| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Develop critical thinking tendencies positively.
- Learn how to differentiate between science and pseudoscience and test propositions they encounter based on this knowledge.
- Develop a positive attitude toward science and the scientific method.
- Present their own feelings and thoughts within the framework of critical thinking.
- Acquire the ability to question what is happening around them, thus increasing their level of awareness.
- Apply methods to analyze inconsistencies in arguments they encounter in daily life.
- Use the practice of critical thinking in their daily lives.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course addresses key issues in the fundamental areas of philosophy. The course aims to raise awareness regarding the characteristics of philosophical knowledge and topics in the philosophy of knowledge, as well as the concept of critical thinking. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Reasoning and scientific thinking and critical thinking |
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2nd Week |
Recognition and evaluation of arguments |
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3rd Week |
Structure of pseudoscientific arguments |
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4th Week |
The concept of self and awareness |
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5th Week |
What is real/true? |
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6th Week |
Methods of knowing and thinking |
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7th Week |
Language, thinking, and logic |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
Pitfalls in thinking |
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10th Week |
Induction and deduction |
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11th Week |
Using sources and evaluating their reliability |
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12th Week |
Critical thinking |
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13th Week |
Critical thinking |
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14th Week |
Critical thinking |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Kuhn, T. S. (2006). Bilimsel devrimlerin yapısı (N. Kuyaş, Trans.). Kırmızı Yayınları.
Fay, B. (2017). Çağdaş sosyal bilimler felsefesi (İ. Türkmen, Trans.). Ayrıntı Yayınları. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
|
Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
35 |
| Assignment |
1 |
25 |
| Total(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| Total(%) |
|
100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
|
|
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
25 |
25 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
|
|
|
| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
|
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| Total Work Load | 151 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.03 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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