In this course, students will analyze the thinking process from a critical and creative perspective. The lives of prominent creative thinkers will be examined to identify the social, historical, psychological, and cultural elements that influenced their development. The salient aspects of creativity will be assessed along with the relationship between creativity and critical thinking. Students will apply critical thinking skills to contemporary creative and scientific thought.
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Course Materials
Ruggiero, V. R. (2009).
The art of thinking: A guide to critical and creative thought (9th ed.).
New York, NY: Pearson Longman.
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: Developing Awareness
The Essay on Anti Affirmative Action Policies Students Minority
Anti-Affirmative Action Patrick Ching 'That student was accepted because of affirmative action policies.' With my first intake of the phrase, I realized that the student, whom I knew and worked with so many times, the one with such a lack of motivational ability, confidence, and ideas, was now occupying my chances towards a preferred school.' Affirmative action', I soon found out, was used by ...
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Objectives1.1Describe the importance of critical and creative thinking in today’s society. 1.2Explain conceptual foundations of thinking.
1.3Determine methods to overcome hindrances to the critical thinking process. 1.4Distinguish between perception and reality in messages.
ReadingRead Ch. 1 of The art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 2 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 3 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 4 of The Art of Thinking.
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.2
Discussion Questions(Indiv activity)Respond to weekly discussion questions. This will be orally doing class.1 Individual
Critical Thinking and Society ExerciseWrite 150- to 200 words on each of the following topics:
•Describe a situation in which critical and creative thought could have been used for a better outcome. Describe why it is important to think critically and creatively in similar situations.
•Define free will, truth, knowledge, and opinion. Explain how we use them to form thoughts.
•Identify three hindrances to the critical thinking process. Determine methods for overcoming these hindrances. Identify a time in which you experienced a hindrance in critical thinking. Describe a method you could use to overcome the hindrances.
•Identify a message in advertising. Describe how you perceive the message of the advertisement. Try to determine the reality of the advertisement. Distinguish between your perception and the reality of the message.9/19/1310
Week Two: The Creative Thinking Process
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Objectives2.1Describe the stages in the creative process.
2.2Apply techniques to develop curiosity.
2.3Formulate original solutions to issues and problems.
ReadingRead Ch. 5 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 6 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 7 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 8 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 9 of The Art of Thinking.
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.2
Discussion Questions( Indiv activity)Respond to weekly discussion questions orally during class1 Learning Team Instructions
The Essay on Feminism Gender Issues In Art
Women in art has been a subject that has been present throughout most of the course of history, however, over these years, the object of the woman has changed in social, cultural and political meaning. Nowadays, modern-contemporary artists have been known to 'attack' the traditional values of women that more historical art has held - a meaning that depicted the woman as an object, rather than a ...
Evaluating and Refining Resolutions Presentation (Preparation)
In preparation for the Learning Team assignment due in Week Three, perform the following activities:
Search for societal issues and pick one issue you would like to resolve.
Obtain faculty approval of your issue.
Express the issue you found in your search. Refine your expression, and include both the original and the refined version. Justify your revision.
Investigate the issue by obtaining necessary information. List the questions you must answer to understand the issue. Identify a source of information to answer each question.
Conclude your investigation with a thorough explanation of the issue, including answers to each of the questions you identified.
Produce ideas toward solution of this issue. List all of your ideas—whether they are ridiculous or serious is not important.
Discuss the two ideas that you think are the most imaginative, original, and positive potential solutions to the issue.
Share your process and solutions to the class in an informal presentation.9/23/135 Individual
Solve a Problem PaperWrite a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you use the creative process to solve a problem with which you have experience. Include the following:
•Describe each stage in the creative process using Ch. 5 of your text.
•Search for a personal challenge. Explain how you used the techniques to develop curiosity in your search (see Ch. 6).
•Express the problem created by this personal challenge (see Ch. 7).
Refine your expression of the problem by considering multiple perspectives and deciding which expression is best. Include both the initial and the refined version. Justify your revision.
•Investigate the problem by obtaining necessary information (see Ch. 8).
List the questions must answer to understand the problem. Identify a source of information to answer each question.
•Conclude your investigation with a thorough explanation of the problem, including answers to each of the questions you identified.
•Produce ideas toward solution of this problem (see Ch. 9).
List all of your ideas—whether they are ridiculous or serious is not important. •Discuss the two ideas that you think are the most imaginative, original, and positive potential solutions to the problem.
The Term Paper on Southwest Airlines- Central Issue, Problems, Evaluation, And Recommendations
Southwest Airlines started its service June 18, 1971 with three operating flights to Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio. It has grown to become the fourth largest United States domestic customer carrier with 1998 being Southwest Airlines twenty-sixth year of profits. It became a major airline in 1989 when it exceeded revenues of one billion dollars. Southwest Airlines is the only major short ...
•Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.9/23/1315
Week Three: The Critical Thinking Process
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Objectives3.1Apply critical thinking to refine solutions to problems. 3.2Apply critical thinking to refine resolutions to issues. ReadingRead Ch. 10 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 11 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 12 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead Ch. 13 of The Art of Thinking.
ReadingRead this week’s Electronic Reserve Readings.
ParticipationParticipate in class discussion.2
Discussion Questions (Indiv activity)Respond to weekly discussion
questions.1 Individual
Refining Solutions PaperMost great solutions to problems begin with some initial flaws. Quality solutions arise by refining ideas. Refine your solution to the problem defined in your Week Two Individual Assignment by following the Three Steps in Refining process outlined in Ch. 10 and Ch. 11 of your text.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper. Include the following:
•Original issue
•Initial solutions
•Critical examination of best solution
•Evaluation of the argument
•Revised argument
•Refined solution with implementation plan
•Final solution
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.9/30/1310 Learning Team
Evaluating and Refining Resolutions PresentationRefine your team’s solution to the issue defined in the Week Two Learning Team Instructions by following Ch. 12 (overcoming errors in reasoning) and Ch. 13 (refining resolutions) of the text.
Create an 8- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation. •Local Campus students, present your resolution process in a 10- to 15-minute presentation.
Include one or two slides on each of the following:
•Original issue
•Initial resolutions
The Essay on Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking
Throughout history, people with creative minds have created original ideas which have been useful in the fields of music, art, technology, medicine, and science. Most of these ideas were once branded as impossible and ridiculous, but as of today, their thinkers are considered to as individuals who achieved enormous breakthroughs which helped the world advance (Coon, 2006). Usually, problem-solving ...
•Critical examination of best resolution
•Evaluation of the argument
•Revised argument
•Refined resolution with implementation plan
•Final resolution
