In the book “Asking the Right Questions‚ A Guide to Critical Thinking” M. Neil Browne and Stuart M. Kelley discuss the ten steps to critical thinking. In the following pages I will apply these steps to a memo that was sent to Mr. Robert Shaw of Triad Insurance Company of Indianapolis and discuss them in detail. The memo was from Ms. Denise Khali‚ Vice President of Human Resources. D. Khali‚ personal communication‚ October 04‚ 2010. Step 1: What are the issues and conclusions? The major
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Week 2 Lesson 1 Critical Thinking Amanda Pochatko Obstacles to CT Critical Thinking is hard and requires awareness‚ practice‚ and motivation Two main categories of obstacles Psychological (how we think) Philosophical (what we think) Psychological Obstacles No one is immune to these types of obstacles Our fears‚ attitudes‚ motivations‚ and desires all play into this category of obstacles Can be countered with awareness 1 Week 2 Lesson 1 I often doubt my view of things. I don’t
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Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page PREFACE CLASS # 1 - PROBLEM-SOLVING KID BASICS CLASS # 2 - ROCK BANDS AND ROOT CAUSES CLASS # 3 - FISHY GOALS AND SOLID ACHIEVEMENTS CLASS # 4 - SOCCER SCHOOL PROS AND CONS Acknowledgements PORTFOLIO Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Group (USA) Inc.‚ 375 Hudson Street‚ New York‚ New York 10014‚ U.S.A. • Penguin Group (Canada)‚ 90 Eglinton Avenue East‚ Suite 700‚ Toronto‚ Ontario‚ Canada M4P 2Y3 (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) • Penguin
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Applying Problem Solving Applying Problem Solving PHL/251 April 23‚ 2013 Professor Mirta Sanchez APPLYING PROBLEM SOLVING There are so many problems in the world today‚ personal as much as in society as a whole. The question is‚ how can we solve them? The answer is‚ soft skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. These are arguably the most effective weapons we have against combatting these problems. Let’s explore two examples of real-world scenarios: Genetically Modified Organisms
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Solving Problems in the Workplace Sharla Burrell American InterContinental University Abstract The function of this paper is to assess two different workplace scenarios and to provide answers on how I would handle the situations if I were in the position of manager. Using resources that I retrieved from the internet and using supervisory skills learned and implemented in my working experiences‚ I have written two plans‚ that I feel‚ could be used to successfully correct the reported problems
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University of Phoenix Material Critical Thinking Worksheet Choose one of the following scenarios: You are a member of a group working on a class project. The group members are enthusiastic about the project and arrange a meeting time to begin planning. You forget to mark your calendar and miss the meeting. The group posts a summary of the meeting with assignments and deadlines for the project. You apologize to the group and agree to complete the topic research for the project. You realize
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Where there is a problem there is a solution. No matter how complicated nor how elusive the solution is one is always there. Problems are the basis of jobs and careers: restaurants for hunger‚ movies and video games for boredom‚ news for information etc. However‚ with basic problems that have a set solution there are a variety of ways to solve it. Working backwards‚ although slightly different‚ is a widely used and very effective way of solving problems. 1 (Referring to page "Problem I") Most people
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1. Introduction a. An overview of problem solving approach today Problem solving by nature is an art and‚ unfortunately‚ not a science. As such‚ there are multiple approaches‚ tools‚ techniques used to addressing the problems at hand. One must survey & delve into various possible methodologies that could be applicable to the problematic situation & in turn apply the best one believes is applicable. Besides‚ past experiences from similar situations do provide a helping hand in choosing
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Strayer University Online Campus Critical Thinking PHI 210 ‘’Critical Thinking Paper: Revised’’ Assignment 5 June 10‚ 2012 Submitted to Prof. Naomi Sanderovsky By Janet Rivera Cruz Introduction In the United States‚ there is social unrest regarding the government’s denial of the right to marry for homosexuals. Plenty of conservatives are completely against gay marriage; and many of liberals are fighting for equal treatment. The neo-Christian politicians are using religious
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Critical Thinking “Critical thinking is the intellectually disciplined process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing‚ applying‚ analyzing‚ synthesizing‚ and/or evaluating information gathered from‚ or generated by‚ observation‚ experience‚ reflection‚ reasoning‚ or communication‚ as a guide to belief and action.” (Michael Scriven & Richard Paul) It is based on values that go above and beyond for clarity‚ precision‚ consistency‚ relevance. good reasons etc…It examines all reasoning and purpose
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