GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Critical and Analytical Thinking/EBS111
Course Title: 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  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
10
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- 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
8
2
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
2
16
 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
8
2
16
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
8
2
16
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Know up-to-date information and communication technologies and related concepts.
2Discuss methods of science.
3Know effective use of information and communication technologies to maximize learning.
4Know theories, methods, models and contemporary approaches to instructional technologies.
5Know developmental and cognitive characteristics and individula differences of learners.
6Know scientific base of information and communication technologies
7Know general and special instructional principles and methods.
8Know theoretical and technological base of distance education.
9Know how to plan and organize educational settings tecnologically.
10Know the development of information and communication Technologies historically and culturally.
11Know educational material design and development principles.
12Know print and electronic resources in the field.
13Use the ways of accessing knowledge.
14Plan and carry out social responsibility activities and plan and implement professional projects.
15Follow and implement innovative approaches in the field.
16Use knowledge and skills in the field to generate creative solutions to educational problems.
17Design and develop educational materials through information and communication Technologies.
18Use the professional knowledge and skills in the software development.
19take responsibility and fulfills the task effectively in individual and group works.
20Use history, foreign language, world knowledge and general teaching competencies
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
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