PHILOSOPY AND CRITICAL THINKING

SW117

Course Code: SW117
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Çağdaş Emrah Çağlıyan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will develop their critical thinking skills in the positive direction
will know how to differentiate science from pseudoscience and in the light of this knowledge be able to test the proposals presented as science
will develop a positive attitude towards science and scientific method
will be able to present one's own feelings and thoughts in the systematic procedures of critical thinking
will develop skills to inquire about the current issues in his/her environment and increase ones level of awareness
will learn and apply the methods to analyze the daily arguments on different issues and be able to decipher the contradictions in these arguments
will use critical thinking practices in ones daily life.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

In this course, the focus is on basic fields and problem areas of philosophy. The characteristics of philosophical knowledge and its special features different from other kinds of knowledge, epistemiology, ethics, philosophy of human, philosophy of art, the concept of critical thinking, critical analysis of facts and phenomenons, syntesis and the importance of critical thinking in social work is stressed in the course.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Reasoning and Scientific Thinking, ıntroduction to critical thinking
2^nd Week	Recognition and Evaluation of Arguments
3^rd Week	Structure of Pseudoscientific Arguments
4^th Week	Self and Self Consciousness
5^th Week	What is Reality/Truth?
6^th Week	Ways of Knowing and Thinking
7^th Week	Language, Thinking and Logic
8^th Week	Mid-term
9^th Week	Pitfalls in Thinking
10^th Week	Inductive and Deductive Reasoning
11^th Week	Use of Resources and Test of Resource Reliability
12^th Week	Media and Critical Thinking
13^th Week	Critical Thinking Based Communication
14^th Week	Interaction of Critical Thinking and Psychology
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

Ruggiero, V. (2011). Beyond feelings: A guide to critical thinking. Boston: McGraw Hill.
Stanovich, K. E. (2004). How to think straight about psychology. Boston: Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	1.5	21
Preparation for Final exam	4	4	16
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	3	3	9
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Quiz
Take-home
Field Research
Meeting with advisor
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Article
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			91.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.05
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6	LO7
K1
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4			X
K5
K6						X
K7	X	X			X	X	X