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In this study, the relation among the computer self-efficacy perception of the students, their attitudes towards the technology and their academic achievements have been examined. The study group of the research comprises of 265 male students of Engineering Graphics course studying at the first class of Department of Mechanical Engineering, Yıldız Technical University. In this research, Computer Oriented Self-Efficacy Perception Scale developed by Aşkar and Umay (2001) and Technology Attitude Scale developed by Dugger (1986) and localized into Turkish with validity and safety studies by Yurdugül and Aşkar (2008) were used as data collection tools. As achievement rate, achievement rates of the students from Computer Assisted Technical Drawing class were used. While analyzing the data, Pearson Correlation technique was used in order to determine the relation between the variables. As a result of the analyses performed, a positive relation was found between the computer oriented selfefficacy perception of engineering students and their attitudes towards technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]