COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

No. 1. 2. 3. 4. Information on Course Course Name : Critical Thinking Skill Course Code: XXXXXXX3

Name(s) of Academic Staff: Kamarulzaman Bin Md Ali. Rationale for the inclusion of the course in the programme: This is a core course for the ..xxx.................

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Semester/Year Offered: Total Student Learning Time (SLT) L = Lecture T = Tutorial P = Practical O = Others 12 12 4.8 91.9 120.7 L Face to face T P O SL TLT

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Credit Value: 3 Pre-requisite (if any): Objective(s) of Course : Students are expected to 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. critically read, listen, and write separate bad information from good information analyze arguments and construct cogent arguments understand causal connections in systems develop intellectual and personal discipline

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Course Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the course, students are able to
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1. Comprehend the importance of critical thinking in their public and private lives and locate barriers, which would prevent efficient analysis of problems and productive generation of solutions. 2. Understand the role of personal history and egocentricity on thinking, interpretation of experience, and argument formation. 3. Detect the use of manipulative strategies in media form and content. 4. Identify and cast a sound argument containing true premises. 5. Identify fallacies that can undermine an argument. 6. Assess the dangers of conformity without prior evaluation. 7. Generate and apply problem-solving strategies using interdisciplinary approaches. 13. Transferable Skills: Communication, critical thinking, problem solving, team work, professional ethics, managerial and leadership skills 14. Teaching-learning and assessment strategy: Mixed method between teacher-centred and student-centred. Continuous assessment. 15. Synopsis: This course introduces the use of critical thinking skills. Emphasis is placed on information, problem solving, approaching cross-cultural perspectives, and the importance of conscious self assessment. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate orally and in writing the use of critical thinking skills in the analysis of appropriate texts. This course has been approved to satisfy the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement pre-major and/or elective course requirement. 16. Mode of Delivery: Lectures and discussions.-including

textbook reading, class discussions, informal lectures, individual and group exercises, dialogues and papers.
17. Assessment Methods and Types: Coursework (report and group presentations) and final examination.

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Mapping of the course/module to the Programme Aims Programme Aims This course aims to focus the students on approaches to college-level intellectual work, and enable them to use those approaches in the classroom and beyond. It will introduce them to a number of skills and methods used in critical thinking. Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4

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Mapping of the course/module to the Programme Learning Outcomes Programme Learning Outcomes Course Learning Outcomes 1 2 3 4

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Content outline of the course/module and the SLT per topic Topic Learning Outcomes Face to Face L 1 T P 1 SL 1 TLT 3

1. What Is Critical Thinking? 1.1. World Views and Critical Thinking 2. World Views and Critical Thinking, cont 3. What is the Argument? Ambiguous Terms and Phrases in Arguments 4. What Are the Value and Descriptive Assumptions? Are There Any Fallacies in the Reasoning?

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Assessment Course work Final examination 60% 40% Total Notional Hours Credit Hours References:

Face to Face 28.8 0 28.8 3.0

SL 91.9 0 91.9

TLT 120.7 0 120.7

Browne, M.N. & Keeley, S.M. (2010). Asking the Right Questions: A Guide to Critical Thinking (9th ed.) Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall. Boscemi & Smith. (2010). 75 Readings Plus (9th ed.) McGraw Hill: New York. Chaffee, John. (2009). Thinking Critically. (9th ed.) Houghton Mifflin. Howard Kahane & Nancy Cavender. (2006) Logic and Contemporary Rhetoric, (10th ed.) Wadsworth Publishing. Moore & Parker. (2008). Critical Thinking. (9th ed.) McGraw-Hill. Naguib Mahfouz (1998) Akhenaten: Dweller in Truth, translated by Tagried AbuHassabo,. Anchor Books. Whimbey, A. & Lochhead, J. (1999). Problem Solving and Comprehension (6th ed.). Lawrence Erlbaum.

Grading Points Numerical Marks 84.45- 100.00 79.45- 84.44 74.45- 79.44 69.45- 74.44 64.45- 69.44 59.45- 64.44 54.45- 59.44 49.45- 54.44
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Alphabet Grades A AB+ B BC+ C C-

44.45- 49.44 39.45- 44.44 0.00- 39.44

D+ D F

(Please use the latest grading system)

KEY: L Lecture T- Tutorial P Practical O - Others SL Self Learning TLT Total Learning Time