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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
HEF 2075	CRITICAL THINKING	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Nursing

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HAVVA ARSLAN YÜRÜMEZOĞLU

Offered to

Nursing

Course Objective

In this course;
The student understand that he or she keep up with developments and innovations in health care, in which rapid changes occur, choose the required information, produce creative ideas and develop critical thinking skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	The student can describe critical thinking
2	The student can describe the critical thinking process
3	The student can identify the characteristics of individuals who can think critically.
4	The student can associate critical thinking with nursing process.
5	The student gains the knowledge and awareness to reflect critical thinking on nursing care practices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	What Is Critical Thinking Why is it important
2	Critical Thinking Processes and Related Basic Concepts
3	Characteristics of the critical thinker
4	Standards of critical thinking
5	Facts and Errors About Thinking Processes
6	Components of Logical Thinking and Critical Thinking
7	Critical reading and writing, Information literacy and critical thinking
8	1 st midterm exam
9	Different Approaches in Critical Thinking (Creative Thinking)
10	Different Approaches in Critical Thinking (Six-hat thinking)
11	The Place of Critical Thinking in Individual Life (Debate)
12	The Place of Critical Thinking in Individual Life (Debate)
13	Nursing and Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
14	Course evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Arslan G.G., Demir Y., Eşer I., Khorshid L. (2009) Hemşirelerde Eleştirel Düşünme Eğilimini Etkileyen Etmenlerin Incelenmesi. Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 12(1): 72-80.
2. Aştı T.A., Karadağ A. Hemşirelik Esasları: Hemşirelik Bilimi ve Sanatı. Akademi Basın ve Yayıncılık. Istanbul, 2012.
3. Ay F.A. Sağlık Uygulamalarında Temel Kavramlar ve Beceriler. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri. 3. Baskı, Istanbul, 2011.
4. Birol L. Hemşirelik Süreci. Etki Matbaacılık Yayıncılık Ltd.Şti., 10. Baskı, Izmir, 2011.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Formal education. Lectures, questions and answers, discussion, group work, case studies, brainstorming.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	VZ	Ara Sınav
2	FN	Final
3	FSB	Final Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi	VZ 0.50 +FN 0.50
4	BUT	Bütünleme
5	BSB	Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Değerlendirmesi	VZ 0.50 +BUT 0.50

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The semester grade shall be calculated by taking 50% of the intra-semester grade and will 50% of the final grade.

Semester Grade: 50% intra-semester grade (1st Midterm Exam) + 50% final grade

Assessment Criteria

Students will be asked to prepare assignments for midterm and final. Success grade will be assessed by assignments.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assistant Prof. Havva Arslan Yürümezoğlu
e-mail: havva.arslan@gmail.com
Tel: 0-232-412 47 93

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	1	14
Preparation for midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for final exam	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.5	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	5	5
LO.2	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5
LO.4			5	5	5
LO.5			5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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