MEDICINE
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

5010003011

Ders İsmi:

Critical Thinking

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
2		2	3

Language of instruction:

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Üniversite Seçmeli

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Öğr.Gör. Erkan KOLAT

Course Lecturer(s):

Prof. Dr. Kafiye EROĞLU

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:	In this course, it is aimed for the student to understand the importance of critical thinking in individual and professional life and to gain knowledge and skills regarding critical thinking in daily life and in making professional decisions.
Course Content:	Thinking, critical thinking and critical thinking skills, Critical thinking process, problem solving skills, decision making, prioritization and time management, communication and evidence.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Defines concepts related to thinking.
2) Comprehend the meaning of thought.
3) Learns what philosophical and scientific thought is.
4) Discusses the importance of critical thinking in individual and professional life.
5) Learns the types of thinking such as analytical, dialectical and interpretive.
6) Comprehends inductive, deductive and inferential thinking in scientific thinking.
7) • Describes the characteristics of a critical thinking individual.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Explains the relationship between critical thinking and problem solving process.
2) Comprehends the importance of analytical thinking in modern science and learns to think analytically.
3) Improves the ability to express his/her thoughts effectively and accurately using analytical thinking.
4) • Explains the reflection of critical thinking on individual/professional life with example situations.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
1) Realizes the importance of decision making in critical thinking.
2) • Discusses the importance of effective communication in critical thinking
Learning Competence
1) Analyzes the critical thinking process and its elements.
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility
1) • Understands the importance of setting priorities and time management in critical thinking.

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course and explanation of the program Creating groups Measuring students' critical thinking skill tendencies
1)	Introdicing the course and what is Thinking
2)	Philosophical and scientific thinking	Reading-research
2)	Thinking Ways of Thinking Thinking process thinking skills
3)	Definition and importance of critical thinking Critical thinking tendencies and dimensions Intellectual standards in the critical thinking process
3)	Analytical Thinking	Reading-research
4)	Critical thinking process Factors affecting critical thinking Critical Thinking Process: Case Example
4)	Dialectic, interpretation	Reading and research
5)	Induction, deduction and inference	Reading-research
5)	Critical thinking skills Using critical skills: Sample article analysis
6)	Problem solving skills Problem solving process Exercise -scenario
6)	Analytical reasoning	Reading-research
7)	Reasoning Process	Reading-research
7)	Midterm Exam
8)	Midterm exam
8)	Communication Communication Process Communication events Exercise- scenario
9)	Claims in logic and their relationships	Reading-research
9)	Group presentations -Critical Thinking Activity I Article 1, Movie 1
10)	Effective reasoning	Reading-research
10)	Evidence Evidence-based practice Exercise – scenario
11)	Effective rasoning II	reading-research
11)	Group presentations - Critical Thinking Activity II Free 1, Movie 2
12)	Group presentation - Critical Thinking Activity III Article 2, Book 1
12)	Reasoning and Analysis	Reading-research
13)	Group Presentation - Critical Thinking Activity IV Book 2, Free 2
13)	Planning and Creating Reasoning	Reading-research
14)	Group Presentation - Critical Thinking Activity V Movie 3, Free 3 Closing and Evaluation of the Lesson
14)	Structuring thinking	Reading-research-
15)	Narrating-expressing Thinkings	Reading-research
16)	Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

References:

1- Allen Matthew, Smart thinking, Oxford Univ Press, Oxford and New York, 2004.
2- Paul Richard, Elder Linda, Kritik Düşünce, Çev Ed. A. Esra Aslan- Gamze Sert, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2013.
3.M. Gare Rubenfeld, Barbara Scheffer. Critical Thinking TACTICS for Nurses 3. Baskı, Jones&Bartlett Learning, 2014, ISBN: 1284066096, 9781284066098
https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=n9qCAwAAQBAJ&dq=critical%20thinking%20nursing&hl=tr&source=gbs_book_other_versions

4. Judith M. Wilkonson. Nursing Process and Critical Thinking, 5. Baskı, Pearson Education, 2011, ISBN: 0132181622, 9780132181624
https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=C7qYcQAACAAJ&dq=critical%20thinking%20nursing&hl=tr&source=gbs_book_other_versions

