In this course, you will learn how to develop your Critical Thinking Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Use critical thinking and argumentation in university contexts to improve academic results
2. Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture
3. Use a variety of thinking tools to improve critical thinking
4. Identify types of argument, and bias within arguments, in order to better evaluate the strength of arguments
5. Use evidence to support claims in arguments
6. Apply critical thinking and argumentation to real world problems and issues
Este curso forma parte de Programa Especializado - Academic Skills for University Success
Critical Thinking Skills for University Success
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Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Semana
1Introduction to Critical Thinking in Academic Culture
7 videos (Total: 47 min), 7 readings, 6 quizzes
7 videos
1.1a Introduction to the Course3m
1.2a Introduction to Academic Culture10m
1.2b Introduction to Critical Thinking9m
1.3a Survival Skills at University part 15m
1.3b Survival Skills for University part 27m
1.4a Academic Integrity9m
7 lecturas
Critical Thinking Weekly Topics10m
Critical Thinking Assessment Overview10m
Summative Peer Assessment10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
6 ejercicios de práctica
1.1 Practice quiz6m
1.2 Practice Quiz6m
1.3 Practice Quiz6m
1.4 Practice Quiz6m
Summative Quiz - Module 110m
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 110m
Semana
2Critical Thinking in Academic Contexts
7 videos (Total: 46 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes
7 videos
2.1b Dispositions & Habits of Mind for Critical Thinking Expert Video6m
2.2a Argument Spheres7m
2.3a Argument Fields7m
2.4a Questioning in Critical Thinking6m
2.4b Questioning a Text6m
2.4c Questioning in Critical Thinking Expert Video4m
4 lecturas
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
6 ejercicios de práctica
2.1 Practice Quiz6m
2.2 Practice Quiz6m
2.3 Practice Quiz6m
2.4 Practice Quiz6m
2.5 Summative Quiz - Module 225m
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 210m
Semana
3Logic & Reasoning
6 videos (Total: 47 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes
6 videos
3.1b Formal Logic Structures9m
3.2a Common Fallacies7m
3.3a Forms of Reasoning9m
3.4a Applying Systems Thinking7m
3.4b Applying Systems Thinking Expert Video4m
4 lecturas
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
6 ejercicios de práctica
3.1 Practice Quiz6m
3.2 Practice Quiz6m
3.3 Practice Quiz6m
3.4 Practice Quiz6m
Summative Quiz - Module 325m
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 310m
Semana
4Argumentation
10 videos (Total: 67 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes
10 videos
4.1b Claims and Evidence Expert Video3m
4.2a Identifying Biases and Assumptions 15m
4.2b Identifying Biases and Assumptions 28m
4.2c Identifying Biases and Assumptions 36m
4.3a Using Critical Thinking to Evaluate Arguments 16m
4.3b Using Criteria to Evaluate Arguments 25m
4.4a Types of Argument 111m
4.4b Types of Argument 26m
4.4c Types of Arguments Expert Video5m
4 lecturas
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
Learning Outcomes10m
6 ejercicios de práctica
4.1 Practice Quiz10m
4.2 Practice Quiz6m
4.3 Practice Quiz6m
4.4 Practice Quiz6m
Summative Quiz - Module 425m
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 410m
Instructores
Katherine Olston
Deputy Director (Digital Learning)University of Sydney Centre for English Teaching
Luke Alexander
Academic Literacy Instructor and MOOC Learning InstructorCentre for English Teaching
Acerca de The University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is one of the world’s leading comprehensive research and teaching universities, consistently ranked in the top 1 percent of universities in the world. In 2015, we were ranked 45 in the QS World University Rankings, and 100 percent of our research was rated at above, or well above, world standard in the Excellence in Research for Australia report.
Acerca del programa especializado Academic Skills for University Success
Develop skills in information & digital literacy, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication.
This Specialization is a high-level academic skills course designed to increase your level of academic preparedness prior to commencement of your studies in an English-medium university. The course equips you for full participation and engagement with your studies by building awareness and understanding of the core values and expectations of academic culture.
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