Information Package / Course Catalogue
Critical and Analytical Thinking
Course Code: BESE140
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

To provide gains in critical and analytical thinking

Course Content

Definition of Critical and Analytical Thinking; Basic concepts and principles of critical and analytical thinking; Importance and characteristics of critical and analytical thinking; Basic processes in critical and analytical thinking; Critical and analytical thinking skills; differences between critical thinking and analytical thinking; factors affecting thought; language and logic in critical thinking, logic errors in critical thinking: tautologies, inferences, proofs; language errors in critical thinking and critical thinking studies and analysis on some philosophical texts.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Define critical and analytical thinking
2.Knows the basic concepts and principles of critical and analytical thinking
3.Knows the basic processes of critical and analytical thinking
4.List the factors affecting thought
5.List language and logic errors in critical thinking
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Ahmet Kurnaz. (2013). Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Critical Thinking Teaching Activities. Eğitim Kitabevi.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Basic concepts of critical and analytical thinking
Week 2 - Theoretical
The importance and characteristics of critical and analytical thinking
Week 3 - Theoretical
Relationships and differences between critical and analytical thinking
Week 4 - Theoretical
Basic processes in critical and analytical thinking
Week 5 - Theoretical
Critical and analytical thinking skills
Week 6 - Theoretical
Factors affecting thought
Week 7 - Theoretical
Language and logic in critical thinking
Week 8 - Theoretical
Critical Thinking Skills and Their Evaluation
Week 9 - Theoretical
Language and logic in analytical thinking
Week 10 - Theoretical
Logical errors in critical thinking
Week 11 - Theoretical
Critical thinking on daily texts
Week 12 - Theoretical
Critical thinking on philosophical texts
Week 13 - Theoretical
Critical and analytical thinking analysis
Week 14 - Theoretical
General evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment1235
Individual Work3129
Final Examination1235
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
3
4
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5
3
3
3
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5
3
3
3
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5
3
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3
3
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5
3
4
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026