DEPARTMENT OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS (ENGLISH)
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

5010003057

Ders İsmi:

Critical Thinking

Ders Yarıyılı:

Fall

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:

Course Coordinator :

Öğr.Gör. Erkan KOLAT

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to increase students' scientific and philosophical thinking skills by enabling them to comprehend the relationship between critique and thinking. The course's aim is to provide analytical thinking skills, which are especially effective in modern science, as well as dialectical, interpretive, deductive and inductive thinking types.
Course Content:	Academic expression skills in scientific and philosophical thinking.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Comprehend the meaning of thought.
2) Learns what philosophical and scientific thought is.
3) Learns the types of thinking such as analytical, dialectical and interpretive.
4) Comprehends inductive, deductive and inferential thinking in scientific thinking.
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
1) Comprehends the importance of analytical thinking in modern science and learns to think analytically.
2) Improves the ability to express his/her thoughts effectively and accurately using analytical thinking.
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introdicing the course and what is Thinking
2)	Philosophical and scientific thinking	Reading-research
3)	Analytical Thinking	Reading-research
4)	Dialectic and interpretation	Reading-research
5)	Induction, deduction and inference	Reading-research
6)	Analytical reasoning	Reading-research
7)	Reasoning Process	Reading-research
8)	Midterm exam
9)	Claims in logic and their relationships	Reading-research
10)	Effective reasoning I	Reading-research
11)	Effective rasoning II	Reading-research
12)	Reasoning and Analysis	Reading-research
13)	Planning and Creating in Reasoning	Reading-research
14)	Structuring thinking	Reading-research
15)	Narrating-expressing Thinkings	Reading-research
16)	Final exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Allen Matthew, Smart thinking, Oxford Univ Press, Oxford and New York, 2004. Paul Richard, Elder Linda, Critical Thinking,
References:	Allen Matthew, Smart thinking, Oxford Univ Press, Oxford and New York, 2004. Paul Richard, Elder Linda, Critical Thinking, Rowman&Littlefield, New York, 2012.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları	1	2	3	4	5	6
Program Outcomes
1) PÇ 1.1) To have sufficient knowledge required by the field of molecular biology and genetics
2) PO 1.2) To be able to use the theoretical knowledge required by the field of molecular biology and genetics
3) PO 1.3) To be able to apply the skills required by the field of molecular biology and genetics in the field
4) PO 2.1) To be able to identify, define and interpret the problems in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
5) PO 2.2) To be able to select appropriate analysis and modeling methods to solve problems in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
6) PO 2.3) To be able to apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods to solve problems in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
7) PO 3.1) To be able to understand and interpret any process, event, phenomenon, equipment or product
8) PO 3.2) To be able to solve the problems encountered with appropriate and contemporary methods
9) PO 4.) To be able to show interest in different disciplines outside the field for personal and professional development
10) PO 5.1) To be able to select and use modern tools necessary for Molecular Biology and Genetics applications
11) PO 5.2)To be able to use information technologies effectively for Molecular Biology and Genetics applications
12) PO 6) To be able to design, experiment, field study, data collection, data analysis, reporting, archiving, text solving and/or interpretation in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
13) PO 7) To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member, to produce solutions and to communicate well in unexpected complex situations that may be encountered in applications in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics.
14) PO 8.1) To be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in Turkish in order to plan academic studies in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and to carry out them independently or jointly with stakeholders
15) PO 8.2) To be able to communicate orally and in writing in at least one foreign language in order to plan academic studies in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and to conduct them independently or jointly with stakeholders
16) PO 9) To have the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, to have the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to have the ability to constantly renew oneself.
17) PO 10) To have social, scientific, ethical values and awareness of protecting these values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, announcing and applying data related to the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics.
18) PO 11) To be able to comprehend the universal and social effects of Molecular Biology and Genetics applications (environmental problems, economy, sustainability, etc.) and legal aspects

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	PÇ 1.1) To have sufficient knowledge required by the field of molecular biology and genetics
2)	PO 1.2) To be able to use the theoretical knowledge required by the field of molecular biology and genetics	1
3)	PO 1.3) To be able to apply the skills required by the field of molecular biology and genetics in the field
4)	PO 2.1) To be able to identify, define and interpret the problems in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
5)	PO 2.2) To be able to select appropriate analysis and modeling methods to solve problems in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics	2
6)	PO 2.3) To be able to apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods to solve problems in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
7)	PO 3.1) To be able to understand and interpret any process, event, phenomenon, equipment or product
8)	PO 3.2) To be able to solve the problems encountered with appropriate and contemporary methods
9)	PO 4.) To be able to show interest in different disciplines outside the field for personal and professional development
10)	PO 5.1) To be able to select and use modern tools necessary for Molecular Biology and Genetics applications	2
11)	PO 5.2)To be able to use information technologies effectively for Molecular Biology and Genetics applications
12)	PO 6) To be able to design, experiment, field study, data collection, data analysis, reporting, archiving, text solving and/or interpretation in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics
13)	PO 7) To be able to take responsibility as an individual and a team member, to produce solutions and to communicate well in unexpected complex situations that may be encountered in applications in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics.
14)	PO 8.1) To be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in Turkish in order to plan academic studies in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and to carry out them independently or jointly with stakeholders
15)	PO 8.2) To be able to communicate orally and in writing in at least one foreign language in order to plan academic studies in the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics and to conduct them independently or jointly with stakeholders
16)	PO 9) To have the awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, to have the ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to have the ability to constantly renew oneself.
17)	PO 10) To have social, scientific, ethical values and awareness of protecting these values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, announcing and applying data related to the field of Molecular Biology and Genetics.	4
18)	PO 11) To be able to comprehend the universal and social effects of Molecular Biology and Genetics applications (environmental problems, economy, sustainability, etc.) and legal aspects	5

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Anlatım
Beyin fırtınası /Altı şapka

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

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

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