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Critical Thinking Bundle
Bundle Description
Critical thinking skills are valuable for analyzing and evaluating information at work or home. They can help you solve problems and make decisions. You can also use critical thinking skills to form arguments that will persuade other people to your point of view and understand other people's arguments. There are three courses in this bundle.
Bundle Objectives
- Define critical thinking
- List qualities shared by critical thinkers
- Explain some benefits of critical thinking
- List some barriers to critical thinking
- List the steps in the critical thinking process
- Define several different intellectual values
- Explain the structure of an argument
- Define the terms premise and conclusion
- Describe the differences between deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning
- Describe several examples of logical fallacies
- Define the term counter argument
Bundle Duration
4 hours
Audience
New industry professionals, technologists, college students, and high school students
Requisite Knowledge:
None
What is Critical Thinking
Course Description
Critical thinking is one of many ways to think about information, problems you need to solve, or decisions you need to make. This course introduces you to critical thinking skills and how you might use them.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Define critical thinking
• Describe how critical thinking relates to intuitive thinking
• Describe some examples of critical thinking skills
• List qualities shared by critical thinkers
• List intellectual values embraced by critical thinkers
• Explain some benefits of critical thinking
• List some barriers to critical thinking
Course Duration
72 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
The CriticalThinking Process
Course Description
It’s human nature to make quick judgments and fast decisions, but fast decisions are not always the best decisions. The critical thinking process encourages you to slow down, define the problem or question you are considering, and examine various viewpoints. Taking a systematic approach can help you make better decisions.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• List the steps in the critical thinking process
• Describe the qualities of good questions
• Define several different intellectual values
• List examples of research methods used to gather evidence
• Define the terms qualitative evidence and quantitative evidence
• Define the terms primary source and secondary source
• Describe methods for evaluating evidence
• Explain the difference between facts and opinions
• Define the terms assumption and inference
• Explain the importance of considering other points of view
• Describe what happens after you form a conclusion
Course Duration
90 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Developing and Evaluating Arguments
Course Description
Understanding arguments and how they are constructed makes it easier to analyze another person's point of view and decide whether you agree with it. Understanding arguments also helps you construct your arguments and be more persuasive.
By the end of this course, you will be able to
• Explain the structure of an argument
• Define the terms premise and conclusion
• Define signal words
• Identify the premises and conclusion in an argument
• List signal words for premises and conclusions
• Describe the differences between deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning
• Explain how the terms valid and sound relate to deductive arguments
• Explain how the terms strong and cogent relate to inductive arguments
• Define the term logical fallacy
• Describe several examples of logical fallacies
• Define the term counterargument
Course Duration
54minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None