications in the different subfields of psychology. | X | ||||
| 3 | To have basic knowledge about the testing and measurement instruments used in different subfields of psychology and basic level skill that does not require expertise in carrying out applications in different subfields of psychology. | |||||
| 4 | To make use of other disciplines that may contribute to psychology and have basic knowledge about the contribution of psychology to these disciplines. | |||||
| 5 | To have cumulative knowledge about the position of psychology as a scientific discipline in Turkey, the conducted research, applications and problems encountered from past to present in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 6 | To have the competence to conduct a research individually and/or as a team using the knowledge acquired in the field of psychology, interpret the findings obtained by using scientific problem solving and critical thinking approaches. | X | ||||
| 7 | To have the ability to construct a research hypothesis, create a research design, collect data, analyze it, report it in a scientific writing format, and interpret it by using basic knowledge related to testing and measurement, research methods, and statistics acquired in the field of psychology. | |||||
| 8 | To have the competence to share the theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the field of psychology with the experts and lay people by using the required information and communication technologies in scientific studies and events that benefit the society. | X | ||||
| 9 | To have knowledge of the relevant professional and ethical values in the domains of psychology and respect individual differences and human rights in research and practices related to psychology. | X | ||||
| 10 | To constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following both national and international publications in the field of psychology, the developments in testing and measurement instruments and software programs used in the discipline. | |||||
| 11 | To establish written and verbal communication with experts and lay people by using both Turkish and English. | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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