Description
Course description:
This course equips you with critical thinking tools to increase proficiency in communication and persuasion for situations in your personal and professional life. You will learn how to use methods of informal logic to create effective arguments, evaluate common logical fallacies, and discuss abstract concepts, with a focus on analysis of persuasive techniques in mass media. Additionally, you will apply problem solving to real-world issues and situations to develop sharper skills in reasoning.
Write 3 learning statements of a frontline leader for each of the following course outcomes. Instructions for learning statements below.
Step Process:
Step One: Select one course outcome.
Step Two: Determine the level of learning of the OUTCOME using Bloom’s Taxonomy.
a.) Review the first word of the outcome, which is an action verb
b.) Look at a Bloom’s list of action verbs and determine where the action verb falls
Step Three: Consider an example of your specific learning that falls within the same level of learning
a.) Use an action verb at the same level of learning as the outcome to create your Learning Statement
Step Four: Repeat the process for the same outcome so that there are two or three Learning Statements per outcome
Step Five: Begin the process again for each outcome.
Helpful Exercise:
Formula for crafting strong learning statements: Verb + What they do (behavior) + Why they do it Try this exercise below as you address each outcome. Ask yourself: They learned how to “INSERT OUTCOME” by _______________ and _________________ and ___________________. As you answer the question, use the learning to draft your learning statements. Be specific with your answers to the question and then go to Blooms and make sure that you use an action verb at the corresponding level.
Outcomes:
1.) Articulate a position through organized, well-developed arguments.
2.) Evaluate the persuasive techniques of media, visual arguments, and advertising.
3.) Evaluate the sources of errors in reasoning, such as common logical fallacies.
4.)Demonstrate the ability to explain an abstract concept.
5.) Design a process for applying critical thinking to solve a problem.
