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
Welcome to the Academic Skills for University Success Specialization!
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Skills You'll Learn
Critical Thinking, Writing, Higher Education, Analytical Skills, Research, Deductive Reasoning, Complex Problem Solving
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R
Jul 11, 2020
Thank you so much.. I had a great time completing my assignments and answering assessments. I've learned a lot from this course.
MJ
Jul 29, 2020
this is course is really important for learning about chances and instances in critical situation
From the lesson
Introduction to Critical Thinking in Academic Culture
Taught By
Katherine Olston
Deputy Director (Digital Learning)
Luke Alexander
Academic Literacy Instructor and MOOC Learning Instructor