Course Detail
Course Description
Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRITICAL THINKING | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 3 |
Course Program |
Prerequisites Courses | |
Recommended Elective Courses |
Language of Course | Turkish |
Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Course Type | Required |
Course Coordinator | Assoc.Prof. Pelin VARDARLIER |
Name of Lecturer(s) | |
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 InquiryDeep 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,How can I make a job more effective? Being aware of thinking,Giving Feedback (Constructive Feedback): Making you think about the work done, guiding and raising awareness by giving written and verbal feedback, Learning with feedback,Practicing active listening and receiving feedback,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,Persuasion and discussion strategies. |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1. Will be able to learn the functions of Critical Thinking | 16, 9 | A |
1.1 Pay attention to asking effective questions | ||
1.2. Focus on giving and receiving feedback | ||
2. Will be able to learn logical reasoning | 16, 9 | A |
2.1. Recognize confirmation biases | ||
2.2. Pay attention to fallacies (illogical reasoning) | ||
3. Will be able to learn arguments | 16, 9 | A |
3.1. Focus on deductive argument | ||
3.2. Focus on the inductive argument | ||
4. Will be able to learn the importance of critical thinking for employment | 16, 9 | A |
4.1. The students will explain the role of soft skills and critical thinking | ||
4.2. Pay attention to AI and critical thinking in today’s workforce. | ||
5. Will be able to learn persuasion and discussion strategies | 16, 9 | A |
5.1. Explain the role of ethos pathos logos strategies | ||
5.2. Pay attention to discussion strategies |
Teaching Methods: | 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | 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 InquiryDeep 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 | How can I make a job more effective? Being aware of thinking | |
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 | Practicing active listening and receiving feedback | |
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 | Persuasion and discussion strategies |
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 HRM. | ||||||
2 | Describes the necessary quantitative and statistical methods in the field of HRM. | ||||||
3 | Uses at least one computer program in the field of HRM. | ||||||
4 | Sustains proficiency in a foreign language required in HRM. | ||||||
5 | Prepares HR projects and leads teams. | X | |||||
6 | Constantly updates himself / herself by following developments in science and technology 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 HRM. | ||||||
8 | Follows up-to-date technology using a foreign language at least A1 level, holds verbal / written communication skills. | ||||||
9 | Adopts organizational / institutional and social ethical values. | ||||||
10 | Within the framework of community involvement, adopts social responsibility principles and takes initiative when necessary. | ||||||
11 | Uses and analyses basic facts and data in various disciplines (economics, finance, sociology, law, business) in order to conduct interdisciplinary studies. | ||||||
12 | Have the necessary skills to ascertain person-job fit and person-organization fit. | ||||||
13 | Have enough knowledge to put forward some ideas in all business functions and have aptitude to collaborate with other departments. |
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 | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
Guided Problem Solving | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
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 | 1 | 15 | 15 | |||
General Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||
Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Total Workload(Hour) | 95 | |||||
Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(95/30) | 3 | |||||
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 | - | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 3 |
Course Program |
Prerequisites Courses | |
Recommended Elective Courses |
Language of Course | Turkish |
Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
Course Type | Required |
Course Coordinator | Assoc.Prof. Pelin VARDARLIER |
Name of Lecturer(s) | |
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 InquiryDeep 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,How can I make a job more effective? Being aware of thinking,Giving Feedback (Constructive Feedback): Making you think about the work done, guiding and raising awareness by giving written and verbal feedback, Learning with feedback,Practicing active listening and receiving feedback,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,Persuasion and discussion strategies. |
Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
1. Will be able to learn the functions of Critical Thinking | 16, 9 | A |
1.1 Pay attention to asking effective questions | ||
1.2. Focus on giving and receiving feedback | ||
2. Will be able to learn logical reasoning | 16, 9 | A |
2.1. Recognize confirmation biases | ||
2.2. Pay attention to fallacies (illogical reasoning) | ||
3. Will be able to learn arguments | 16, 9 | A |
3.1. Focus on deductive argument | ||
3.2. Focus on the inductive argument | ||
4. Will be able to learn the importance of critical thinking for employment | 16, 9 | A |
4.1. The students will explain the role of soft skills and critical thinking | ||
4.2. Pay attention to AI and critical thinking in today’s workforce. | ||
5. Will be able to learn persuasion and discussion strategies | 16, 9 | A |
5.1. Explain the role of ethos pathos logos strategies | ||
5.2. Pay attention to discussion strategies |
Teaching Methods: | 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
---|---|---|
1 | 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 InquiryDeep 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 | How can I make a job more effective? Being aware of thinking | |
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 | Practicing active listening and receiving feedback | |
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 | Persuasion and discussion strategies |
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 HRM. | ||||||
2 | Describes the necessary quantitative and statistical methods in the field of HRM. | ||||||
3 | Uses at least one computer program in the field of HRM. | ||||||
4 | Sustains proficiency in a foreign language required in HRM. | ||||||
5 | Prepares HR projects and leads teams. | X | |||||
6 | Constantly updates himself / herself by following developments in science and technology 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 HRM. | ||||||
8 | Follows up-to-date technology using a foreign language at least A1 level, holds verbal / written communication skills. | ||||||
9 | Adopts organizational / institutional and social ethical values. | ||||||
10 | Within the framework of community involvement, adopts social responsibility principles and takes initiative when necessary. | ||||||
11 | Uses and analyses basic facts and data in various disciplines (economics, finance, sociology, law, business) in order to conduct interdisciplinary studies. | ||||||
12 | Have the necessary skills to ascertain person-job fit and person-organization fit. | ||||||
13 | Have enough knowledge to put forward some ideas in all business functions and have aptitude to collaborate with other departments. |
Assessment Methods
Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
Total | 100 |