THINKING PROCESSES*

概要

This course is designed to develop students’ critical thinking and to introduce basic problems and issues underlying the various academic disciplines. It provides an introduction to the analysis of thought and value, and is based on the idea that students can cultivate critical faculties by becoming more aware of the thinking process itself. Analytical skills will be developed through close engagement with a variety of texts, a process that involves careful reading, thoughtful writing, and probing discussion. Students are encouraged to raise pertinent questions, to voice ambiguities, and to ponder different perspectives.

目標

By the end of the term, students will have acquired a deeper understanding of the processes by which people make judgments and decisions. They will be better at producing arguments, presenting evidence to support those arguments, and better at determining and evaluating an author’s argument, evidence, presuppositions, biases, etc.

授業外の学習

-finish reading assignments before each class (70 minutes) -write short and long papers (60 minutes) -work with their peers on collaborative projects (30 minutes) -prepare for class activities (30 minutes) All Thinking Processes students, regardless of their professors, can expect to write 10,000-12,000 words over the semester.

所要時間: 190 minutes per class