| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 7 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Gain insight about various theories inquiring on human decision making and problem solving processes.
- Gain knowledge about deductive and inductive reasoning, logic, and syllogism.
- Gain knowledge about how emotions affect decision making and problem solving processes.
- Learn to use their knowledge to adapt and apply them into real life problems.
- Gain knowledge about the physiology of thinking in general.
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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 is designed to help students to acquire an in-depth understanding of the cognitive processes underlying decision-making and problem solving. The specific topics covered include decision-making theories, decision-making under uncertainty, decision making based on impercet and probabilistic information, risk taking and decision making under risk, the relationship between learning and decision making, group decisions, the nature of critical thinking, information processing in inference and problem solving, strategies used in problem solving, and experiential and environmental factors that affect/limit these strategies. The course will also cover topics such as intelligence, creativity, expertise and skills. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction: Thinking |
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2nd Week |
What is problem? Types of Problems |
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3rd Week |
Information Processing Approach in Problem Solving |
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4th Week |
Solving problems using analogies |
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5th Week |
Expertise and Novitiate |
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6th Week |
Creativity and Creative Problem Solving |
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7th Week |
Working Memory Capacity and Problem Solving |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
Deductive Reasoning: Logic & Syllogism |
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10th Week |
Inductive Reasoning |
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11th Week |
Decision Making: Alternative Theories |
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12th Week |
Emotions and Decision Making |
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13th Week |
Physiology of Thinking |
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14th Week |
Physiology of Thinking |
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15th Week |
Neuroeconomics |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Goldstein, E. B. (2011). Cognitive Psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. (3rd ed.). Wadsworth publishing. Cengage Learning.
Sternberg, R. J., & Sternberg, K. (2012). Cognitive Psychology (6th ed.). Wadsworth publishing. Cengage Learning.
* The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
25 |
| Assignment |
2 |
50 |
| Total(%) |
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75 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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75 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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25 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
6 |
84 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
2 |
15 |
30 |
| Total Work Load | 205 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 6.83 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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