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Undergraduate UNE-PHIL102-2021

Critical Thinking

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$2,590 $3,190

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

16 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

  • FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

  • 28 Jun 2021
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QS RANKING 2021

34

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

N/A

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this subject, students will be able to:

  1. identify and analyse arguments in academic and everyday contexts;
  2. apply appropriate theoretical concepts to evaluate arguments as a pathway for further learning;
  3. apply critical thinking skills to recognise and avoid flawed reasoning; and
  4. independently and satisfactorily apply all these good thinking skills to dealing with real life complex arguments
Topics covered
    • Topics will be available to enrolled students in the subjects moodle site approximately one week prior to the commencement of the teaching period.
Entry requirements

Others

Candidature in Diploma in Arts

Special requirements

  • EquipmentDetails - Headphones or speakers (required to listen to lectures and other media) Headset, including microphone (highly recommended) Webcam (may be required for participation in virtual classrooms and/or media presentations).
  • SoftwareDetails - It is essential for students to have reliable internet access in order to participate in and complete your units, regardless of whether they contain an on campus attendance or intensive school component. For additional information please visit UNE Hardware Requirements: https://www.une.edu.au/current-students/support/it-services/hardware
  • OtherDetails -

    Textbook requirements:

    Textbook information is not available until approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the Teaching period.

    Students are expected to purchase prescribed material.

    Textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.

Description

Please note: Previous title - The Art of Good Thinking.

Good thinking is rigorous thinking and it is both critical and creative. In this unit students are introduced to the foundational principles of critical thinking, which are as much applicable in any university course as they are in everyday life. To this end, the unit aims at developing basic skills in argument analysis and evaluation, and the skills involved in creating one's own arguments.

Assessments

Assessment 1 Skills-based and short answer questions: 1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 2 Skills-based and short answer questions: 1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4 Assessment 3 Skills-based and short answer questions: 1500 words. Relates to Learning Outcomes 1-4

  • Skills-based and short answer questions (33%)
  • Skills-based and short answer questions (33%)
  • Skills-based and short answer questions (34%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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