Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Critical thinking and problem solving
2. Language of Instruction:
Tiếng Việt
3. Course Code:
CRI602071
4. Credits:
3
5. Course Objectives:
The course is designed to help learners achieve the following objectives:
- Know how to present a convincing or refute an argument
- Recognize fallacies in arguments
- Apply analytical thinking methods in study, work and life
- Diagnose business problems
- Analyze and propose solutions to business problems
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
The module begins with providing basic knowledge such as: the concept of analytical thinking, standards of analytical thinking, reasoning, basic forms of thinking (deductive and inductive). Next, students will learn about the validity and reliability of arguments, the use of language in arguments, mistakes (fallacy) in arguments, how to analyze and evaluate arguments. . Applying analytical thinking in scientific research and in some areas of life.
The second part of this module will focus on problem solving. First, students will be introduced to an overview of problem solving methods. Next, design thinking methods will be introduced to help students apply problem solving creatively through the following steps: define the problem, evaluate problem solving opportunities, gather information information, search for solution ideas, apply co-creation techniques to calibrate the solution, and finally implement the solution.