GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THINKING SKILLS/4130140
Course Title: THINKING SKILLS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. H. Guzin SUBASI
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gyuksel@gazi.edu.tr, guzkurc@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Knows thinking.
Knows creative thinking.
Knows critical thinking.
Knows reflective thinking
Knows how to solve problems
Knows logical thinking and coping with irrational thinking
Knows decision-making strategies
Knows strategic thinking
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
   The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
   There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
   There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  What is thinking?
2. Week  Thinking styles and standarts
3. Week  Creative thinking
4. Week  logical thought and coping with irrational thinking
5. Week  mid-term exam
6. Week  Critical thinking
7. Week  The obstacles that affect critical thinking
8. Week  Critical thinking in a field and discipline
9. Week  Problem solving
10. Week  Decision-making strategies
11. Week  Reflective thinking and development
12. Week  Strategic thinking
13. Week  Be a master thinker
14. Week  The development of activity for thinking skills
15. Week  The development of activity for thinking skills
16. Week  The development of activity for thinking skills
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Arık. A.(1991) Öğrenme Psikolojisine Giriş İstanbul: İÜEF Bacanlı, H. (2004) Gelişim ve Öğrenme Ankara: Nobel. Bower, G. H. ve Hilgard, E. R. (1982) Theories of Learning. (Fifty edition). Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall Inc. Çelen. N. (2000) Öğrenme Psikolojisi. Ankara: İmge Domjan, M. (2004) Koşullama ve Öğrenmenin Temelleri. Ankara. Türk Psikologlar Derneği yayını. Eggen, P ve Kauchak, D. (2001) Educational Psychology. Ohio: Merrill Prentice Hall. Klein, S B. Ve Mowrer, R R. (Ed) (1989) Contemporaray Learning Theories New Jersey: Hillsade. Klein, S.B. (1996) Learning Principle and Applications (Third Edition) New York: Mc Graw-Hill-Inc. Dembo, M.H. (1991) Applying Educational Psychology in the Classroom. (4 th Ed.) New Paul,R;Elder,L.Kritik Düşünme(2013)Ankara,Nobel. Nosich,G. Eleştirel Düşünme Rehberi(2012)Ankara Anı yayıncılık
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Discussion, Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
30
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
60
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
12
5
60
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
6
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
3
9
 Preparing Reports
2
4
8
 Preparing Presentation
1
3
3
 Presentation
3
3
9
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
3
2
6
 Final and Studying for Final
4
2
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6
7
8X
9X
10
11
12X
13X
14X
15X
16X