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Critical thinking: reasoned decision making
  • Level Professional
  • Duration 25 hours
  • Course by Tecnológico de Monterrey
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About

Making decisions in today's world, a world increasing in complexity, with broad changes and uncertainty, creates the need of approaches that allow us to discern the real problems and the causes that create them. Identifying these problems, in most cases, requires challenging the assumptions on which we base our judgments, regarding the world and its realities. Critical thinking could be defined, as "that way of thinking - on any subject, content or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his thinking by seizing the inherent structures of the act of thinking and by subjecting them to intellectual standards". Critical thinking helps making decisions within a company, selecting the best action for the organization. In this course of critical thinking the students will learn the tendencies, approximations and assumptions on which their reflections are based, and the conditions and the outcomes derived from their ways of thinking. This reflective thought is the active, careful and persistent examination of all beliefs in the light of the fundamentals that support them and their conclusions. The reasoned decisions that the world requires, occur in many different areas, especially in business decisions, related to strategies, in the solution of problems in organizations, in the solution of social problems and in corporations’ social and ethical responsibility. In this online course the approaches will be oriented to analyze the critical thinking required in these areas.

Modules

Opening

    • 8 Readings
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8 Readings

  • Welcome
  • General objective and list of topics
  • Schedule
  • Frequent questions
  • Evaluation
  • Bibliography
  • Methodology
  • Policies

1.1 Why think critically?

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Discussions

  • Networking topic 1

1 Videos

  • Why think critically?

4 Readings

  • Introduction
  • Why think critically?
  • Infographic
  • To learn more

1.2 The exciting world of criticism and critical thinking

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Videos

  • The exciting world of thinking and criticism

2 Readings

  • PDF. The exciting world of thinking and criticism
  • Infographic

Contextualized situation

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Contextualized situation

1 Readings

  • Contextualized situation

Evaluation of Topic 1

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Evaluation of Topic 1

2 Readings

  • Evaluation of the topic 1. Thinking for our times
  • Invitation to continue with the next topic

2.1 Intellectual values of a good thinker

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Discussions

  • Networking topic 2

1 Videos

  • Intellectual values of a good thinker

4 Readings

  • Introduction
  • Why think critically?
  • Infographic
  • To know more

2.2 Evaluating our thinking skills. Avoiding thinking biases and vices

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Videos

  • Evaluating our thinking skills

2 Readings

  • Infographic
  • Individual practice with peer evaluation

Evaluation of topic 2

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Evaluation of Topic 2

2 Readings

  • Evaluation of the topic 2. Evaluating our ways of thinking
  • Invitation to continue with the next topic

3.1 Elements of a critical thinking process

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Discussions

  • Networking topic 3

1 Videos

  • Elements of a critical thinking process

4 Readings

  • Introduction
  • Elements of a critical thinking process
  • Infographic
  • To know more

3.2 Standards that guide thinking

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Videos

  • Standards to apply to our ways of thinking

2 Readings

  • PDF. The exciting world of thinking and criticism
  • Infographic

Challenge

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Challenge

1 Readings

  • Challenge

Individual practice with peer evaluation

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Delivery of the final project evaluated by pairs

1 Readings

  • Individual practice with peer evaluation

Evaluation of topic 3

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Evaluation of Topic 3

2 Readings

  • Evaluation of Topic 3. Elements and standards of critical thinking
  • Invitation to continue with the next topic

4.1 The logic of our decisions and the resulting behaviors

    • 1 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Discussions

  • Networking topic 4

1 Videos

  • The logic of our decisions and the resulting behaviors

4 Readings

  • Introduction
  • The logic of our decisions and the resulting behaviors
  • Infographic
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4.2 How to improve our thinking habits and become a reflective thinker (open and impartial)

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    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Self-evaluation

1 Videos

  • How to improve our critical thinking skills and become a fair-minded thinker

2 Readings

  • PDF. How to improve our critical thinking skills and become a fair-minded thinker
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Evaluation of Topic 4

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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  • Evaluation of Topic 4

1 Readings

  • Evaluation of Topic 4. Articulating our decisions

Final Exam

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Final exam

1 Readings

  • Final exam

Closure

    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Plugin
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1 Readings

  • Closure

Auto Summary

Enhance your decision-making skills in today's complex world with the "Critical Thinking: Reasoned Decision Making" course, focused on Business & Management. Guided by expert instructors, you'll delve into identifying and challenging assumptions, improving the quality of your thinking, and making informed decisions in various contexts, including business strategies and social responsibility. With 1500 hours of in-depth content, this professional-level course offers flexible subscription options, making it ideal for business professionals and leaders seeking to enhance their critical thinking abilities. Enroll through Coursera and start your journey towards reasoned decision-making.

Eduardo Pérez Gorostieta
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Eduardo Pérez Gorostieta