Week 8 Overview

What You’ll Learn To Do: Identify & Apply Aspects of Critical Thinking

 

Throughout your academic career, you will be asked many questions by your instructor. More often, the purpose of the question is not to elicit a “yes” or “no” response, but to engage you in critical thinking. By developing this thought process now as a student, you will possess a skill that will prove useful in your professional career, social environments, and personal life.

After you have completed this topic’s activities, you should be able to:

  • Identify aspects of critical thinking.
  • Analyze a problem and choose the best solution.

 

Learning Activities

In order to successfully complete this module’s work, you will need to do the following.

Finger hovering over digital icons on a screenTasks

  • Complete: How are Your Critical Thinking Skills? Self Assessment
  • Read: Types of Critical Thinking
  • Read: It’s Critical
  • Read: Searching for “Aha!”
  • Read: Problem Solving and Decision Making
  • Read: Chapter Activities: Thinking About Thought
  • Quiz: Critical Thinking (10 points)
  • Discuss: Problem Solving and Decision Making (10 points)

 

For grading, refer to the “Grading, Withdrawal, and Incomplete” section in the Syllabus.