Information Package / Course Catalogue
Verbal Logic and Reasoning
Course Code: İL388
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of this course is to develop reasoning power within the framework of verbal logic topics and to use it in scientific activities.

Course Content

Basic concepts of verbal logic, Reasoning and its structure Foundations of reasoning Reasoning processes Sample questions and solutions

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to comprehend the basic structure of logic
2.Explains the structure of reasoning and the basic philosophies on which it is based.
3.Realizes the basic structure of the reasoning process.
4.Develops research questions in his/her field and tries to define problems in his/her field.
5.Uses what he/she has learned through reasoning methods in his/her research.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.F. Bacon, Novum Organom.
2.David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, trans. F. Burak Aydar, (Istanbul: İş Bankası Publications, 2021),
3.John Locke. An Inquiry into Human Understanding, trans. Vehbi Hacıkadiroğlu. Istanbul: Ara Publishing, 1992.
4.Sylvan Barnet and Hugo Bedau, Crıtıcal Thınkıng, Readıng, And Wrıtıng, A Brief Guide To Argument, Boston, New York..
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of verbal logic
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of verbal logic
Week 3 - Theoretical
Styles of reasoning
Week 4 - Theoretical
Systematic thinking, planned progress
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Rules of inference,
Week 6 - Theoretical
Encoding, storage
Week 7 - Practice
Experiment, observation, sense, mental processes
Week 8 - Theoretical
Data Meaning
Week 9 - Theoretical
Critical thinking texts
Week 10 - Theoretical
Analysis and synthesis
Week 11 - Intermediate Exam
Middle Exam
Week 12 - Theoretical
Similarity, difference
Week 13 - Theoretical
Concluding remarks
Week 14 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Lecture - Practice2216
Assignment2216
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1213
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)102
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
PÇ-16
PÇ-17
PÇ-18
PÇ-19
PÇ-20
OÇ-1
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026