ECTS - Attitude Measurement
Attitude Measurement (PSY332) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attitude Measurement | PSY332 | General Elective | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| PSY102 ve PSY201 |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| 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 | 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;
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| 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. |
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| 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 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||