COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL THINKING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
HEF 2075 CRITICAL THINKING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HAVVA ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course;
The student understand that he or she keep up with developments and innovations in health care, in which rapid changes occur, choose the required information, produce creative ideas and develop critical thinking skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student can describe critical thinking
2   The student can describe the critical thinking process
3   The student can identify the characteristics of individuals who can think critically.
4   The student can associate critical thinking with nursing process.
5   The student gains the knowledge and awareness to reflect critical thinking on nursing care practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Description and Introduction to Critical Thinking Prof. Dr. Şeyda SEREN INTEPELER Presentation and discussion
2 What is Critical Thinking Why is it important Assoc. Prof. Dr. Havva ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU Reading article, teamwork, discussion
3 Critical Thinking and Related Basic Concepts Assoc. Prof. Dr. Havva ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU Presentation, discussion, mentimeter questionnaire
4 Characteristics of a critical thinker Assoc. Prof. Dr. Havva ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU Reading article, teamwork, discussion
5 Strategies s of Critical Thinking Assoc. Prof. Dr. Havva ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU Reading article, teamwork, discussion
6 Facts and Mistakes Related to Thinking Processes Dr. Hasan Fehmi DIRIK Presentation, discussion
7 1 st midterm exam Dr. Hasan Fehmi DIRIK
8 Critical Thinking Reading and Wrighting Dr. Hasan Fehmi DIRIK Reading article, teamwork, discussion
9 Information Literacy and Critical Thinking Dr. Hasan Fehmi DIRIK Reading article, researching, discussion
10 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Prof. Dr. Şeyda SEREN INTEPELER Video, teamwork, discussion
11 Different Approaches to Critical Thinking (Creative thinking) Prof. Dr. Şeyda SEREN INTEPELER Teamwork, discussion, six thinking hats
12 Different Approaches to Critical Thinking (Six Hat Thinking Method) Prof. Dr. Şeyda SEREN INTEPELER Teamwork, discussion, six thinking hats
13 The Place of Critical Thinking in Personal Life-Disputation Prof. Dr. Şeyda SEREN INTEPELER Disputation
14 The Place of Critical Thinking in Personal Life-Disputation General Evaluation of the Course Dr. Hasan Fehmi DIRIK Disputation
15 The Place of Critical Thinking in Work Life-Disputation General Evaluation of the Course Assoc. Prof. Dr. Havva ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU Disputation, Evaluation of course goals and feedback

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Arslan G.G., Demir Y., Eşer I., Khorshid L. (2009) Hemşirelerde Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimini Etkileyen Etmenlerin Incelenmesi. Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 12(1): 72-80.
2. Aştı T.A., Karadağ A. Hemşirelik Esasları: Hemşirelik Bilimi ve Sanatı. Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık. Istanbul, 2012.
3. Ay F.A. Sağlık Uygulamalarında Temel Kavramlar ve Beceriler. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. 3. Baskı, Istanbul, 2011.
4. Birol L. Hemşirelik Süreci. Etki Matbaacılık Yayıncılık Ltd.Şti., 10. Baskı, Izmir, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Group work, researching, reading article, participation in lectures, presentation, video demonstration, discussion, question and answer, web-based interactive methods (jamboard, mentimeter etc.), six thinking hats, disputation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Final
3 FSB Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +FN * 0.50
4 BUT Bütünleme
5 BSB Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi VZ *0.50 +BUT * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Mid-term exam: 1 Midterm exam during the semester.
Semester grade: Midterm exam
Course Success Grade: Course success grade is the sum of 50% of semester grade and 50% of final or resit exam grade.
Minimum Course Success Grade: It is 60 points out of 100.
Minimum Final and Resit Exam Grade: It is 50 points out of 100

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term exam: 1 midterm exam during the semester.
Semester grade: Midterm exam
Course Success Grade: Course success grade is the sum of 50% of semester grade and 50% of final or resit exam grade.
Minimum Course Success Grade: It is 60 points out of 100.
Minimum Final and Resit Exam Grade: It is 50 points out of 100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Havva Arslan Yürümezoğlu
e-mail: havva.arslan@gmail.com
Tel: 0-232-412 47 93

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35151155
LO.455153335515
LO.5555555555

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