Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
190500207109COMMUNICATION AND PERSUASION TECHNIQUESElective473
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to teach the basic principles and theories of persuasion. Students of this course will be able to integrate the theory of persuasion with their practice.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Hakan Irak
Learning Outcomes
1Students will learn the theories of persuasion.
2Students will develop an understanding of persuasion techniques.
3They will develop an awareness of these as consumers of persuasive messages in daily life.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
NONE
Recommended Optional Programme Components
NONE
Course Contents
Topics of this course include: Persuasion, Perception, Attitude and Theories of Attitude Change, Characteristics of the Source of the Persuasive Message, Characteristics of the Message and the Receiver, Persuasion Techniques Used in Advertisements
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introductory Lesson
2Definitions of Persuasion and Similar Concepts
3Attitudes
4Theories of Attitudes and Behaviors
5Attitudes and behaviors: Social Judgment Theory.
6Resource in Persuasive Communication
7Message in Persuasive Communication
8Midterm Exam
9Message in Persuasive Communication 2
10Buyer's characteristics and Persuasion
11Buyer's characteristics and Persuasion
12Advertising and Persuasion
13Persuasion in Communication Campaigns
14Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Robert B. Cialdini, İknaya Açılan Kapı, İstanbul: Media Cat, 2016. Robert B. Cialdini, İknanın Psikolojisi, İstanbul: Media Cat, 2012. Nuray Sakallı, Sosyal Etkiler Kim kimi Nasıl Etkiler, İstanbul: İmge, 5. Baskı, 2016. Andaç Demirtaş Madran, Tutum, Tutum Değişimi ve İkna, Ankara: Nobel, 2019.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination180
Attending Lectures110
Self Study15
Individual Study for Mid term Examination15
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
NONE
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination188
Final Examination11414
Attending Lectures11414
Self Study4832
Individual Study for Mid term Examination2816
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)84
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