Sociology

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Period	Semester	T+A+L	Credit	ECTS
03270046	Akıl Yürütmeler Mantığı ve Kritik Düşünce	4	Spring	8	3+0+0	4	4

Course Type	Elective
Course Cycle	Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language	Turkish
Methods and Techniques	Presentation, question-answer, discussion and evaluation.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Prerequisites	Türkçe
Coordinator	-
Instructor(s)	Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM
Instructor Assistant(s)	-

Name and Surname	Room	E-Mail Address	Internal	Meeting Hours
Prof. Hüsamettin ERDEM	C-133	[email protected]	7648	Thursday 14.00

Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses	X
Transferable Skills Courses	X
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses	X

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Program Learning Outcomes	Level
P1	To gain sociological reasoning skills and to reveal and interpret social facts.	4
P2	Being knowledgeable about sociological concepts, theories, methods, and effectively using them in the research process and project development.	4
P5	Being well-versed in contemporary sociological concepts, periodical changes, and field-specific knowledge.	4
P6	Having the ability to understand, analyze, and propose solutions for social developments.	4
P7	Evaluating the history and pioneers of the discipline of sociology.	5
P9	Analyzing and using information with a critical perspective and acting in accordance with societal values.	5
P10	Ability to express and make connections between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the individual's general culture.	4

Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No	Learning Outcomes	Outcome Relationship	Measurement Method **
O1	Understand the basic principles of sociological reasoning.	P.1.2	1
O2	Revealing social truths using sociological reasoning.	P.1.3	1
O3	Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives.	P.1.4	1
O4	Evaluating the accuracy of comments and explanations.	P.1.5	1
O5	Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives.	P.1.6	1
O6	Understanding how methods are applied and how field studies are carried out.	P.2.2	1
O7	Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology.	P.2.4	1
O8	Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of information related to the science of sociology.	P.2.5	1
O9	Analyzing current sociological concepts and periodic changes.	P.5.4	1
O10	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	P.6.4	1
O11	Evaluating the positive and negative aspects of social developments.	P.6.5	1
O12	Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments.	P.6.6	1
O13	Analyzing the works of pioneer sociologists from a critical perspective.	P.7.4	3
O14	Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context.	P.9.2	1
O15	Analyzing information and data from a critical perspective and using it in daily life.	P.9.3	1
O16	Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies.	P.9.4	1
O17	Ability to find the difference between different disciplines.	P.10.1	1
O18	Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning.	P.10.2	1
O19	Ability to make comparisons between national and international values regarding art and design.	P.10.3	1
O20	Ability to explain issues related to lifelong learning.	P.10.5	1
O21	Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches.	P.10.6	1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7

Week	Topics
1	Thinking and Critical Thinking
2	Basic Concepts of Critical Thinking
3	Critical Thinking Elements
4	Critical Thinking Process and Characteristics
5	Problem Solving Through Critical Thinking
6	The Place and Importance of Critical Thinking in Individual and Social Life
7	Midterm
8	The Place and Importance of Critical Thinking in Professional Life, Areas where Critical Thinking is applied.
9	Analyzing an article, book or writing in terms of critical thinking,
10	Stages of Critical Thinking and the non-reflective thinker. Stages of critical thinking and the challenged thinker.
11	Beginner thinker from the Critical Thinking stages. Thinking stages, the thinker who practices to be a good thinker and his characteristics, etc.
12	Self-understanding: Pursue Egocentrism in your thought and life, Commit to objectivity, Recognize the three main functions of the mind, understand that you have a special relationship with your mind, Connect academic subjects to your life and problems, learn both intellectually and emotionally,
13	Critical Thinking Exercises
14	The critical thinker's perspective: Standards of Thought.

Resources	1. Richard PAUL- Linda ELDER, Critical Thinking, Nobel Publications, Ankara.
	2. Richard PAUL- Linda ELDER, Critical Thinking, Nobel Publications, Ankara.
	3. Tracy BOVWELL-Gary KEMP, Eleştirel Düşünme Kılavuzu, Çeviren: Bilge Tanrıseven, TÜBİTAK Yayınları, Ankara

In-Term Studies	Quantity	Percentage
Attendance	14	6 (%)
Field Study	-	-
Homework	1	6 (%)
Presentation	-	-
Midterms	1	40 (%)
Final Exam	1	48 (%)
Total		100 (%)

	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time	14	4	56
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement)	5	3	15
Midterms	1	20	20
Quiz	0	0	0
Homework	1	4	4
Practice	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Project	0	0	0
Workshop	0	0	0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation	0	0	0
Fieldwork	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	25	25
Other	0	0	0
Total Work Load:			120
Total Work Load / 30			4
Course ECTS Credits:			4

Relationship Levels
Lowest	Low	Medium	High	Highest
1	2	3	4	5

#	Learning Outcomes	P1	P2	P5	P6	P7	P9	P10
O1	Understand the basic principles of sociological reasoning.	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
O2	Revealing social truths using sociological reasoning.	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
O3	Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives.	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
O4	Evaluating the accuracy of comments and explanations.	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
O5	Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives.	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
O6	Understanding how methods are applied and how field studies are carried out.	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
O7	Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology.	-	3	-	-	-	-	-
O8	Evaluating the accuracy and effectiveness of information related to the science of sociology.	-	4	-	-	-	-	-
O9	Analyzing current sociological concepts and periodic changes.	-	-	4	-	-	-	-
O10	Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events.	-	-	-	4	-	-	-
O11	Evaluating the positive and negative aspects of social developments.	-	-	-	5	-	-	-
O12	Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments.	-	-	-	4	-	-	-
O13	Analyzing the works of pioneer sociologists from a critical perspective.	-	-	-	-	5	-	-
O14	Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context.	-	-	-	-	-	4	-
O15	Analyzing information and data from a critical perspective and using it in daily life.	-	-	-	-	-	5	-
O16	Analyzing information and data in depth, identifying contradictions and inconsistencies.	-	-	-	-	-	5	-
O17	Ability to find the difference between different disciplines.	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
O18	Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning.	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
O19	Ability to make comparisons between national and international values regarding art and design.	-	-	-	-	-	-	3
O20	Ability to explain issues related to lifelong learning.	-	-	-	-	-	-	4
O21	Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches.	-	-	-	-	-	-	5