I definitely think that critical thinking and IM 204 Research Strategies have a big connection because throughout this course we will be using a lot of critical thinking, whether it is writing our papers or writing in our blogs. We will use critical thinking because we need to apply the qualities of critical thinking to our assignments, such as we need to be open-minded, which we needed in already in our first assignment about the vulnerable population and we will be using it the whole course. We will certainly have to include evidence for our papers and blogs because this class is about researching, which is finding sources to support our statements. Also researching about our topics uses critical reasoning because it opens our minds to other viewpoints and reasoning what we believe is right or a solution.
Monday, January 16, 2012
What is Critical Thinking?
My definition of critical thinking is a way of thinking that is very in-depth with careful reasoning and analyzes every part of the situation, problem and/or question. It is a type of thinking that is looking beyond what you know and researching the possibilities. After researching a definition for critical thinking, I found that getting a definition from a dictionary was a very reliable source. Stated from the website Dictionary.com, disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence. (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/critical+thinking). The source did not recommend a specific process that one must engage in to think critically.
I definitely think that critical thinking and IM 204 Research Strategies have a big connection because throughout this course we will be using a lot of critical thinking, whether it is writing our papers or writing in our blogs. We will use critical thinking because we need to apply the qualities of critical thinking to our assignments, such as we need to be open-minded, which we needed in already in our first assignment about the vulnerable population and we will be using it the whole course. We will certainly have to include evidence for our papers and blogs because this class is about researching, which is finding sources to support our statements. Also researching about our topics uses critical reasoning because it opens our minds to other viewpoints and reasoning what we believe is right or a solution.
I definitely think that critical thinking and IM 204 Research Strategies have a big connection because throughout this course we will be using a lot of critical thinking, whether it is writing our papers or writing in our blogs. We will use critical thinking because we need to apply the qualities of critical thinking to our assignments, such as we need to be open-minded, which we needed in already in our first assignment about the vulnerable population and we will be using it the whole course. We will certainly have to include evidence for our papers and blogs because this class is about researching, which is finding sources to support our statements. Also researching about our topics uses critical reasoning because it opens our minds to other viewpoints and reasoning what we believe is right or a solution.
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Sounds good, Kaitlin!
ReplyDeleteCan you describe a type of critical thinking process that you would use in everyday life?