Dentistry (English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI236 | ||||
Course Name: | Critical Thinking | ||||
Semester: | Fall | ||||
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. İBRAHİM EYLEM DOĞAN | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): | Dr. Öğr. Üy. Hanife Bilgili | ||||
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Course Objectives: | This course aims at expanding students’ capacities on how to distinguish the premise/s and the conclusion of arguments, how to analyze the logical structures of arguments, how to tell well-formed arguments from ill-formed ones. |
Course Content: | A selective course which provides students from all departments with reasoning, critical, and analytical skills in everyday contexts as well as professional. It is a weekly 3-hour course. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Analyze arguments of others and categorize their reasoning as weak or strong 2) Recognize common fallacies in reasoning 3) Construct good arguments with their acquired skills 4) Read texts or listen to talks and draw the internal structure of the arguments |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction: What is an argument, premises, and conclusion? | |
2) | What does it mean to follow? | |
3) | Fallacy: an introduction | |
4) | Formal vs Informal fallacies | |
5) | Formal Fallacies: Examples and applications | |
6) | Non-sequitur: Affirming the consequent Denying the antecedent | |
7) | Aristotelian Fallacies: Undistributed middle Fallacy of 4 terms Illicit Major-Illicit Minor | |
8) | MIDTERM | |
9) | Informal Fallacies: Examples and applications | |
10) | Ad Hominem, Straw Man, False Analogy, Red Herring | |
11) | Confusing what is Necessary with Sufficient | |
12) | Fallacy of Composition, Fallacy of Division, Slippery slope, Loaded Question | |
13) | False dilemma, Hasty Generalization, Sweeping Generalization, Begging the question | |
14) | Statistical Fallacies: Cherry picking, Data dredging, False causality | |
15) | Statistical Fallacies: Survivorship bias, Gambler’s fallacy, Regression to the Mean | |
16) | FINAL |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Informal Logic: A Handbook for Critical Argumentation, Douglas N. Walton |
References: | Walter Sinnott Armstrong and Robert Fogelin, Understanding Arguments: An Introduction to Informal Logic. 8th Ed. Wadsworth Cengage Learning. |
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Program Outcomes | |||||||||||||||
1) Has basic and up-to-date knowledge in the field of dentistry, follows scientific publications, and applies evidence-based data to his/her professional practice. | |||||||||||||||
2) Knows well and effectively uses devices, tools, and materials specific to diagnosis and treatment in the field of dentistry. | |||||||||||||||
3) Evaluates the knowledge in the field of dentistry critically, integrates it with the knowledge of disciplines in the field of health, uses it by analyzing and synthesizing it. | |||||||||||||||
4) Produces projects related to the field of dentistry, can work with other health disciplines, takes part as a member of the research team and evaluates and reports the results obtained at a scientific level. | |||||||||||||||
5) Uses information that will contribute to the dentistry profession during practice, takes responsibility, and produces solutions in unforeseen situations. | |||||||||||||||
6) Shares, compares, and exchanges dental knowledge with professional colleagues in social and scientific environments in written, verbal, and visual forms. | |||||||||||||||
7) Within the framework of social, scientific, and ethical values including patient privacy, communicates with patients and their relatives, knows all the characteristics of the patient, and recommends the most appropriate treatment with a patient-centered approach. | |||||||||||||||
8) Follows technological developments, participates in national and international studies, and shares and presents own observations, experiences, and research to further advance dental practices. | |||||||||||||||
9) By adopting the principle of lifelong learning throughout the dentistry profession, follows current evidence-based dental knowledge and uses it during his professional practice. | |||||||||||||||
10) During dental practice, in cases such as abuse and addiction, performs the treatment by exhibiting the behaviors required by social ethics and legal rules, and collects and records the relevant data. | |||||||||||||||
11) Uses basic and current knowledge in the field of dentistry during professional practice for the benefit of society within the framework of national values and country realities. | |||||||||||||||
12) In natural disasters and emergency cases, takes the protective measures required by the dentistry profession; performs professional practices that benefit patients and society | |||||||||||||||
13) Generates ideas regarding health policy in dentistry, prioritizes individual and public health, and carries out preventive and therapeutic medical practices within the framework of scientific, ethical, and quality processes. | |||||||||||||||
14) Differentiates the signs and symptoms commonly encountered in the dentistry profession, makes a treatment plan and refers when necessary, and manages diseases and clinical situations regarding their urgency and patient priority. | |||||||||||||||
15) Can assume the leadership responsibility of the team he/she works for, manage it following scientific criteria, and support the professional development of the team. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Has basic and up-to-date knowledge in the field of dentistry, follows scientific publications, and applies evidence-based data to his/her professional practice. | |
2) | Knows well and effectively uses devices, tools, and materials specific to diagnosis and treatment in the field of dentistry. | |
3) | Evaluates the knowledge in the field of dentistry critically, integrates it with the knowledge of disciplines in the field of health, uses it by analyzing and synthesizing it. | |
4) | Produces projects related to the field of dentistry, can work with other health disciplines, takes part as a member of the research team and evaluates and reports the results obtained at a scientific level. | |
5) | Uses information that will contribute to the dentistry profession during practice, takes responsibility, and produces solutions in unforeseen situations. | |
6) | Shares, compares, and exchanges dental knowledge with professional colleagues in social and scientific environments in written, verbal, and visual forms. | |
7) | Within the framework of social, scientific, and ethical values including patient privacy, communicates with patients and their relatives, knows all the characteristics of the patient, and recommends the most appropriate treatment with a patient-centered approach. | |
8) | Follows technological developments, participates in national and international studies, and shares and presents own observations, experiences, and research to further advance dental practices. | |
9) | By adopting the principle of lifelong learning throughout the dentistry profession, follows current evidence-based dental knowledge and uses it during his professional practice. | |
10) | During dental practice, in cases such as abuse and addiction, performs the treatment by exhibiting the behaviors required by social ethics and legal rules, and collects and records the relevant data. | |
11) | Uses basic and current knowledge in the field of dentistry during professional practice for the benefit of society within the framework of national values and country realities. | |
12) | In natural disasters and emergency cases, takes the protective measures required by the dentistry profession; performs professional practices that benefit patients and society | |
13) | Generates ideas regarding health policy in dentistry, prioritizes individual and public health, and carries out preventive and therapeutic medical practices within the framework of scientific, ethical, and quality processes. | |
14) | Differentiates the signs and symptoms commonly encountered in the dentistry profession, makes a treatment plan and refers when necessary, and manages diseases and clinical situations regarding their urgency and patient priority. | |
15) | Can assume the leadership responsibility of the team he/she works for, manage it following scientific criteria, and support the professional development of the team. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 98 | ||
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
Final | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 17 | ||
Total Workload | 127 |