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Reasoning Across the Disciplines
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 16 hours
  • Course by The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Offered by

About

Critical reasoning skills are a key success factor for students entering their first year of college. They must be able to think logically and form arguments. This course, designed with incoming college freshmen in mind but open to anyone, provides an essential grounding in critical reasoning skills. Faculty from multiple disciplines at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offer guidance on applying critical thinking skills in the context of specific disciplines. By developing these skills, students will learn more, enjoy their courses more, and experience greater academic success. This course will help you understand what critical thinking skills are and why they're so important. You will also learn how critical thinking skills vary across disciplines, as well as see them applied across several fields, including, chemistry, history, psychology, law, English, and American Studies. You will develop your own critical thinking skills by working through scenarios or problems posed by scholars across these fields, and you will better understand how your college courses will differ from your earlier education.

Modules

Welcome

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Rationale for the Course
  • Introduction to Reasoning Across the Disciplines

Matter and Energy

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • The World at the Atomic Level
  • How Energy Powers our Universe

1 Peer Review

  • Think Like a Chemist Essay

2 Videos

  • The World at the Atomic Level
  • How Energy Powers our Universe

1 Readings

  • About the Contributor: Thomas Freeman

Columbus in the New World

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Columbus and World History

1 Peer Review

  • Think Like a Historian Essay

3 Videos

  • Turning the World Upside Down
  • Understanding Columbus’s Impressions of the Tainos
  • Understanding the Tainos’ Impressions of Columbus

2 Readings

  • A Letter from Christopher Columbus
  • About the Contributor: Kathleen DuVal

Mind Perception

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Practice Quiz: Thinking and Feeling
  • Practice Quiz: Mind Perception and Moral Judgment

1 Peer Review

  • Think Like a Psychologist Essay

3 Videos

  • Understanding How Others Think
  • Thinking and Feeling
  • Mind Perception and Moral Judgment

1 Readings

  • About the Contributor: Kurt Gray

Using the Law to Resolve Social Problems

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Understanding the Civil Law of Battery
  • Liberty versus Property

1 Peer Review

  • Think Like a Law Professor Essay

3 Videos

  • Considering Free Will
  • Understanding the Civil Law of Battery
  • Liberty versus Property

3 Readings

  • Court Cases: Hackbart and O'Brien
  • Court Cases: Mugler and Lucas
  • About the Contributor: Donald Hornstein

Critical Reading Skills

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Close Reading Practice Quiz
  • The Art of Interpretation Practice Quiz

1 Peer Review

  • Think Like a Literature Professor Essay

3 Videos

  • Context through Reading
  • Close Reading
  • The Art of Interpretation

3 Readings

  • Close Reading Example
  • Additional Resources (Optional)
  • About the Contributor: Heidi Kim

Animal Studies: A Primer

    • 3 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • Dogs & Fighting, Horses & Racing, and Race
  • Understanding Relationships through Interdisciplinarity

1 Peer Review

  • Think Like an American Studies Scholar Essay

3 Videos

  • How Language Shapes Attitudes
  • Dogs & Fighting, Horses & Racing, and Race
  • Understanding Relationships through Interdisciplinarity

1 Readings

  • About the Contributor: Sharon P. Holland

Wrap-up and Final Thoughts

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Final Thoughts and Course Wrap-up

1 Readings

  • About the Contributors

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"Reasoning Across the Disciplines" focuses on developing essential critical reasoning skills for academic success, particularly for incoming college freshmen. This foundational course, offered by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spans 960 minutes and is available through Coursera with Starter and Professional subscription options. It covers critical thinking applications across various fields like chemistry, history, psychology, law, English, and American Studies, making it ideal for anyone keen on enhancing their logical thinking and argumentation abilities.

Dr. Ram Neta
Instructor

Dr. Ram Neta