...Critical Thinking Discussion and Summary June 30,2015 PHL/320 Stephen Mersereau Critical Thinking Discussion and Summary Critical thinking is being able to make a decision with the facts rather than making the decision based on opinions. Having the opportunity with the task at hand making the important decision you must know between right and wrong. You must be able to know the difference between facts and the opinions. I see it first hand that people make decisions based on what facts they are told rather than choosing to educate themselves and learn the true facts. In critical thinking you must be able and understand that it is your choice and responsibility to learn the facts before making an important decision. Being a critical thinker means you are willing to learn and research topics before you are ready to make an important decision. Critical thinking is important because it helps you learn more and allows you to look further into things that you may choose not to. In the past seven months I have been faced with a health decision and I knew that just listening to the doctors wasn’t enough. After leaving the doctor's appointment a few weeks back I knew I had to make a decision and fast. Due to me playing sports growing up and getting a tattoo that got infected I had caused a lot of damage to my ankle and had to choose to either have Reconstruction Surgery within a few weeks or try physical therapy to see if I can try to fix the damage by strengthening. After hours...
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...[pic] School of Business Syllabus MGT/350 Version 5 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making Lou Ferracane Course Start Date: 10/26/2010 Course End Date: 11/23/2010 Campus/Learning Center: Oklahoma City Campus Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright © 2009, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 2000 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix® is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Lou Ferracane ferracal@email.phoenix...
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...Critical thinking and Ethics Andrea Parham Gen/201 02/09/15 Lisa Moellering Critical thinking and ethics are important things to use while decision making, defining critical thinking, knowing the process of critical thinking, and knowing how you’re preferred ethical lens all play a part in how you make decisions. Defining Critical Thinking What is critical thinking? Critical thinking is self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence. Critical thinking is also the mental process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating information to reach an answer or conclusion while sustaining judgment. The Critical Thinking Process The steps in the critical thinking process are as following: Remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating. These six levels of thinking actual build on each other. Remembering is the first level this action calls for recalling information heard or read. The next step is understanding, once you have remembered what you have read or heard, or seen now you have to make sure you understand it. A great way to master this step is by relating what you already know. Get personal with the information obtained as the more you relate it to things you know the more you will comprehend what you remembered. The third step is applying, this step allows you to put task to practical use so you are applying what...
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...meeting, hiring a new mid-level manager – what do all of these activities have in common? Critical thinking is required in each situation to adequately assess the situation and act accordingly. We may not be aware of the frequency with which we employ critical thinking, but it is vital to good decision making. Without critical thinking, managers can fall into the habit of reacting on impulse, responding to gut feelings alone, or relying only on the advice of others when making important decisions. Understanding the relationship between critical thinking and decision making is the first step towards making wise decisions. This week's focus is on critical thinking and how it relates to decision making. Topics include defining critical thinking, benefits of thinking critically, and the relationship between critical thinking and decision making. Week in Relation to the course Good decision making is the backbone of sound management. The University of Phoenix nine-step decision-making model requires a sequence of steps leading to a sound, defensible decision. Critical thinking is a vital component of making good decisions, defining the decision-making strategy by analyzing the thinking process involved. A firm grasp of the critical-thinking components will equip managers to make sound, considered decisions. Discussion of a Key Point, Thread, or Objective Critical Thinking Definition and Benefits "Critical thinking is that mode of thinking - about any subject, content, or problem - in which...
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...University of Phoenix Material Employee Portfolio Complete one matrix for each employee. Employee name: _Mike Pinter________________________ |Self Assessment |Results Summary |Strengths |Weaknesses | |How Satisfied Am I |(61) This score indicates |Keeps busy and completes all task |Has lost faith with the | |with My Job? |dissatisfaction with the |put forth. |organization and no longer have the| | |organization and its policies. | |organization best interest at | | | | |heart. | |Am I Engaged? |(39) Employee is engaged and |Extremely focused and a great |Tends to lose focus when disgruntle| | |focused on the task at hand. Takes |multi-tasker. |with organization. | | |pride in his work ethics. | | | |How Are You Feeling |(41) Indicates an overall happy |Has many different accolades and is|Employee can and will pick up on | |Right Now? |demeanor. |exceptional at everything he |negatives energy from other | | ...
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...Guide to Case Analysis A case presents a situation involving a managerial problem or issue that requires a decision. Typically, cases describe a variety of conditions and circumstances facing an organization at a particular time. This description often includes information regarding the organization's goals and objectives, its financial condition, the attitudes and beliefs of managers and employees, market conditions, competitors' activities, and various environmental forces that may affect the organization's present or proposed marketing strategy. Your responsibility is to carefully sift through the information provided in order to identify the opportunity, problem, or decision facing the organization; to carefully identify and evaluate alternative courses of action; and to propose a solution or decision based on your analysis. This guide provides an overview of the case method. It begins with a discussion of the role that cases play in the teaching/learning process. This is followed by a series of guidelines for case analysis. After carefully reading this material, you should be prepared to tackle your first case analysis. Even if you have had previous experience with cases, this guide will provide a useful review. Why Cases? • The case method differs substantially from other teaching/learning approaches such as lectures and discussion. Lecture- and discussion-oriented classes provide students with information about concepts, practices, and theories. In contrast...
