Curriculum

20 Topics
Welcome to the Academic Skills for University Success Specialization!
1.1a Introduction to the Course
1.2a Introduction to Academic Culture
1.2b Introduction to Critical Thinking
1.3a Survival Skills at University part 1
1.3b Survival Skills for University part 2
1.4a Academic Integrity
Critical Thinking Weekly Topics
Critical Thinking Assessment Overview
Summative Peer Assessment
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Summative Quiz - Module 1
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 1
1.1 Practice quiz
1.2 Practice Quiz
1.3 Practice Quiz
1.4 Practice Quiz

19 Topics
1.1 Introduction Forum
1.4 Academic Integrity
2.1a Dispositions & Habits of Mind for Critical Thinking
2.1b Dispositions & Habits of Mind for Critical Thinking Expert Video
2.2a Argument Spheres
2.3a Argument Fields
2.4a Questioning in Critical Thinking
2.4b Questioning a Text
2.4c Questioning in Critical Thinking Expert Video
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
2.5 Summative Quiz - Module 2
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 2
2.1 Practice Quiz
2.2 Practice Quiz
2.3 Practice Quiz
2.4 Practice Quiz

18 Topics
2.1 Dispositions for Critical Thinking
2.4 Questioning in Critical Thinking
3.1a Premises and Conclusions
3.1b Formal Logic Structures
3.2a Common Fallacies
3.3a Forms of Reasoning
3.4a Applying Systems Thinking
3.4b Applying Systems Thinking Expert Video
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Summative Quiz - Module 3
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 3
3.1 Practice Quiz
3.2 Practice Quiz
3.3 Practice Quiz
3.4 Practice Quiz

22 Topics
3.2 Common Fallacies
3.4 Systems Thinking
4.1a Claims and Evidence
4.1b Claims and Evidence Expert Video
4.2a Identifying Biases and Assumptions 1
4.2b Identifying Biases and Assumptions 2
4.2c Identifying Biases and Assumptions 3
4.3a Using Critical Thinking to Evaluate Arguments 1
4.3b Using Criteria to Evaluate Arguments 2
4.4a Types of Argument 1
4.4b Types of Argument 2
4.4c Types of Arguments Expert Video
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Summative Quiz - Module 4
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 4
4.1 Practice Quiz
4.2 Practice Quiz
4.3 Practice Quiz
4.4 Practice Quiz

21 Topics
4.1 Claims and Evidence
4.2 Biases and Assumptions
4.4 Types of Argument
5.1a Argument Structures
5.1b Argument Chains
5.1c Argument Chains - Slippery Slope
5.2a Models for Academic Argumentation
5.3a Critical Thinking and Critique
5.4a Critical Thinking and Reflective Writing
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Learning Resources
Learning Outcomes
Summative Quiz - Module 5
Discussion Board Self Assessment - Module 5
5.1 Practice Quiz
5.2 Practice Quiz
5.3 Practice Quiz
5.4 Practice Quiz
5.2 Models of Academic Argumentation
5.4a Critical Thinking and Reflective Writing

7 Topics
Summative Assessment Overview
How to mark your peers' assignments
Practice peer marking activity answers
Congratulations - You've Finished!
Critically evaluating arguments
End of Course Discussion
6.1 Course Reflection

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