Critical Thinking at University: An Introduction
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Overview
Make sure you have the critical thinking skills required for university
Critical thinking is a vital skill at university and later in life. University study introduces you to new concepts, ways of learning and requires you to think critically. You need to know how to question information sources and how to evaluate different arguments.
Despite critical thinking being so important, students are often unprepared when they start their studies. This course will show you what critical thinking skills you need at university level, how they can be applied to different disciplines and how to use practical strategies to develop these skills for a successful academic life.
This course has been ranked as one of the best online courses of all time by online course aggregator class central.This course is for anyone preparing to study at university level or for current university students. You may be an undergraduate or a new taught postgraduate student who might be unfamiliar with studying in the UK. If you want to have a successful academic life, this course will give you the foundations whatever your discipline at university.
Critical thinking skills are also valued later life by employers, so if you want to refresh your skills, this practical online course is for you.
The course is part of the academic skills courses portfolio at the University of Leeds aiming to improve skills required for academic study.
Taught by
Jiani Liu and Michelle Schneider
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Reviews
4.8 rating, based on 133 reviews
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Thanks to this practical course, I have a better grasp of what critical thinking is. Before I took this course, my approach to critical thinking was to ask questions whatever came up to me. However, this introductory course gave me a more structured approach....
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Anonymous
Anonymous completed this course.
I think this course is really useful, especially for beginners. It introduces the concepts of critical thinking in the first week and then provides more examples and exercises for learners to get an idea of what they mean theoretically in the first week, enabling learners to have a go with it and understand the strategies better:) Hope the course can contain more sample responses, which can further help beginners to briefly understand what a good critical thinking looks like. Also, more exercises will be certainly helpful:) -
Naser Aldhawi completed this course, spending 3 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium.
The Course valuable with useful information and preparing students for the university to enhance critically knowledge and building new educational life for a better future the Course well building and giving examples from real life -
Anonymous
Anonymous completed this course.
Course was informative, I found it useful as it taught me how to be a critical thinker which will be useful for my university life plus it transferable too. I would recommend this course as to any one going to university as it help you to critique article and how to not get overwhelmed with information that out there. Try it you won't be disappointed. -
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Anonymous completed this course.
A very helpful course - I'd say it took me a bit more than the 4 hours a week to complete, but it is what you make it as well I think. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for some support in their first weeks at university, or anyone like me who just wishes to improve their personal critical thinking skills. -
AnonymousThis is an excellent course. I think it is aimed mainly at undergraduates, but there is plenty of useful information for Masters students and PhD researchers, particularly those who have been away from academia for a while. The exercises and mini assignments provide helpful opportunities to practise the skills taught on the course. As a postgraduate, some of this was familiar to me, but I definitely identified weaknesses in my own ability to think critically and acquired new skills to make me a more effective researcher. In other words, I needed to 'up my game' and this course has given me the tools to do so.
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AnonymousI now have a better understanding of what critical thinking is and how to develop my critical thinking skills. this is very helpful as I can now make meaningful contributions during academic meetings.
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AnonymousIt's a great course and the 2nd week is actually really challenging - Futurelearn are great courses but sometimes are a tickbox exercise. This course actually has a research and exercise section where feedback is produced by other learners - this really helps crystallise the learning.
I believe that the course has helpred me with both the skills of thinking critically and writing critically also.
Great course - thank you. -
FLORENCE MACDONALD (M.L.E (SM)2
FLORENCE MACDONALD (M.L.E (SM) completed this course.
Greetings !! Thanks to Future Learn and to the University of Leeds and your respective team members.
Thank you Ms Jiani and Ms Michelle for showing me the way and for walking along with me in the journey of learning Critical Thinking. I have no words . but say I am grateful to you for the structured course, the relevant topics, and the professional manner it was done. This is a give in for University of Leeds and I am glad to learn from such professionals from such an elite University of Leeds.
Kind regards,
Florence MacDonald
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AnonymousCritical thinking at university is a very important course. Even though is designed for undergraduate students but is good every body.
This course open your mind to understand issues and how to go about it.
The course has changed my limited understanding of critical thinking.
The only problem I have with the course is too short.
A better course for everyone.
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AnonymousThe Critical Thinking Course is an excellent course I would recommend any day any time.
The course illuminated my approach to study, made it not difficult to understand what is required from a researcher.
Am so elated about The Critical Course and would never stop singing praises to the organizers. Thank you so so so much.
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AnonymousThe Critical Thinking Course is an excellent course I would recommend any day any time.
The course illuminated my approach to study, made it not difficult to understand what is required from a researcher.
Am so elated about The Critical Course and would never stop singing praises to the organizers. Thank you so so so much.
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Anonymous
Anonymous completed this course.
As a matter of fact, critical thinking is [was] a whole new concept to me. Since I'm new to it, it made learning a bit difficult.
The course itself is great. It has opened me to see the enormous possiblity of learning new things and learning them deeply.
I highly recommend the course to all and sundry, whether you are 7 or 70 yrs, whether a teacher or plumber, a student or not.
Thanks to Leeds Uni and FutureLearn for this programme. -
Elham Nazif
Gives a good overview over what Critical Thinking is, what is expected from a Critical Thinker, and how Critical Thinking is split into three stages. This is a good introduction for a beginner. However, I wish there were more exercises in order to practise our Critical Thinking skills. -
Francis AyiteyIt's a very insightful experience taking this course on critical thinking.
I'm much grateful.
The importance of this course critical thinking cannot be overemphasized. Not only as an academic duty but in real-life situations where you need to think things through correctly. -
AnonymousThis really is a fantastic course it takes you through from explaining what is critical thinking and how in a step by step way giving the skills to know the best way to do it.
With examples and tips on how to get better, there are also some great links within the materials for you to get more practice.
Would thoroughly recommend. -
AnonymousVery good course I really enjoy while study examples which are given ware easy to understand and course give several sites for further study. Thank to Leed University band Future Learn
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Anonymous
Anonymous completed this course.
The course has been very useful in my learning and understanding of critical thinking and how to write critically.
The practical lessons and examples used in the course were impactful in understanding about the prerequisites and steps required in critical writing.
I think the course was very helpful to all that attended. -
Azza Arafa
I am happy to get that awesome course.it is very well organized, practical and applicable .may thanks for your great efforts . -
AnonymousThis course has helped me so much. I recommend it to every University student especially those who are studying by research.
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