Philosophy at Murdoch University

Critical and Creative Thinking (PHL131)


 

Refer also to the 2010 Handbook




 

Co-ordinator

Dr Lubica Ucnik

Enrolment Options

Semester 1, Internal and External

Points

3





Achieving a high level of critical and creative thinking is one of the most important goals of a university education. This unit aims to enhance the thinking and communication skills that are fundamental to all of your academic studies. Employers in most professions and industries regard these abilities as essential. Effective thinking demands rigorous analysis, imagination and insight. In this unit you will develop and practise these skills and learn how to structure a successful, systematically reasoned essay.

 

Lectures/Tutorials

2.5 hours per week.

Prerequisites

Nil.

Assessment

Internal mode: Tutorial participation, short essay, tests.
External mode: Two short-answer assignments, test, short essay.





 

 

 

 

 

 

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