{"id":612,"date":"2017-02-06T20:28:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T20:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/celestial.convergesolve.com\/courses\/?post_type=course&#038;p=612"},"modified":"2017-05-30T16:00:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T16:00:17","slug":"critical-thinking","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/course\/critical-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Critical Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Duration: 64 hrs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Recommended Prerequisites <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No prerequisites are required for this course.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Course Overview <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s society, many people experience information overload. We are bombarded with messages to believe various ideas, purchase things, support causes, and lead our lifestyle in a particular way. How do you know what to believe? How do you separate the truth from the myths?<\/p>\n<p>The answer lies in critical thinking skills. The ability to clearly reason through problems and to present arguments in a logical, compelling way has become a key skill for survival in today\u2019s world. This course will give you some practical tools and hands-on experience with critical thinking and problem solving.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Learning Objectives <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Define critical and non-critical thinking<\/li>\n<li>Identify your critical thinking style(s), including areas of strength and improvement<\/li>\n<li>Describe other thinking styles, including left\/right brain thinking and whole-brain thinking<\/li>\n<li>Work through the critical thinking process to build or analyze arguments<\/li>\n<li>Develop and evaluate explanations<\/li>\n<li>Improve key critical thinking skills, including active listening and questioning<\/li>\n<li>Use analytical thought systems and creative thinking techniques<\/li>\n<li>Prepare and present powerful arguments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Course Outline <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Course Overview<\/li>\n<li>Understanding Critical Thinking<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>What is Critical Thinking?<\/li>\n<li>Characteristics of a Critical Thinker<\/li>\n<li>Common Critical Thinking Styles<\/li>\n<li>Making Connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Where Do Other Types of Thinking Fit In?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Left- and Right-Brain Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Whole-Brain Thinking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Pitfalls to Reasoned Decision Making<\/li>\n<li>The Critical Thinking Process<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>The Critical Thinking Model<\/li>\n<li>The Standards of Critical Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the Issues<\/li>\n<li>Identifying the Arguments<\/li>\n<li>Clarifying the Issues and Arguments<\/li>\n<li>Establishing Context<\/li>\n<li>Checking Credibility and Consistency<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating Arguments<\/li>\n<li>Case Study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>A Critical Thinker\u2019s Skill Set<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Asking Questions<\/li>\n<li>Probing Techniques<\/li>\n<li>Pushing My Buttons<\/li>\n<li>Critical Thinking Questions<\/li>\n<li>Active Listening Skills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Creating Explanations<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Defining Explanations<\/li>\n<li>Steps to Building an Explanation<\/li>\n<li>Making Connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li>Dealing with Assumptions<\/li>\n<li>Common Sense<\/li>\n<li>Critical and Creative Thought Systems<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Techniques for Thinking Creatively<\/li>\n<li>Creative Thinking Exercise<\/li>\n<li>DeBono\u2019s Thinking Hats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"11\">\n<li>Putting It Into Practice<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Presenting and Communicating Your Ideas to Others<\/li>\n<li>Pre-Assignment Preparation<\/li>\n<li>Presentations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"12\">\n<li>Personal Action Plan<\/li>\n<li>Recommended Reading List<\/li>\n<li>Post-Course Assessment<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Duration: 64 hrs &nbsp; Recommended Prerequisites No prerequisites are required for this course. \u00a0 Course Overview In today\u2019s society, many &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":849,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"pmpro_default_level":0,"_vibebp_attr":"","_vibebp_dimensions":"","_vibebp_responsive_height":"","_vibebp_accordion_ie_support":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0},"course-cat":[132],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/612"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/course"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":980,"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course\/612\/revisions\/980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"course-cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celestialsdc.com\/courses\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/course-cat?post=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}