| Critical Thinking: Skills that Promote Reason over Reflex |
Code: TQM500
CEUs: 0.60 Fee: $209 ($169 member) Date:
4/22/09 Bring this program to your organization. It can be customized to meet your specific needs. Call 877-337-7681 for details or e-mail Katrina.
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Employers claim that “independent and critical thinking” is the single most important factor in determining who gets hired and who doesn’t. Yet these skills that enable us to make sound judgments, resolve conflicts, solve problems, and achieve goals are rare. In this one-day program, you will learn the key elements of critical thinking and be able to put them to work immediately. Length: One 8-hour session Instructor: Rowe Who should attend: All employees interested in developing the ability to think more clearly, accurately, and objectively. Benefits:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of this program, you will be able to:
Program Outline: I. How you know what you know A. Facts, interpretation, assumption B. Focus on fact II. Logical thinking A. Thinking sequentially B. The diamond of logic C. Deductive and inductive reasoning III. Reasoning fallacies A. Logical dodges B. Logical fallacies IV. The structure of an argument A. Premise, evidence, conclusions B. Practice in pairs V. Thinking on your feet A. Useful habits B. Seeing many points |