Welcome to LSH 2223-General Studies

Course Delivery Plan -   AY 2014-15 (Spring Semester)

 Course Code   LSH 2223-General Studies                                 Course Title: Critical Thinking

Material of this course is accessed on Edmodo

Week #	Date Week beginning	Topics/Learning Outcomes	Reading material	Assessments/ Comments
1	Feb 1 Y2015	Definitions for critical thinking, Definition of critical thinking Intro to Discussion Boards CLO 1- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, pp. xii-xiii
2	Feb 8	Benefits of Critical Thinking CLO 1- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 1, pp. 4-9
3	Feb 15	Barriers to Critical Thinking CLO 2- Identify the things that stop us from thinking critically	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 1, pp. 10-12
4	Feb 22	Critical Thinking as a Process CLO 1- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking CLO 5- Identify the basic elements and steps in reasoning	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 1, pp. 2-3
5	Mar 1	Critical Thinking as a Process CLO 1- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking CLO 5- Identify the basic elements and steps in reasoning	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 1, pp. 2-3	Give Feedback on Discussion Board Postings using Discussion Board Rubric - 10%
6	Mar 8	Finding Flaws in Arguments (1)False Premises (2)Two wrongs don’t make a right CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 91; p.120
7	Mar 15	Finding Flaws in Arguments (3) Stereotyping (4) Lack of consistency in an argument (5) Poor referencing (for project/paper) CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 96; Chapter 5, p.65,67, Chapter 9, p. 162	Introduce Assessment 1 & 2  20%
8	Mar 22	Finding Flaws in Arguments (6)Incorrectly assuming a causal link (7) False correlation CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 106; Chapter 6, p.105
9	Mar 29	Finding Flaws in Arguments (8)Meeting necessary conditions (9)Meeting sufficient conditions CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 109; Chapter 6, p.110
10	Mar 29	Holiday
11	Apr 5	Finding Flaws in Arguments (10)False analogy (11)Deflection CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 112; Chapter 6, p.114
12	Apr 12	Finding Flaws in Arguments (12) Unwarranted leaps (13) Emotive language CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 116; Chapter 6, p.117
13	Apr 19	Critical Thinking Fallacies (14)Attacking the person (15)Misrepresentation CLO 3- Recognize argument structures and begin to evaluate and construct valid arguments. CLO 4- Identify the key mistakes that people can make in their thinking	Critical Thinking Skills, Chapter 6, p. 117; Chapter 6, p.119
14	Apr 26	CLO 6- Apply the concepts studied during the course		Assessment 2 & 3 Paper and Presentation (20%)
15	May 3	CLO 6- Apply the concepts studied during the course		Assessment 2 & 3 Paper and Presentation (20%)
16	May 10	CLO 1- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking		Assessment 3 Critical Thinking Discussion Board - 20%
17	May 17	CLO 1- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic principles of critical thinking		Final Exam, Definition of CT, Benefits of CT, Barriers to CT, Logical Fallacies -  30%
18	May 24			Final Assessment Period
19	May 31	Exam Week		Final Assessment Period