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PHIL102 The Art of Good Thinking

Updated: 12 October 2011
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 2 On Campus
Armidale Trimester 3 Off Campus
Armidale Trimester 3 On Campus
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
24 August 2012 26 August 2012 Non-Mandatory
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HUMS101
Notes

the unit contains a large number of graphic representations
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Arcady Blinov (ablinov@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Good thinking is rigorous thinking and it is both critical and creative. In this unit students are introduced to the foundational principles of critical and creative thinking, which are as much applicable in any university course as they are in everyday life. To this end, the unit aims at developing preparatory skills in academic reading and writing; skills in argument analysis and evaluation, and the skills involved in creating one's own arguments.
Materials Text information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. identify, analyse and evaluate arguments in academic and everyday contexts;
  2. show satisfactory skills of argument construction and apply those skills in typical academic contexts; and
  3. utilise all these good thinking skills in the context of problem-solving across a range of subject areas in the Humanities and beyond.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Students will develop skills in critically thinking and improve the basic academic skills through their assessment tasks. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the assessments for the unit. Students studying on-campus will learn valuable communication skills through participation in tutorials while external students will practise their communication skills through the online discussion board. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Students confront different worlds and cultures in everything they study so this attribute is inevitably practised. 		True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Students will be introduced to concepts and approaches which build upon students' prior experience and will contribute to other studies of other contexts. It emphasises skills in research, analysis, interpretation and exposition which will be usable in any area of future learning. 		True
6 Problem Solving
Students develop abilities to identify significant issues and themes, to explain their significance, and to present 'solutions' in terms of relevant interpretations. 		True True
7 Social Responsibility
Students will further develop an appreciation of the impact of social change; recognise social justice issues relevant to their discipline and professional area; demonstrate responsibility to the community. 		True
8 Team Work
On-campus students will be encouraged to develop team-work skills through their participation in tutorial work. Off-campus students will have the opportunity for the development of such team work through participation in an online discussion forum. 		True
   

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