YAP191

School of Engineering \ Artificial Intelligence Engineering

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Artificial Intelligence Engineering Undergraduate Program

Scientific Research Ethics, Scientific Integrity, Critical Thinking principles: Who are you, what is critical thinking, what is truth, what does it mean to know, how good are your ideas, the basic problem is "mine is better", resistance to change, conformity, fixed-mindedness, stereotyping, oversimplification, hasty conclusions, unfounded assumptions, logical fallacies, combination of problems, knowing yourself, being an observer, clarifying issues, doing research, interpreting evidence, analyzing perspectives, making judgments, prejudices, misconceptions, cognitive biases

-Beyond Feelings A Guide To Critical Thinking, Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, McGraw-Hill Education; 9 edition 2011 (Tükçe çevirsi: Eleştirel Düşünme İçin Bir Rehber, Vincent Ryan Ruggiero, Alfa Yayıncılık, 2016)
-Aromatik Adam, Anooshirvan Miandji, Epistemik Roman, Bilgi Yayınevi, 2020

The Critical Thinking Course introduces the basic knowledge of Scientific Research Ethics and Critical Thinking and aims to enable students to not only use the thinking skills they have acquired, but also to develop problem-solving, decision-making, discussion skills and internalize ethical codes.

1. Understand the importance of scientific research ethics and scientific integrity.
2. Understand thought as a process
3. Identify and evaluate statements, arguments, beliefs, and evidence
4. Think critically about different types of data
5. Use critical reasoning to address problems
6. Communicate more effectively, both orally and in writing

Week 1: Principles of critical thinking: the nature of truth and the concept of knowledge.
Week 2: Principles of critical thinking: the nature of truth and the concept of knowledge.
Week 3: Common cognitive problems such as resistance to change, conformity, stereotyping, oversimplification, hasty conclusions, unfounded assumptions, and logical fallacies.
Week 4: Common cognitive problems such as resistance to change, conformity, stereotyping, oversimplification, hasty conclusions, unfounded assumptions, and logical fallacies.
Week 5: Conducting research in accordance with scientific ethical principles.
Week 6: Conducting research in accordance with scientific ethical principles.
Week 7: The importance of knowing oneself, making observations, clarifying the subject, comprehensive research, and interpreting evidence.
Week 8: The importance of knowing oneself, making observations, clarifying the subject, comprehensive research, and interpreting evidence.
Week 9: Analyzing perspectives and making informed judgments.
Week 10: Analyzing perspectives and making informed judgments.
Week 11: The impact of prejudices, fallacies, and cognitive biases on our thinking and decision-making processes.
Week 12: The impact of prejudices, fallacies, and cognitive biases on our thinking and decision-making processes.

• Midterm Exams 30 %
• Final 40 %
• Homework 30 %