| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) will develop their critical thinking skills in the positive direction
2) will know how to differentiate science from pseudoscience and in the light of this knowledge be able to test the proposals presented as science
3) will develop a positive attitude towards science and scientific method
4) will be able to present one's own feelings and thoughts in the systematic procedures of critical thinking
5) will develop skills to inquire about the current issues in his/her environment and increase ones level of awareness
6) will learn and apply the methods to analyze the daily arguments on different issues and be able to decipher the contradictions in these arguments
7) will use critical thinking practices in ones daily life.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, the focus is on basic fields and problem areas of philosophy. The characteristics of philosophical knowledge and its special features different from other kinds of knowledge, epistemiology, ethics, philosophy of human, philosophy of art, the concept of critical thinking, critical analysis of facts and phenomenons, syntesis and the importance of critical thinking in social work is stressed in the course. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Reasoning and Scientific Thinking, ıntroduction to critical thinking | | 2nd Week | Recognition and Evaluation of Arguments | | 3rd Week | Structure of Pseudoscientific Arguments | | 4th Week | Self and Self Consciousness | | 5th Week | What is Reality/Truth? | | 6th Week | Ways of Knowing and Thinking | | 7th Week | Language, Thinking and Logic | | 8th Week | Mid-term | | 9th Week | Pitfalls in Thinking | | 10th Week | Inductive and Deductive Reasoning | | 11th Week | Use of Resources and Test of Resource Reliability | | 12th Week | Media and Critical Thinking | | 13th Week | Critical Thinking Based Communication | | 14th Week | Interaction of Critical Thinking and Psychology |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Kuhn,Thomas 2006. Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı. Kırmızı Yayınları.İstanbul.
*Fay, Braian.1996. Çağdaş Sosyal Bilimler Felsefesi. Ayrıntı Yayınları. İstanbul |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 20 | 1 | 20 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | | Course hours | 13 | 3 | 39 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 151 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,03 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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