# Critical and Analytical Thinking Skills Course (Self-Paced)

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## Overview

This course helps you develop practical critical thinking skills you can apply immediately in the workplace. Through instruction, discussion, and exercises, you will examine the differences between critical, mechanical, and emotional thinking; learn how to evaluate sources, distinguish fact from opinion, and assess the validity of arguments; and use frameworks such as Bloom’s Taxonomy, Socratic questioning, deductive and inductive reasoning, and problem-solving process maps to think more deeply and make better decisions. By the end of the course, you will be better prepared to analyze situations thoughtfully, identify faulty logic and hidden assumptions, and apply structured problem-solving strategies to workplace challenges.

## What you'll learn

- Analyze critical thinking, mechanical thinking, and emotional thinking.
- Analyze information critically.
- Investigate models and strategies that support critical thinking.
- Apply critical thinking to a variety of situations.
- Define and apply the problem-solving process.

## Curriculum

#### Module 1: Critical, Mechanical, and Emotional Thinking

- Define critical, mechanical, and emotional thinking.
- Describe ways to reduce the effects of mechanical thinking.
- Analyze how emotional thinking derails effective critical thinking.
- Describe how Bloom’s taxonomy works to deepen levels of critical thinking.

#### Module 2: Building Logical Arguments

- Evaluate the reliability and credibility of sources.
- Differentiate between fact and opinion.
- Analyze the validity of an argument.

#### Module 3: Deeper Thinking in the Workplace

- Use various critical thinking models, frameworks, and strategies to analyze situations and issues.
- Apply deductive and inductive reasoning effectively.
- Recognize assumptions in situations.
- Identify faulty logic in arguments.

#### Module 4: Applying Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in the Workplace

- Apply strategies for promoting critical thinking as a valuable process in the workplace.
- Apply critical thinking strategies to work scenarios.
- Identify a problem-solving process map
- Use problem-solving process maps to identify solutions to a problem

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $649