| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Doctorate Of Science |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 10 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
- |
| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Can speculate about different theories that examine and try to understand human decision making and problem solving processes.
- Can discuss about deductive and inductive reasoning, logic and reasoning.
- Can interpret about how emotions affect decision making and problem solving processes.
- Can apply all this knowledge they have acquired by adapting them to the questions and problems in their own lives.
- Can discuss 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 | In this course, it is aimed to give detailed information about decision making and problem-solving processes to the students. The course covers topics such as decision making theories, decision making under uncertainty, decision making depending on missing/probable information, decision making under risk and risk taking, the relationship between decision making and learning, group decisions, the structure of critical thinking, strategies and information processing in reasoning and problem solving, and personal, experiential and environmental factors that can affect and/or limit these strategies and processes. The course will also cover topics such as intelligence, creativity, expertise and ability. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction: Thinking |
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2nd Week |
What is a Problem? Types of Problems |
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3rd Week |
Computing Approach in Problem Solving |
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4th Week |
Problem Solving with Analogies |
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5th Week |
Expertise and Novice |
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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 |
Inductive Reasoning: Logic and reasoning |
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9th Week |
Deductive Reasoning |
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10th Week |
Decision Making: Alternative Theories |
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11th Week |
Emotions and Decision Making |
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12th Week |
Physiology of Thinking |
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13th Week |
Neuroeconomics |
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14th Week |
Neuroeconomics (cont.) |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Goldstein, E. B. (2011). Cognitive Psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. (3th ed.). Wadsworth publishing. Cengage Learning.
Sternberg, R. J. & Sternberg, K. (2012). Cognitive Psychology (6th ed.). Wadsworth publishing. Cengage Learning.
* The basic materials to be used in this course are updated 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 (%) |
| Project |
1 |
60 |
| Total(%) |
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60 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
|
60 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
|
40 |
| 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 |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
5 |
70 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
24 |
24 |
| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Homework |
1 |
160 |
160 |
| Total Work Load | 302 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 10.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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