Critical thinking is one of the top skills identified by the World Economic Forum as what companies want to see in their employees. Critical thinking is described as disciplined thinking that is clear, rational, open-minded, and informed by evidence that will help individuals respond to the rapid rate of change in technology, business and education.
Any individual who has identified a need to develop their critical thinking skills. For example, managers across variety of sectors.
The following topics are included in this short course:
• Module 1: Defining Critical Thinking
• Module 2: How we Think
• Module 3: Cognitive Biases
• Module 4: Improving Critical Thinking
On achieving this course, a learner will be able to:
This course is offered as online e-learning. The course is structured in short modules that can be done at the participants own time.
Participants are required to complete this course within 3 months from date of registration.
Participants are assessed through means of multiple-choice questionnaires and 1 short essay question.
FPD will award participants with a certificate of completion for this course, should they successfully complete the assessment process.
R1200.00 (Inclusive of VAT and Taxes where applicable)
Email: shortprog@foundation.co.za
Tel: 012 110 4080/ 087 821 1109
This short course aims to provide critical thinking strategies that can be applied to situations that call for reflection, processing and evaluation of information.