...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 you remembered and understood to an actual situation. The forth step is analyzing, after you have applied what you understood now you are able to break down what you heard into component parts to make things clear. Just like a mechanic taking a car apart to explain why your car stops running, you are analyzing what you know. The fifth step in this process is evaluating, this occurs once you...
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...President of the New Heritage Doll Company’s product division, Emily Harris, has decided to present two capital budget improvement proposals to the company’s capital budgeting committee in October. The purpose of the proposals is to provide the capital budgeting committee with a sound option that will make a positive impact on future company growth without hindering current operations and maneuverability. The purpose of this case is to decide which proposal is the most qualified proposal based on financial metrics and company goals. New Heritage Doll History and Profits Before evaluating each proposal it is important to understand the company New Heritage Doll and the toy industry itself so that we can make better assumptions for the case. New Heritage was established in 1985 by Ingrid Beckwith. Her vision for the company and those that purchased her products was simply to foster and grow a child’s ability to positively view their image and increase creativity. Her doll’s had an immediate impact on the industry which increased demand for New Heritage Doll products. Currently, the company receives operating profit from three divisions. The production division, the most asset heavy division, designs and produces dolls and doll accessories. In 2009, operation profit for the product division was 7.7 million. The retail division offers products through websites, catalog, and retail stores. The operating profit for the retail division was 4.8 million in 2009. The third and final division...
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...applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from, or generated by, observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication, as a guide to belief and action.” To me, that means reading a paragraph and remembering a few details about it. It's a more in-depth application of the subject, and how it can be used in your everyday life. Taking your personal experience and applying the new knowledge to it, and coming up with something deeper and more meaningful. As the definition states, critical thinking has multiple levels, or steps, that get more involved as you progress through them. As explained by Ellis (2015) the first step is remembering. Having the ability to remember facts and points about the topic you are learning. It seems pretty simple, but it's paramount because without memory we wouldn't be able to ever get past the first step. The second step, understanding, another relatively easy one, is your ability to comprehend the material, and summarize it into your own words. Step three, applying, requires you to use the knowledge to manifest some result from it. The fourth step in the critical thinking process is analyzing. This is where you being to dig really deep into the information. Your ability to separate the information into different categories and even further into subsets is called into questions. The ability to use the previous steps starts to become prevalent as we move forward. Evaluating is the fifth step. This is where you begin...
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...reasonable, and then evaluating and refining that solution or belief. Self-awareness is the most significant thing I have learned during this course. Learning to be aware of how my thinking affects other people and myself. I am challenging myself to put aside prejudices and misconceptions that can undermine the quality of my thoughts. I have also learned that I am not an authority on everything. I have come to the understanding that I have a lot of room for growth and I need to continue to develop and practice my critical thinking skills, especially if I am wanting to pursue my degree in Human Resource Management. The career interests and competency assessments have shown that the passions I possess are on target with achieving my goals. The competencies that I possess is the ability to cooperate, adhere to values, and the ability to adapt to change. These competencies add value to an effective human resource Manager. To be a true critical thinker you must be able to look at all sides and find credible information to which might be the exact opposite of your personal view point. I have come to understand how important critical thinking is in my daily life but especially my professional life. As a manager I want to empower and grow my people. This process requires the ability for critical thinking. If I am to empower or grow them I must set the example on how this achieved. This will happen by not only evaluating myself but teaching and fostering my...
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...(summer 1987), Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, and evaluating information gathered from experience, observation, reasoning, reflection, or communication, as a guide to belief and action. Such process becomes accustom to everyday life and applies itself in every decision one makes. The process of critical thinking helps people benefits and take advances to improve not only mentally but also logically, when people apply these circumstances in an everyday lives. Looking into the basic characteristics of critical thinking, one cannot overlook its importance and what it brings to everyday activity. Functioning, evaluating, creating or even thinking has become a second nature to us. According to Paul and Elder (2001), critical thinking is that mode of thinking, which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully taking charge of the structures inherent in thinking and imposing intellectual standards upon them. Observing the importance of our logical steps naturally occurs in our minds core process. Keeping our mind constantly advancing separates humans from all other living organism. Constant reevaluation of our actions or decisions drives us to question our own decisions, further advancing our skills of existence, and ability to evolve. More interesting that critical thinking offers many tools to critique ourselves and everything else around us, regardless of its...
