We are all bombarded with messages to believe various ideas, purchase things, support causes, and to live our lives in a particular way. A key skill is to develop critical thinking skills to effectively reason through problems and to present arguments in a logical, compelling way. This course will give you some practical tools and hands-on experience with critical thinking and problem solving.
You will know how to:
- Define critical and non-critical thinking
- Identify your critical thinking style(s), including areas of strength and improvement
- Work through the critical thinking process to build or analyze arguments
- Improve key critical thinking skills, including active listening and questioning
- Use analytical thought systems and creative thinking techniques
Prepare and present powerful arguments
Course Content
LessonsStatus
1
Lesson One: Understanding Critical Thinking
2
Lesson Two: Where Do Other Types of Thinking Fit
3
Lesson Three: Pitfalls to Reasoned Decision
4
Lesson Four: The Critical Thinking Process
5
Lesson Five: The Critical Thinking Model – Part 1
6
Lesson Six: The Critical Thinking Model – Part 2
7
Lesson Seven: Case Study
8
Lesson Eight: A Critical Thinker’s Skill Set
9
Lesson Nine: Creating Explanations
10
Lesson Ten: Critical and Creative Thought Systems
11
Lesson Eleven: Putting It Into Practice
Description
We are all bombarded with messages to believe various ideas, purchase things, support causes, and to live our lives in a particular way. A key skill is to develop critical thinking skills to effectively reason through problems and to present arguments in a logical, compelling way. This course will give you some practical tools and hands-on experience with critical thinking and problem solving.
You will know how to:
- Define critical and non-critical thinking
- Identify your critical thinking style(s), including areas of strength and improvement
- Work through the critical thinking process to build or analyze arguments
- Improve key critical thinking skills, including active listening and questioning
- Use analytical thought systems and creative thinking techniques
Prepare and present powerful arguments
Course Content
LessonsStatus
1
Lesson One: Understanding Critical Thinking
2
Lesson Two: Where Do Other Types of Thinking Fit
3
Lesson Three: Pitfalls to Reasoned Decision
4
Lesson Four: The Critical Thinking Process
5
Lesson Five: The Critical Thinking Model – Part 1
6
Lesson Six: The Critical Thinking Model – Part 2
7
Lesson Seven: Case Study
8
Lesson Eight: A Critical Thinker’s Skill Set
9
Lesson Nine: Creating Explanations
10
Lesson Ten: Critical and Creative Thought Systems
11
Lesson Eleven: Putting It Into Practice