To gain awareness, reliability and consistency about the processes of acquiring, questioning, analyzing objectively and accurately, scientifically grounding, transferring and structuring information
Course Content
This course contains; Basic and higher order thinking skills (Creative thinking - Reflective thinking - Deep thinking - Hypothesis driven thinking - Critical thinking),Metacognition: Being aware of one's own thoughts, taking responsibility, planning, evaluating, decision making and controlling skills,The concept of critical thinking skill and its functions,Skepticism and Inquiry
Deep and effective Inquiry: Activating the thinking mechanism by asking effective questions,Analyzing and Researching: Scrutinizing the cause of problems,
To create value by questioning and analyzing processes,Yansıma: Bir işi nasıl daha etkili hale getirebilirim? Düşünmenin farkında olmak,Giving Feedback (Constructive Feedback): Making you think about the work done, guiding and raising awareness by giving written and verbal feedback, Learning with feedback,Midterm Exam,Opposing and developing different perspectives: Being able to defend the opposing view along with one's own, evaluating processes, events or problems from different perspectives.,Confirmation Bias: Insight generation and decision making,Employment and Critical Thinking: Effective communication and effective listening
,Contribution of Critical Thinking to Employment: Contribution to customer relations, competition and productivity,Meta-Learning: Learning to learn - Developing interdisciplinary mobility,Final Exam.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
3.The students will be able to learn Arguments
10, 16
A
4.The students will be able to learn the importance of critical thinking for employment
10, 16
5.The students will be able to learn persuasion and discussion strategies
16, 9
2.The students will be able to learn logical reasoning
A
1. The students will be able to express functions of Critical Thinking
A
1.1 The students pay attention to ask effective questions
10, 5, 9
A
1.2 The students focus on giving and receiving feedback
16, 3
A
2.1 The students recognize confirmation biases
19, 6
E
3.1 The students focus on deductive argument
3.2 The students focus on inductive argument
A
4.1 The students will explain the role of soft skills and critical thinking
20, 6
4.2 The students pay attention to AI and critical thinking in today’s workforce.
12
A
5.1 The students will explain the role of ethos pathos logos strategies
16
A
5.2 The students pay attention to discussion strategies
Basic and higher order thinking skills (Creative thinking - Reflective thinking - Deep thinking - Hypothesis driven thinking - Critical thinking)
2
Metacognition: Being aware of one's own thoughts, taking responsibility, planning, evaluating, decision making and controlling skills
3
The concept of critical thinking skill and its functions
4
Skepticism and Inquiry
Deep and effective Inquiry: Activating the thinking mechanism by asking effective questions
5
Analyzing and Researching: Scrutinizing the cause of problems,
To create value by questioning and analyzing processes
6
Yansıma: Bir işi nasıl daha etkili hale getirebilirim? Düşünmenin farkında olmak
7
Giving Feedback (Constructive Feedback): Making you think about the work done, guiding and raising awareness by giving written and verbal feedback, Learning with feedback
8
Midterm Exam
9
Opposing and developing different perspectives: Being able to defend the opposing view along with one's own, evaluating processes, events or problems from different perspectives.
10
Confirmation Bias: Insight generation and decision making
11
Employment and Critical Thinking: Effective communication and effective listening
12
Contribution of Critical Thinking to Employment: Contribution to customer relations, competition and productivity
13
Meta-Learning: Learning to learn - Developing interdisciplinary mobility
14
Final Exam
Resources
Critical Thinking – A Student’s Introduction – Mc Graw Hill 2018 – Critical Thinking : Pearson – Eleştirel Düşünme:Tübitak Yayınları 2020
- Jonah Lehrer, Karar Anı, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2014.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Siyah Kuğu, Varlık Yayınları, 2011.
-
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
Defines the theoretical issues in the field of business administration
X
2
Describes the necessary qualitative and quantitative methods in the field of business and management.
3
Uses at least one computer program in the field of business and management
4
Sustains proficiency in a foreign language required for business and management.
X
5
Prepares managerial investment projects and work in a team.
6
Constantly renews himself / herself by following developments in business and management with an understanding of the importance of lifelong learning through critically evaluating the knowledge and skills that s/he has got.
X
7
Uses theoretical and practical expertise in the field of business administration
8
Follows up-to-date technology using a foreign language at least A1 level, holds verbal / written communication.
9
Adopts organizational / institutional and social ethical values.
X
10
Within the framework of service responsiveness, adopts social responsibility principles and takes initiative when necessary.
X
11
Uses and analyses basic facts and data in different disciplines (economics, finance, sociology, law, business) in order to conduct interdisciplinary studies.
12
Uses and Analyses the fundamental and advanced techniques in the field to enhance business performance, productivity, sustainability,innovation and research, efficiency and effectiveness.
X
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level
Absolute Evaluation
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success
40
Rate of Final Exam to Success
60
Total
100
ECTS / Workload Table
Activities
Number of
Duration(Hour)
Total Workload(Hour)
Course Hours
0
0
0
Guided Problem Solving
0
0
0
Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report
0
0
0
Term Project
0
0
0
Presentation of Project / Seminar
0
0
0
Quiz
0
0
0
Midterm Exam
0
0
0
General Exam
0
0
0
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan
0
0
0
Total Workload(Hour)
0
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(0/30)
0
ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit.