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...Concepts and Theories in Nursing Module 8 November/2014 Running Head: EVALUATING THEORY7 C-BaC Model Evaluation The criterion-based critique model (C-BaC) was designed to assist in the identification of connections between nursing practice and various theories. The design of C-BaC is to utilize eight standards (or criteria) to help you make judgements about the value and use of a theory (Johnson & Webber, 2010). This paper will view the theory of self-transcendence using the C-BaC model. Pamela Reed’s Theory of Self-Transcendence focuses on enhancing well-being of the whole person in the context of health experiences by means of self transcendence(Parker & Smith, 2010). Phase One The Meaning is Clear and Understandable: The theory of self-transcendence was originally aimed at addressing phenomena related to the aging process of the older adult and was later expanded to address well-being across the entire lifespan. Reed’s theory proposes that when people face life-threatening illness or undergo health related disruptions that illuminates one’s limitations the potential to expand (or transcend) self-boundaries becomes evident enhance well-being (Parker & Smith, 2010). The theory of self-transcendence aligns with contemporaries such as Martha Rogers because of the concept of human-beings being an open system requiring interaction with its environment. Reed’s theory is more difficult to understand due to the fact that it was originally...
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...Since I never been interested in reading I never really engaged with what I read about. It was not until last semester in my English 111 class that I started enjoying what I read by actually evaluating the text in further detail. Active reading means reading something in further detail by evaluating and analyzing the text in different ways then just re-reading the text. By doing this you establish more support in your assessment. This hands-on-way to read, by highlighting or writing in the margins, is a way to enhance the reader ability to expand their assessment of the text. Active reading also consists of reading, asking questions, and examining the text. This is different from any other reading technics I have used in the past. Active reading...
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...Critical Thinking and Ethics “One quality of a master student is the ability to ask questions that lead to deeper learning” (Ellis, 2014). This is a definition of a critical thinker, as given by Dave Ellis. He, then, utilized a psychologist named Benjamin Bloom’s ‘taxonomy of educational objectives’ (Ellis, 2014). This was a diagram that broke down each level of thinking as if it were a reciprocated food group. The levels of thinking were placed, from lowest to highest form, in this order: Remembering, Understanding, Applying, Analyzing, Evaluating, and Creating. Ethics are the moral sidelines during our critical thought processes. They capture our ideals, so that we may respect our peers as we ask questions and seek higher levels of thought. Completing the Ethical Lens Inventory identifies the values of an individual and their blind spots. The levels of thoughts begin with ‘Remembering’, which is the basic educational level of thought: “Can I recall the key terms, facts, or events?” (Ellis, 2014). The second level would be ‘Understanding’: “Can I explain this idea in my own words?” (Ellis, 2014). The following level is ‘Applying’: “Can I use this idea to produce a desired result?” (Ellis, 2014). ‘Analyzing’: “Can I divide this idea into parts, groups, or steps.” (Ellis, 2014). The fifth level of thinking is ‘Evaluating’: “Can I rate the truth, usefulness, or quality of this idea – and give reason to my rating?” (Ellis, 2014). The deepest level is concluded with ‘Creating’:...
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...Sitting alone in the empty conference room always seemed almost alien to me, even though I had been there many times before. Perhaps it was the anticipation of the upcoming work that caused it, or my body's self defense mechanism releasing adrenaline before the upcoming verbal sparring that always transpired. Whatever it was, it seemed to enhance my surroundings. The hum of the air conditioning clicking on, the whirl of the overhead fans, and the faint hum of the fluorescent lighting. It seemed like eternity had passed before everyone started to slowly trickle in. I scrutinize each person as they entered the room and have a seat at the long oak conference table. It never ceases to amaze me how each person was very different, with little in common. It was a true melting pot in every sense. The only real common thread was baseball. "This is what it takes to run a major league franchise, getting perspective from every possible background" I thought to myself. It was in these player evaluation meetings where I truly grasped the challenging task of being able to effectively convey my ideas via writing to others, and being able to decipher other's writing to find hidden value in players. It is imperative for me to clearly define my thoughts in writing on players. Essentially it becomes my job to sell everyone else on players to sign, draft, or release. The meeting had been going on for only a short time when Tim, our head of player development turns to me,...
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...MGMT1136 Shyaam Patel Word Count: 2715 Student Number: 21057393 Introduction Information Technology found its roots in business during the late 20th century and has grown to become an integral and dominant aspect of almost all organisations in the 21st century. Technology itself has fuelled this growth due to the creation of the internet in the late 1980s, leading to information becoming both readily available and easily accessible in a way in which it has never been before. This access to information has enabled people to create systems and information networks within organisations that enhance intellectual capital and efficiency, productivity, and storage and communication of information. Xero™, for example, is a software company which offers financial, accounting, and inventory management packages which automate and generate financial reports as well as various other functions. The creation of these types of systems has had a profound impact on the decision making process within the contemporary dynamic workplace. As stated in Stata, R, 1989, “The new information system is helping managers on both sides to understand their business better and to make better decisions” This wave of new information technology brings new responsibilities and skill requirements for employees as well as presenting novel challenges and opportunities for organisations. With automation of many traditional roles, employees may find themselves either redundant...
