Abstract:

Purpose of this study is to determine self-efficacy on writing of undergraduate students in field of public relations. In order to realize the purpose of the study, data is collected thanks to questionnaire from 67 university students, who take public relations copywriting course in fall semester of 2017 at communication faculty of a university in the Southeastern Anatolia Region.  For determining the self-efficacy levels of public relations students, average scores are used and the independent sample t-test is used to determine differences by gender. Collected results showed that perception level of public relations students on writing self-efficacy were above the average. It is determined that students' perception of composition skills was higher than grammar usage. Another result is that while there is no difference in the composition between genders, women are more likely to see themselves than men in grammar use.

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