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
Course
Code
Semester
T+P (Hour)
Credit
ECTS
CRITICAL THINKING
BUS3114355
Fall Semester
3+0
3
5
Course Program
Perşembe 15:30-16:15
Perşembe 16:30-17:15
Perşembe 17:30-18:15
Prerequisites Courses
Recommended Elective Courses
Language of Course
English
Course Level
First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Course Type
Elective
Course Coordinator
Assoc.Prof. Elif BAYKAL
Name of Lecturer(s)
Lect. Şenay ÇAYLAN
Assistant(s)
Aim
To gain awareness, reliability and consistency about the processes of acquiring, questioning, analyzing objectively and accurately, scientifically grounding, transferring and structuring information
Course Content
This course contains; Basic and higher order thinking skills (Creative thinking - Reflective thinking - Deep thinking - Hypothesis driven thinking - Critical thinking),Metacognition: Being aware of one's own thoughts, taking responsibility, planning, evaluating, decision making and controlling skills,The concept of critical thinking skill and its functions,Skepticism and Inquiry
Deep and effective Inquiry: Activating the thinking mechanism by asking effective questions,Analyzing and Researching: Scrutinizing the cause of problems,
To create value by questioning and analyzing processes,Yansıma: Bir işi nasıl daha etkili hale getirebilirim? Düşünmenin farkında olmak,Giving Feedback (Constructive Feedback): Making you think about the work done, guiding and raising awareness by giving written and verbal feedback, Learning with feedback,Midterm Exam,Opposing and developing different perspectives: Being able to defend the opposing view along with one's own, evaluating processes, events or problems from different perspectives.,Confirmation Bias: Insight generation and decision making,Employment and Critical Thinking: Effective communication and effective listening
,Contribution of Critical Thinking to Employment: Contribution to customer relations, competition and productivity,Meta-Learning: Learning to learn - Developing interdisciplinary mobility,Final Exam.
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları
Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods
3.The students will be able to learn Arguments
10, 16
A
4.The students will be able to learn the importance of critical thinking for employment
10, 16
5.The students will be able to learn persuasion and discussion strategies
16, 9
2.The students will be able to learn logical reasoning
A
1. The students will be able to express functions of Critical Thinking
A
1.1 The students pay attention to ask effective questions
10, 5, 9
A
1.2 The students focus on giving and receiving feedback
16, 3
A
2.1 The students recognize confirmation biases
19, 6
E
3.1 The students focus on deductive argument
3.2 The students focus on inductive argument
A
4.1 The students will explain the role of soft skills and critical thinking
20, 6
4.2 The students pay attention to AI and critical thinking in today’s workforce.
12
A
5.1 The students will explain the role of ethos pathos logos strategies
16
A
5.2 The students pay attention to discussion strategies
Basic and higher order thinking skills (Creative thinking - Reflective thinking - Deep thinking - Hypothesis driven thinking - Critical thinking)
2
Metacognition: Being aware of one's own thoughts, taking responsibility, planning, evaluating, decision making and controlling skills
3
The concept of critical thinking skill and its functions
4
Skepticism and Inquiry
Deep and effective Inquiry: Activating the thinking mechanism by asking effective questions
5
Analyzing and Researching: Scrutinizing the cause of problems,
To create value by questioning and analyzing processes
6
Yansıma: Bir işi nasıl daha etkili hale getirebilirim? Düşünmenin farkında olmak
7
Giving Feedback (Constructive Feedback): Making you think about the work done, guiding and raising awareness by giving written and verbal feedback, Learning with feedback
8
Midterm Exam
9
Opposing and developing different perspectives: Being able to defend the opposing view along with one's own, evaluating processes, events or problems from different perspectives.
10
Confirmation Bias: Insight generation and decision making
11
Employment and Critical Thinking: Effective communication and effective listening
12
Contribution of Critical Thinking to Employment: Contribution to customer relations, competition and productivity
13
Meta-Learning: Learning to learn - Developing interdisciplinary mobility
14
Final Exam
Resources
Critical Thinking – A Student’s Introduction – Mc Graw Hill 2018 – Critical Thinking : Pearson – Eleştirel Düşünme:Tübitak Yayınları 2020
- Jonah Lehrer, Karar Anı, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2014.
- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Siyah Kuğu, Varlık Yayınları, 2011.
-
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
No
Program Qualification
Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1
Defines the theoretical issues in the field of business administration
X
2
Describes the necessary qualitative and quantitative methods in the field of business and management.
3
Uses at least one computer program in the field of business and management
4
Sustains proficiency in a foreign language required for business and management.
X
5
Prepares managerial investment projects and work in a team.
6
Constantly renews himself / herself by following developments in business and management with an understanding of the importance of lifelong learning through critically evaluating the knowledge and skills that s/he has got.
X
7
Uses theoretical and practical expertise in the field of business administration
8
Follows up-to-date technology using a foreign language at least A1 level, holds verbal / written communication.
9
Adopts organizational / institutional and social ethical values.
X
10
Within the framework of service responsiveness, adopts social responsibility principles and takes initiative when necessary.
X
11
Uses and analyses basic facts and data in different disciplines (economics, finance, sociology, law, business) in order to conduct interdisciplinary studies.
12
Uses and Analyses the fundamental and advanced techniques in the field to enhance business performance, productivity, sustainability,innovation and research, efficiency and effectiveness.