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...constructive criticism; she showed that in her responses to her boss by shifting the blame on her peers, and also by becoming very defensive when asked certain questions. Instead of taking the constructive criticism, self evaluating, looking at the positives and applying it to better herself, she chose to view it all in a negative fashion and express herself with negative aggression. Three Theories of Self Concept Maintenance Researchers have examined several ways in which individuals actively maintain their sense of self in what can be termed “ self-concept maintenance” (Crisp and Turner, 2010, p. 10). There are three theories in relation to this I wish to discuss, self-evaluation maintenance, the social comparison theory, and finally the control theory of self-regulation. Let’s start by defining each of the three self-concept theories. Self-evaluation maintenance refers to the theory that one’s self-concept can be threatened by another individual’s behavior and that the level of threat is determined by both the closeness of the other individual and the personal relevance of the behavior. The Social comparison theory was a theory initially proposed by psychologist Leon Festinger in 1954, it centers on how individuals evaluate their own opinions and abilities by comparing themselves to others in order to reduce uncertainty in these areas and learn how to define themselves. Finally, the control...
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...Higginbottom HUM/115 June 1, 2015 Heather Karberg Critical Thinking What is critical thinking? My favorite definition of critical thinking is, “the active and reflective mental process of questioning and evaluating information to draw sound conclusions” (Critical Thinking: It's How - Not What You Think, 2013). There are three categories of critical thinking. There’s beginning, average, and advanced critical thinkers. Beginner critical thinkers tend be lazy thinkers, they are not interested in changing or challenging the way they currently think, and are comfortable with not challenging the sources of their information, of those being, the people closets to them. Average critical thinkers are aware that there are biases that affect information and they are open to challenging their beliefs and thoughts. Average critical thinkers are sometimes aware that their efforts at questioning and evaluating information, are what inhibits them from being advanced critical thinkers. It’s the average critical thinker’s inconsistent efforts that prevent them from consistently drawing sound conclusions. Advanced critical thinkers are constantly aware of the biases in information and use this information to draw more sound conclusions. Advanced critical thinkers question the source and validity of all information and attempt to purge their own biases to increase their ability to make better decisions. I would say that based on the levels of critical thinking presented by Dr...
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...During the year of 2015-2016 I was the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America South Dakota State President. Some of my duties of being the state president, included: preside over all business meetings; member of the State Board of Directors; and preside over state meeting. This opportunity made me into a well-rounded person. I was able to understand my strengths and weaknesses as a person, as well as a leader. My strengths include: exceptional time management skills, responsibility and accountability. I utilized these strengths to my advantage while serving as a state officer by building upon my leadership abilities and those of my teammates. By serving in this capacity, I have had to use these strengths numerous times, whether it...
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...thinking. Philosophical Approaches The three philosophical approaches focused on in chapter two of the Trevino and Nelson text virtue ethics, consequentialism, deontological. If I were to rank these three philosophical approaches my order would be deontological, virtue ethics, and consequentialism. I would place the approaches in this order because first deontological focuses on doing the right thing and following my own set moral principles which I feel is the best way to make decision and most follows the way I view ethics. Next is virtue ethics, I chose this approach second because though it does not focus specifically on the action it still is based on being a “good” person and striving to do the right things when making decision even though the choices may end up with negative consequences. I would place consequentialism last because I feel that focusing more on the consequences of an action then the action itself can through my set of morals lead a person to do immoral things. Since I have ranked a deontological focus as my top choice I would choose it as my one philosophical approach to ethical decision making if I had to choose just one to follow. This choice was pretty simple to me because a deontological approach is the only that fully follows my faith grounded...
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...2.1: Review own ability to set direction and communicate this to others It is important for me to know that everyone in my team are aware of our department’s goals and how these are aligned to the overall business strategy. I can increase my ability to set direction and communicate this to team members by talking to them more frequently, observing them at work and giving regular constructive feedback on their performance. Providing each team member with feedback is important in making the person feel needed and giving the feeling their contribution is valued. Feedback helps the team know that whatever they are doing as part of their daily workload is valued and not only helps the IT department’s goals but that of the overall business. Staff should feel motivated by hopefully give them the platform to take ownership and pride in their tasks. Defining and communicating the desired direction is an important aspect when trying to achieve the department’s goals. Following a well-known acronym SMART each one of my team is given objectives at the start of the year. A smart objective is: • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Realistic • Time scaled From experience objectives that are SMART succeed because they are clear (specific) and you can tell when it has been achieved (measurable) as clear criteria is put in place to quantify the results. Once the objectives have been set an area I could improve is the monitoring stage whereby I help the person to achieve the...
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