ECTS - Critical Thinking at Law
Critical Thinking at Law (LAW191) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking at Law | LAW191 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main purpose of the course is to provide thinking skills by teaching ways of thinking, thought models and thought levels in law. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Ways of thinking, principles of critical thinking and natural thinking, reasoning charts,standarts of thinking, resolving science-based problems |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Basic concepts of critical thinking | |
| 2 | Logic evaluation standards | |
| 3 | Critical thinking and other ways of thinking | find an example on the topic |
| 4 | Obstacles to critical thinking | |
| 5 | Considering the logic of the field and discipline when thinking | Related resources |
| 6 | Standards of critical thinking: clarity, accuracy, relevance, adequacy, depth and breadth, precision | |
| 7 | Midterms | |
| 8 | Critical reading: Text analysis (examples) | |
| 9 | Critical reading: Text analysis (examples) | |
| 10 | Some related concepts about thinking from A to Z | Various quotes from the book Thinking from A to Z |
| 11 | Fundamentals of scientific thought | |
| 12 | The relationship between critical thinking and legal reasoning: A case study | |
| 13 | The importance of critical thinking in problem solving | |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Presentations | |
| 16 | Finals |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Gerald Nosich, Eleştirel Düşünme Rehberi, Anı Yayınları |
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| 2. Tracy Bowell vd, Eleştirel Düşünce Kılavuzu, Tübitak Yayınları | |
| 3. Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, Eleştirel Düşünme için bir rehber, Alfa Yayınları | |
| 4. Richard Paul, Gamze Sart, Kritik Düşünce Yaşamınızın ve Öğrenmenizin Sorumluluğunu Üstlenmek İçin Araçlar, 3. Baskı, Seçkin, Ankara, Kasım 2016 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 1 | 20 |
| Field Work | 1 | 40 |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law. | X | ||||
| 3 | Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of private and public law. | X | ||||
| 6 | Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law. | X | ||||
| 7 | Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully. | X | ||||
| 8 | Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting. | X | ||||
| 9 | Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility | X | ||||
| 10 | Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career. | X | ||||
| 11 | Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice. | X | ||||
| 12 | Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations. | X | ||||
| 13 | Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules. | X | ||||
| 14 | Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems. | X | ||||
| 15 | Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 12 | 4 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 120 | ||