5. Eileen Gambrill. Critical Thinking in Clinical Practice, John Wiley&Sons, 2012
ISBN: 0470904380, 9780470904381
https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=NsuHtwciwQwC&dq=critical+thinking&hl=tr&source=gbs_navlinks_s

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	5	5	6	9	6	7	8
Program Outcomes
1) Explain the basic structure, development and normal functioning of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems.
2) Questions the abnormal structure and functioning of the human body, explains it with information based on qualified scientific research, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the interaction with the individual and his environment.
3) Evaluates clinical decision making and management processes of diseases under the guidance of evidence-based medicine practices.
4) Defines the concepts of health and disease in individual and social contexts, explains health seeking and health protection behaviors, national health service delivery and administrative processes.
5) Knows the research processes that form the basis of medical knowledge, has a level of foreign language knowledge to follow the developments in this field.
6) Takes medical history from the applicant/patient and their relatives.
7) Performs physical examination of individuals, evaluates diagnostic tests, manages diagnosis and treatment processes by using appropriate process steps.
8) Applies medical interventions to individuals for diagnosis, treatment or prevention.
9) Plans and realizes practices for the protection and improvement of health in individual and social dimensions.
10) Plans a scientific research, implements and evaluates the results.
11) Demonstrates lifelong learning behavior by making use of scientific and technological developments for professional and social changes.
12) Fulfills its responsibilities as a physician within the framework of professional values, ethical principles and legal regulations, regardless of language, religion, race, gender, social and cultural discrimination in the individual and society it serves.
13) He / she works in teams with his colleagues and other healthcare professionals in the processes of protecting and improving health in individual and social dimensions, and managing diseases.
14) Organizes and keeps records of health and disease related data obtained from individuals and society in medical and administrative contexts.
15) It strives to protect and develop the health of the individual and the society and to provide health services for the benefit of the individuals who make up the society.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Explain the basic structure, development and normal functioning of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems.
2)	Questions the abnormal structure and functioning of the human body, explains it with information based on qualified scientific research, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the interaction with the individual and his environment.
3)	Evaluates clinical decision making and management processes of diseases under the guidance of evidence-based medicine practices.
4)	Defines the concepts of health and disease in individual and social contexts, explains health seeking and health protection behaviors, national health service delivery and administrative processes.
5)	Knows the research processes that form the basis of medical knowledge, has a level of foreign language knowledge to follow the developments in this field.
6)	Takes medical history from the applicant/patient and their relatives.
7)	Performs physical examination of individuals, evaluates diagnostic tests, manages diagnosis and treatment processes by using appropriate process steps.
8)	Applies medical interventions to individuals for diagnosis, treatment or prevention.
9)	Plans and realizes practices for the protection and improvement of health in individual and social dimensions.
10)	Plans a scientific research, implements and evaluates the results.
11)	Demonstrates lifelong learning behavior by making use of scientific and technological developments for professional and social changes.
12)	Fulfills its responsibilities as a physician within the framework of professional values, ethical principles and legal regulations, regardless of language, religion, race, gender, social and cultural discrimination in the individual and society it serves.
13)	He / she works in teams with his colleagues and other healthcare professionals in the processes of protecting and improving health in individual and social dimensions, and managing diseases.
14)	Organizes and keeps records of health and disease related data obtained from individuals and society in medical and administrative contexts.
15)	It strives to protect and develop the health of the individual and the society and to provide health services for the benefit of the individuals who make up the society.

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Anlatım
Beyin fırtınası /Altı şapka
Bireysel çalışma ve ödevi
Grup çalışması ve ödevi
Okuma
Problem Çözme
Rapor Yazma
Soru cevap/ Tartışma
Örnek olay çalışması

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Yazılı Sınav (Açık uçlu sorular, çoktan seçmeli, doğru yanlış, eşleştirme, boşluk doldurma, sıralama)
Sunum
Raporlama

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 40
Semester Final Exam	1	% 60
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 60
total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	15	2	30
Study Hours Out of Class	15	2	30
Midterms	1	14	14
Final	1	16	16
Total Workload			90