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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
SOCIAL INFLUENCE AND PERSUASION PRP508 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Professor Hanife Andaç Demirtaş Madran
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) To learn main concepts of the field
2) To learn main approaches of the field
3) To learn main methods of the field
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONStudents should be able to comprehension of main concepts, theories and methods of persuasion.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Social influence
2nd Week Persuasion theories
3rd Week Persuasion theories
4th Week Advertising and persuasion
5th Week Advertising and persuasion
6th Week Persuasion campaigns
7th Week Midterm
8th Week Propaganda and persuasion
9th Week Persuasion by fear
10th Week Persuasion by leadership
11th Week Mass media and persuasion
12th Week Availability convinced and resistance
13th Week Persuasion and ethic
14th Week Basic persuasion techniques
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGCialdini, R. B. (1993). Influence : Science and practice. New York: Quill William Morrow.
Cialdini, R. B. (1993). Influence: the psychology of persuasion New York: Quill William Morrow.
Garth S. J., & O'Donnell, V. (1992). Propaganda and Persuasion. N. P., CA: Sage
Larson, C. U. (1995). Persuasion: Reception and responsibility. Belmont: Wadsworth.
O'Keefe, D. J. (1990). Persuasion: Theory and research. Newbury Park: Sage.
Roloff, M. E., & Miller, G. R. (1980). Persuasion: New directions in theory and research. Beverly Hills: Sage.
Zimbardo, P. G., & Leippe, M. R. (1991). The psychology of attitude change and social influence. Boston: McGraw Hill.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Assignment110
Total(%)40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)60
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz21530
Individual or group work12020
Preparation for Final exam14040
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam144
Homework23060
Field Research12525
Article Presentation122
Article13030
Total Workload276
Total Workload / 309,2
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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