Critical Thinking Skills

$19

Critical Thinking skills provide you with a different way to look at issues and problems. By applying a combination of logic, reasoning and open mindedness you can approach things in an entirely new way and surface new answers and solutions. Our course has a collection of tools and strategies, most of which you will already possess, to help you hone the skills to evaluation, identify and distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information, improve your overall performance and ensure you maximise your chances of productive decision making in key situations.

In all our business courses, you get access to around six hours of e-learning that you can watch, listen and read. There are usually 100 questions and at the end of the course you will receive a certificate of completion that you can use against any personal or professional development requirements. As well as the course, you also receive a FREE e-book that you can read on your Kindle or other e-reader. You also get a FREE audiobook of the course so you can listen to the whole course uninterrupted on your device.

Description

Module One: Getting Started

  • Overview
  • Introduction
  • Course Objectives
  • How it works

Module Two: Components of Critical Thinking

  • Applying Reason
  • Open Mindedness
  • Analysis
  • Logic
  • Case Study
  • Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Non-Linear Thinking

  • Step Out of Your Comfort Zone
  • Don”t Jump to Conclusions
  • Expect and Initiate Change
  • Being Ready to Adapt
  • Case Study
  • Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Logical Thinking

  • Ask the Right Questions
  • Organize the Data
  • Evaluate the Information
  • Draw Conclusions
  • Case Study
  • Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Critical Thinkers (I)

  • Active Listening
  • Be Curious
  • Be Disciplined
  • Be Humble
  • Case Study
  • Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Critical Thinkers (II)

  • Seeing the Big Picture
  • Objectivity
  • Using Your Emotions
  • Being Self-Aware
  • Case Study
  • Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Evaluate Information

  • Making Assumptions
  • Watch out for Bias
  • Ask Clarifying Questions
  • SWOT Analysis
  • Case Study
  • Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Benefits of Critical thinking

  • Being More Persuasive
  • Better Communication
  • Better Problem Solving
  • Increased Emotional Intelligence
  • Case Study
  • Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Changing Your Perspective

  • Limitations of Your Point of View
  • Considering Others Viewpoint
  • Influences on Bias
  • When New Information Arrives
  • Case Study
  • Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Problem Solving

  • Identify Inconsistencies
  • Trust Your Instincts
  • Asking Why?
  • Evaluate the Solution(s)
  • Case Study
  • Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Putting It All Together

  • Retaining Your New Skills
  • Reflect and Learn From Mistakes
  • Always Ask Questions
  • Practicing Critical Thinking
  • Case Study
  • Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

  • Words from the wise
  • Results
  • Recommended reading
  • Courses you might be interested in

 

Topics Covered

Throughout the course you will develop key skills as you cover the following topics

  • Gathering the right facts through research and accurate questioning techniques
  • Organising data and thinking to ensure you can draw solid conclusions, free of bias
  • Combine objectivity with self awareness to not get lost on pragmatism
  • Use proven techniques to assimilate and assess information

What You'll learn

By the end of this short course on developing your critical thinking skills, you will:

  • Be able to analyse and assess information in a new light
  • Ask the right questions to get the answers you need for informed decision making
  • Order and process information in a logical way that maximises the right decision making

Who It's for?

This course is for anyone who wants to improve themselves and their thinking and logical thinking patterns and processes. You don’t need any qualifications or experience to take yourself on a path of personal improvement and development.

Prior knowledge

Any personal development work you have already done will provide a useful reference but no prior knowledge is required. As you develop your career, there will be a constant requirement to not only refresh and update existing technical learning but also to develop new skills and ways of thinking and behaving.

Technical Skills

Whether you’re in production, distribution, sales, finance, human resources or management your technical skills will always need to keep up with the latest developments in technology and change. The learning for this will generally come from your peers, industry trends and specialised training.

New skills

However, as you move up in seniority through an organisation or become and entrepreneur, you will be faced with learning a much wider array of skills. You will need to learn how to be a generalist but with the ability to look at the whole of a business and how it all interlocks.

People Skills

Most importantly, you will need to master your own behaviours and character and emotional intelligence in order to influence, inspire and bring people along with your vision.

Your career, personal and professional development should never stop, whether you are learning because of a company or professional body requirement or whether you are just wanting to grow.

ALWAYS BE LEARNING!

We have many more courses for your business or organisation. Get in touch about how to get our courses available to your organisation or fellow learners at [email protected]

 

 

For Businesses

Are you looking for a comprehensive learning solution for you and your teams? We have a portfolio of over 150 business short courses that are available online and on-demand. These ready to go courses cover all key areas of a business from finance & operations, sales & marketing, human resources to administration and management. As well as hard skills that range from elementary to advanced, there is an array of people and soft skill development.

Our e-learning is comprehensive, up to date and produced by a high quality learning and editorial team. It combines the latest in business thinking with the latest in learning technology. Learning can be delivered wholly online through self-study, with virtual tutor support or in a group & classroom environment by our qualified trainers.

  • All online learning is tracked and courses can be used as part of a personal development plan for staff
  • Learners can study out of hours or in breaks with bite-size learning
  • Get back end management reports on learner progress
  • Cost efficiently solve any compliance, insurance, regulatory, union or staff association requirements
  • Save on staff training and CPD costs
  • Choose and pay for only the courses you need or look at our library models for even greater value
  • No lock-in contracts – pay monthly or get a handsome discount for annual and multi-year deals
  • No big installations necessary – a simple web browser is all you need to get started
  • New courses being added all the time

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