COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BMB 5011 CRITICAL AND ANALYTICAL THINKING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PELIN AVCI

Offered to

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS TEACHING

Course Objective

To develop students' critical and analytical thinking skills, to ensure that they comprehend and use different techniques and to be able to solve problems in real life by thinking critically and analytically.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student explains concepts of thinking, analytical thinking, critical thinking, qualified thinking and philosophical thinking.
2   Students know basic properties and criteria of critical and analytical thinking.
3   The student knows the stages of critical and analytical thinking.
4   Students understand the factors that affect critical and analytical thinking.
5   The student knows the obstacles in front of critical and analytical thinking.
6   The student distinguishes between critical and analytical thinking and non-thinking thinking.
7   Students know and apply critical and analytical thinking techniques.
8   The student can critically and analytically read, listen and write.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts: Thinking skill, critical thinking, analytical thinking, qualified thinking, philosophical thinking, scientific thinking
2 Basic characteristics, scope and criteria of critical thinking
3 Factors and obstacles affecting critical thinking
4 Critical thinking techniques
5 Critical thinking techniques
6 Critical reading and listening
7 Critical writing
8 Basic characteristics, scope and criteria of analytical thinking
9 Analytical thinking techniques
10 Analytical reading and listening
11 Analytical writing
12 Sample studies on analytical and critical thinking

Recomended or Required Reading

Doğan, Ö. (2018). Analitik, Kreatif ve Proaktif Düşünme: Farkı Fark Etmek IÇin. Istanbul: Mavi Çatı.
Fisher, R. (2005). Teaching Thinking (2nd Edition). London: Continium Books.
Nosich, G. M. (2000) Eleştirel Düşünme: Eleştirel Düşünme Rehberi (Çeviren Birsen Aybek). Ankara: Anı.
Paul, R. ve Elder, L. (2006). Critical Thinking. Canada: Prentical Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, brain storming

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

avci.pelin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 09:00 and 17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.13
LO.23
LO.333
LO.43
LO.53
LO.63
LO.73
LO.83