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...both the acute problems facing the organization (the individual events or actions observed) and the chronic, underlying conditions that promote these sub-optimal conditions. 1. OVERVIEW The Overview is a 5 – 7 sentence paragraph that establishes the context in which any analysis or decision must be made for the case in question. This section of the report indicates to the reader that the analyst (You) understands the circumstances of the organization’s dilemma. The writer must identify the key people involved, most critical event or events the have happened and the situation that has resulted. Finally, the writer must detail the apparent decisions that must be made. Note: This is not an Introduction and absolutely no conclusions are drawn at this point. The writer is merely explaining what she perceives is the present situation. This is extremely important as the writer establishes her credibility immediately with the reader to the extent that one demonstrates one’s depth of understanding. 2. PROBLEMS These are merely the list of those events, situations, actions or behaviours that are not appropriate to the organization at the time of the case in the context of the decision that the analyst is required to make. Relevance to the problem is crucial...
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...between Critical Thinking and Ethics Elijah Largesse University of Phoenix Foundations for University Success GEN/201 Suzann Connell December 20, 2015 Relationship between Critical Thinking and Ethics Definition of Critical Thinking The definition of critical thinking is the process of using multiple mental and physical ways to free us from nonsense and self-deception. “When we think critically, we can make choices with open eyes” (Ellis, 2015, p. 202). Critical thinking forces us to look at every aspect of what is wrote, spoken, or communicated to us through verbal or non-verbal methods. The Critical Thinking process is something that can be obtained overtime if applied correctly. Description of the steps in the Critical Thinking process The description of the steps in the critical thinking process can be labeled in six steps. The six steps are as follows based on Pyscologist Benjamin Bloom:(Anderson & Krathwohl, 2001, p. 55). 1. Remembering, this tool promotes you to recall key terms, facts, or events. 2. Understanding, this tool ensures that you can explain the idea in your own words. 3. Applying, this tool asks the question of “ how can I use a certain idea to have the result or results I desire”. 4. Analyzing, this tool ensures that you can divide all the ideas into parts, groups, or steps to come to your final conclusion. 5. Evaluating, this level is probably the most crucial in the Critical Thinking...
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...Critical Thinking Discussion & Summary Tina Cullors PHL/320 February 29, 2016 Bridget Peaco University of Phoenix Critical thinking is a way of making decisions both personally and professionally. Without critical thinking our decision making would all be knee jerk reactions and would cause chaos in your life. In discussion we will have identified what is critical thinking by identifying the premise and how we arrived to the conclusion. I define critical thinking as a process of how to analyze and evaluate the question, topic of conversation or situation, before forming an opinion or just reacting. Being able to make a clear judgment. A critical thinker is someone that does not make a conclusion on an instant with information presented. A critical thinker analyzes the information, and obtains necessary information to support the premise. Critical thinking is importation because you obtain an amount of information to make an argument that your find to be true that brings you to your conclusion with a convincing argument to justify your claim. I use critical thinking both in my personal and professional life. For example, if I am thinking of buying a new car I have to look at not how my decision will just impact my finances now but how my decision affects me long term; like can I afford to take money from my savings for the down payment and what will payment be for 36 or 48 months. As for my work when I am modernizing a school campus...
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...An Evaluation of Critical Thinking and Ethics in Decision Making Critical thinking is applying a mindset that is appropriate in decision making and determination of fact vs. fiction. Ethics are made up of moral principles weather personal or professional your ethics play a role in decision making too. Critical thinking and Ethics together are very important while making decisions. Logic and your personal standards are combined to determine the best action for optimal results. Critical thinking is purposeful reasoned and goal directed. It achieves an understanding that relates well to each other. Reacting with systematic evaluation to what you have heard or read. It is the skills and attitudes. Critical thinking is the search to identify better opinions, decisions or judgment. Goodpaster and Levine (2010), describe creative thinking, organization, logical thinking, scientific thinking, persuasive thinking, and problem solving as all being part of critical thinking. The steps to critical thinking are as follows, remembering: recalling key terms, facts, or events. Understanding; explaining the idea in your own words and being able to summarize. Applying; applying the idea to get results, ex. completing a task, reaching a goal, solving a problem. Analyzing; can the idea be divided into parts, groups or steps. Evaluating; rate the truth, usefulness or quality of the idea. Creating; can the idea be useful for inventing something new. These steps are important concepts when...
