Gaining critical thinking ability for being rational on decision making.
Prerequisite(s)
N/A
Corequisite(s)
N/A
Special Requisite(s)
N/A
Instructor(s)
Dr. Tevfik Uyar
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Wednesday, 13:00-15:00, B301
Office Hour(s)
Wednesday, 17:00-18:00, B301
Teaching Methods and Techniques
- Instruction
- Q&A
- Case studies
- Discussion
Principle Sources
- Ders notu ve sunumlar
- Critical Thinking by Epstein and Kernberger
- Your Deceptive Mind by Steven Novella
- Irrationality by Stuart Sutherland
Other Sources
- Thinking Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman
- Safsatalar, Tevfik Uyar
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
What is critical thinking? Rationality and Irrationality.
Instruction
2. Week
Perception & Illusion & Memory
Instruction
3. Week
Probabilities & Game Values
Instruction
4. Week
Cognitive Biases
Instruction
5. Week
Heuristics
Instruction
6. Week
Understanding Randomness
Instruction
7. Week
Visa
Exam
8. Week
Visa
Exam
9. Week
Basic Concepts & Argumentation
Instruction
10. Week
Claims, Good Arguments & Bad Arguments
Instruction
11. Week
Logical Fallacies – 1
Instruction
12. Week
Logical Fallacies – 2
Instruction
13. Week
Conformity, Bandwagon, Panick, Commitment Effect etc.
Instruction
14. Week
What is risk? Evaluating risks
Instruction
15. Week
Behavioral Economics and Prospect Theory
Instruction
16. Week
Final
Exam
17. Week
Final
Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Comprehends both theoretical and applied subjects in international trade at the advanced level, and uses his/her knowledge when necessary.
PO-2
Analyses basic concepts and data related to International Trade and Economics by scientific methods, interprets those with analytically, and evaluates those with regard to economic issues.
PO-3
Express his/her thoughts, comments and evaluations related to International Trade discipline both in written and oral forms.
PO-4
Defines current problems, and proposes solutions which are supported by evidence and research based quantitative and qualitative data.
PO-5
Inspects how public and private sector enterprises engaged in trade activities operates in practice, and evaluates the continuities and the dynamism in these sectors.
PO-6
Defines and tracks local, regional (such as European Union or Middle East) and global issues from the point of political economics, and relates these issues to each other.
PO-7
Possesses sufficient knowledge in other disciplines related to International Trade (such as Economics, Finance, International Business and Law), and reports this information.
PO-8
Follows publications and research in International Trade, Globalisation and Financial Systems in the English language, and communicates with his/her colleagues internationally.
PO-9
Uses a second language (Russian, Chinese, etc.) at the intermediate level.
PO-10
Possesses ethical principles and scientific values in collection, interpretation and release of data.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Learning basic tools of critical thinking.
LO-2
Being aware of bounded rationality
LO-3
Discover potential errors on decision making process
