Critical Thinking G (12032.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | On-Campus |
UC College, Bruce, ACT |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Business School | Graduate Level | Band 1 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 1 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Critical analytical skills are essential for problem solving and are valued as graduate attributes. Critical thinking is a very different mental activity than regurgitating what has been learned. One key aim of Western education is to produce learning students who are habitual questioners and arrive at their own opinions through higher-order thinking. In this unit, students are challenged to develop the skills involved in analysing, creating and evaluating argument. This unit introduces students to different methods of critical thinking through the history of Western thought and philosophy that underline many traditions of modern Western scholarship. Postgraduate students will be prepared for future study by developing skills in reasoning and argument.
1. Critique and communicate complex philosophical propositions;
2. Deconstruct and evaluate different viewpoints and reasoning;
3. Construct a sound argument using appropriate evidence and clear and effective language; and
4. Determine the role of argument in a range of philosophical traditions.
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Critique and communicate complex philosophical propositions;
2. Deconstruct and evaluate different viewpoints and reasoning;
3. Construct a sound argument using appropriate evidence and clear and effective language; and
4. Determine the role of argument in a range of philosophical traditions.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
10352 Introduction to Critical Thinking G (UCC)Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | UC College, Bruce, ACT | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Robert Berthon |
2024 | UC College, Bruce, ACT | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-Campus | Dr Robert Berthon |
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