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...States and/or other countries. Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks or their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix® editorial standards and practices. Course Syllabus Course Title: GEN 480 Interdisciplinary Capstone Course BSBM.04-08.BSMB0533A Course Schedule: 04/08/08 to 05/12/08 Required Text: Paul, R., & Elder, L., (2002), Critical thinking: Tools for taking charge of your professional and personal life. Upper Saddle River, NJ, Prentice Hall. Paul, R., & Elder, L., (2003), The Miniature guide to understanding the foundations of ethical reasoning, The Foundation for Critical Thinking, Dillon Beach, CA. Ruggiero, V., (2004), Thinking critically about ethical issues 6th edition, Burr Ridge, IL, McGraw-Hill. Electronic Resources: Note: All required text materials can be found on the GEN/480 course page. The page can be accessed through the University of Phoenix Student and Faculty Website at...
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...Multinational Enterprise 19 The Changing World Order 22 The Global Economy of the Twenty-First Century 23 The Globalization Debate 24 Antiglobalization Protests 24 Globalization, Jobs, and Income 26 Globalization, Labor Policies, and the Environment 28 Globalization and,National Sovereignty 29 Globalization and the World's Poor 30 Managing in the Global Marketplace 31 Key Terms 33 Chapter Summary 33 Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions 34 Research Task 34 Closing Case: Legal Outsourcing 35 Introduction and Overview 2 Globalization 3 PART TWO Chapter Two Country Differences 36 National Differences in Political Economy 37 Opening Case: Ghana: An African Dynamo 37 Introduction 38 Political Systems 39 Collectivism and Individualism 39 Democracy and Totalitarianism 42 Economic Systems 44 Market Economy 44 Command Economy 45 Mixed Economy 45 Legal Systems 46 Different Legal Systems 46 Differences in Contract Law 47 Property Rights and Corruption 48 The Protection of Intellectual Property 51 Product Safety and Product Liability 53 Focus on Managerial Implications 54 Key Terms 55 Chapter Summary 55 Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions 55 Research Task 56 Closing Case:The Polish Surprise 56 Chapter Three Political Economy and Economic Development 59 b Opening Case: Who Makes the...
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...Resource Management, Organizational Change, Industrial Relations or any venue that is significantly impacted by human interaction. This type of analysis identifies inconsistencies, incongruities and conflicts that are sub-optimal and allows the analyst to prescribe solutions that address both the acute problems facing the organization (the individual events or actions observed) and the chronic, underlying conditions that promote these sub-optimal conditions. 1. OVERVIEW The overview is a 5 – 7 sentence paragraph that establishes the context in which any analysis or decision must be made for the case in question. This section of the report indicates to the reader that the analyst (You) understands the circumstances of the organization’s dilemma. The writer must identify the key people involved, most critical event or events that have happened and the situation that has resulted. Finally, the writer must detail the apparent decision(s) that must be made. Note: This is not an introduction and absolutely no conclusions are drawn at this point. The writer is merely explaining what she perceives is the present situation. This is extremely important as the writer establishes her credibility immediately with the reader to the extent that one demonstrates one’s depth of understanding. 2. PROBLEMS These are merely the list of those events, situations, actions or behaviours that are not appropriate to the organization at the time of the case in the...
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...Associate Level Material Stages of Critical Thinking Stages of Critical Thinking Complete the matrix by identifying the six stages of critical thinking, describing how to move from each stage to the next, and listing obstacles you may face as you move to the next stage of critical thinking. |Stages of critical thinking |How to move to the next stage |Obstacles to moving to the next stage | |EXAMPLE: |Examine my thinking to identify problems |Deceiving myself about the effectiveness of| | |that affect my thinking. |my thinking | |The Unreflective Thinker | | | |The Challenge Thinker |I am ready to face and identify my faults |Trick myself into thinking to self-justify | | |due to self-deception thinking. |to avoid a challenge. | |The Beginning Thinker |I recognize that if I train myself to think|Defending and protective thinking too | | |positive there will be no time for |shield from being hurt in any way. | | |self-deception thinking no matter the | ...
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...350-word summary of the following: Define critical thinking. Critical thinking is defined as making reasoned judgments that are logical and well thought out. It is a way of thinking in which you don't accept all arguments and conclusions you are exposed to but rather have an attitude involving questioning such arguments and conclusions. Critical thinking can be divided into three core skills: Curiosity- The desire to learn more information. Skepticism- Having a healthy questioning attitude about new information. Humanity- The ability to admit that your ideas or opinions are wrong, when faced with new convincing evidence. * Discuss how the following terms relate to critical thinking: bias, issues, arguments, and relativism * Bias: A bias is based on emotional distortional cognition and decision making due to emotional reasoning. Being bias blocks a person from critically thinking on making decisions. * Issues: A question, when critically thinking a person has to ask a series of questions to come up with the rite solution. * Arguments: Arguments are closely related to critical thinking because arguments is the reasoning behind critical thinking arguments is a key component to critically thinking. * Relativism: Has no absolute truth or validity, having only relative, subjective value according to differences in perception and consideration. * Describe a decision or argument you recently made which was influenced by bias Reviewing Ch. 1 of Critical Thinking...
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