PHL/320T
Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business
Online
Format
$1194
Estimated Tuition
3 credits
Total credits
5 weeks
Course length
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Course level: Undergraduate
This course explores the critical thinking techniques necessary to be an effective manager within an organizational setting. Students will focus on critical thinking and reasoning methods as they apply to management concepts within a work environment. Other topics include the use of critical thinking skills in the decision-making process as it applies for successful performance of employees and organizations and achieving desired business goals.
Prerequisites
None
What you'll learn
Course skills and outcomes
What Does it Mean to Think Critically?
- Describe critical thinking and how it is applied to decision-making processes.
- Describe the steps involved in decision making.
Credibility of Statements
- Analyze the effects of vague statements on one’s credibility and ability to make effective arguments.
- Distinguish between literal and figurative language, and the importance of each to change and decision making.
Valid Arguments
- Identify various logical structures of arguments.
Types of Fallacies
- Assess different types of fallacies, including how to identify and correct faulty reasoning.
Applied Critical Thinking and Decision Making
- Apply critical thinking and different types of reasoning to make effective business decisions.