GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MB. Critical and Analytical Thinking/EBS111
Course Title: MB. Critical and Analytical Thinking
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Course Semester 3 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To be able to define thinking, thinking styles, types of thinking, reasoning, analytical thinking and critical thinking.
To be able to comprehend analytical thinking.
To be able to comprehend the basic features and criteria of critical thinking.
To be able to comprehend critical thinking skills, strategies and tendencies.
Critical listening, reading, writing.
To be able to develop thoughts with critical thinking
To be able to plan critical and analytical learning and teaching activities in his / her field
To be able to have affective characteristics of critical thinking
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Course description, objectives, processing, application principles.
2. Week  Basic Concepts and Definitions What is thinking? Brain as a Thinking Organ and Its Characteristics, Thinking Styles, Types of Thinking, Logic Execution
3. Week  Analytical Thinking
4. Week  Critical Thinking Definition and Importance of Critical Thinking, Basic Characteristics and Criteria
5. Week  Characteristics of Critical Thinking People
6. Week  Universal Intellectual Standards, Elements and Features
7. Week  Scope and Skills of Critical Thinking
8. Week  Critical Thinking Strategies and Trend
9. Week  Factors Affecting Critical Thinking
10. Week  Critical Listening Critical Reading and Writing
11. Week  Critical Thinking Training Learning-teaching activities related to the field of developing critical thinking skills
12. Week  Critical Thinking Training Learning-teaching activities related to the field of developing critical thinking skills
13. Week  Critical thinking and education programs
14. Week  Measurement of Critical Thinking Skills
15. Week  Assessment of critical and analytical thinking
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
25
 Assignment
2
25
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
2
28
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
10
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
5
10
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
2
4
8
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
15
15
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
101
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Graduates get basic knowledge related to Social Sciences diciplines.X
2Graduates gain concepts, skills and values related to Social Sciences diciplinesX
3Graduates design and conclude a research problem in the field of Social Studies Education in accordance with research techniques.X
4Graduates comprehend the aim, content, method and assessment dimensions of social studies program.X
5Graduates follow recent developments and applications in the field of Social Studies Education.X
6Graduates gain an interdisciplinary perspective in Social Studies field which is integrated area.X
7Graduates can organize the teaching and learning atmosphere in accordance with students’ personal development properties (physical, affective, cognitive and psycho-motor).X
8Graduates determine and use the printed, visual and technological materials appropriate to the acquisitions in Social Studies curriculum, effectively.X
9Graduates select problems that prepare student to real life and offer alternatives about their effective solution.X
10Social Studies teacher candidates have the equipment that shall train their student who can take responsibility, can work independently within a project.X
11Graduates plan and implement teaching-learning process according to the characteristics of gains of Social Studies Education.X
12Graduates take into consideration for ethical values in the professional and cultural sense as a Social Studies teacher.X
13Graduates acquire critical thinking and empathy skills open to interpretation issues in Social Studies.X
14Graduates have knowledge and skills about planning of the teaching process.X
15Graduates can collaborate effectively with school, family and community.X
16Graduates can associate the topics covered in social studies education with Ataturks Principles and ReformsX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Related instructor)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yazcayir)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (yazcayir@gazi.edu.tr , yazcayir@gmail.com)