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Introduction to Critical Thinking

Course Code	: FEL112
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	: 3

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to teach critical thinking and writings, the analysis and evaluation of an argumant, thereby developing critical thinking and writings skills.

Course Content

Learning the structure and techniques of critical thinking and reasoning. Expressing the sound and reliable arguments of attitudes, beliefs and claims about the world. The structure of valid and sound reasonings. Tha analysis of common fallacies in arguments. Critically examining arguments made in various disciplines. Informal and formal logical fallacies.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Tuncay SAYGIN

Learning Outcomes

1.	Understanding the logical structure of arguments in various disciplines.
2.	Analyzing a reasoning in terms of its strength and weakness, validity and soundness.
3.	Recognizing common fallacies in reasoning.
4.	Constructing good arguments based on the principles of reasoning.
5.	Recognizing and explaining errors and success of the reasoning process using the principles of formal and informal reasoning.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Bowell T. & Kemp G. (2020). Eleştirel Düşünme Kılavuzu, (Çev. B. Tanrıseven). Ankara: TÜBİTAK Yayınları.
2.	Nosich, G. M. (2018). Eleştirel Düşünme Rehberi, (Çev. B. Aybek). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
3.	Paul R. & Elder L. (2020). Kritik Düşünce. Ankara: Nobel Akademik yayıncılık.
4.	Yıldırım C. (2019). Mantık: Doğru Düşünme Yöntemi. Ankara: FOL yayınları.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

What is the critical thinking_

Week 2 - Theoretical

Arguments and reasoning

Week 3 - Theoretical

Valid and invalid reasoning

Week 4 - Theoretical

Sound and unsound arguments

Week 5 - Theoretical

Inductive, deductive and abductive arguments

Week 6 - Theoretical

Arguments from analogies and their limits

Week 7 - Theoretical

Formal fallacies of reasoning

Week 8 - Theoretical

Informal fallacies of reasoning

Week 9 - Theoretical

Constructing arguments and the uses of some conjunctions

Week 10 - Theoretical

Considering the arguments of casuality

Week 11 - Theoretical

Practice in analyzing arguments-I

Week 12 - Theoretical

Practice in analyzing arguments-II

Week 13 - Theoretical

Practice in analyzing arguments-III

Week 14 - Theoretical

Practice in analyzing arguments-IV

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	1	2	42
Reading	5	0	1	5
Midterm Examination	1	14	1	15
Final Examination	1	14	1	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				77

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
OÇ-1		4		5		3		3								3
OÇ-2	1	3		4		3		4								2
OÇ-3	1	2		4		3		3								3
OÇ-4	1	3		3		3		4								2
OÇ-5	2	4		3		2		4								3

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