TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Can interpret the basic concepts and major researches in the field of social impact and attitude change. 2) Can discuss different psychological approaches to social impact and attitude change. 3) Can critically evaluate the main theoretical approaches in the field of social impact and attitude change. 4) Can discuss the main research methods used in social impact and attitude change studies. 5) Can discuss how social impact and attitude change can be applied to areas such as health, politics, law and mass communication and develop practices.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The purpose of this course is to inform students about the theoretical and empirical knowledge about social influence, attitude and attitude change. Also, the course presents detailed theoretical and applied knowledge about the social, motivational and cognitive sources and functions of social influence. In this regard, the functions of attitudes, how these attitudes are formed, the relationship between attitude and behavior, message-learning approach, social judgement, balance theory, cognitive dissonance, perception of self, psychological reactance, elaboration likelihood model, heuristics and biases will be discussed in the course.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Social Impact and Attitude Change 2nd Week Social Impact Process Through Attitude Change 3rd Week World of Influence 4th Week Influencing Behavior 5th Week Influencing Attitudes Through Behavior 6th Week Changing Attitudes Through Persuasion 7th Week Maintaining Persuasion 8th Week Resistance to Persuasion and Adoption 9th Week Impact, Awareness, and the Unconscious 10th Week Impact and Legal System 11th Week Social Impact for Health and Happiness 12th Week Research and Experimental Method 13th Week Measuring Attitudes and Their Components 14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Cialdini, R. B. (2008). Influence: Science and Practice (5th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. Zimbardo, P. G. & Leippe, M. R. (1991). McGraw-Hill series in social psychology. The psychology of attitude change and social influence. New York, NY, England: Mcgraw-Hill Book Company. * The basic materials to be used in this course are updated every year.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 60 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 24 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 1 160 160 Total Workload 299 Total Workload / 30 9,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No