Critical Thinking Courses

Critical Thinking at University: An Introduction

142 reviews

Critical thinking is a vital skill for university study whatever your discipline. Prepare for university now.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Aprender

106 reviews

¿Quieres conocer tus recursos y niveles de desempeño relacionadas con tu proceso de aprender? ¿Te interesa desarrollar habilidades para aprender más y mejor?

• Coursera
• 9-10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making

12 reviews

Critical thinking – the application of scientific methods and logical reasoning to problems and decisions – is the foundation of effective problem solving and decision making. Critical thinking enables us to avoid common obstacles, test our beliefs and a…

• Coursera
• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mindware: Critical Thinking for the Information Age

6 reviews

Most professions these days require more than general intelligence. They require in addition the ability to collect, analyze and think about data. Personal life is enriched when these same skills are applied to problems in everyday life involving judgmen…

• Coursera
• 13 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Consulting Approach to Problem Solving

1 review

This is the #3 course in the specialization on management consulting. Management consultants excel at solving difficult and complex business problems. How do they do this? Shouldn’t clients know more about their situation than external consultants? Cons…

• Coursera
• 7-8 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Dartmouth

Decision-Making: Blending Art & Science

13 ratings at Coursera

Why do smart people sometimes think they are right when they are very, very wrong? Our brains are designed to make quick decisions, and sometimes we miss out on what’s really going on. Knowing this, Professor Sydney Finkelstein walks you through the neur…

• Coursera
• 19 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Critical thinking: reasoned decision making

21 ratings at Coursera

Making decisions in today's world, a world increasing in complexity, with broad changes and uncertainty, creates the need of approaches that allow us to discern the real problems and the causes that create them. Identifying these problems, in most cases,…

• Coursera
• 25 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Sydney Uni

Critical Thinking Skills for University Success

905 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will learn how to develop your Critical Thinking Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Use critical thinking and argumentation in university contexts to i…

• Coursera
• 26 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 1 week from now (10th Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Solving Problems with Creative and Critical Thinking

13 ratings at Coursera

In order to find a solution, one needs to be able to analyze a problem. This short course is designed to teach you how to solve and analyze problems effectively with critical and creative thinking. Through the use of creative and critical thinking you…

• Coursera
• 3-4 hours worth of material, 1 week long
• 26th Sep, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

UG

Decision Making in a Complex and Uncertain World

42 reviews

This course will teach you the first principles of complexity, uncertainty and how to make decisions in a complex world.

• FutureLearn
• 6 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Mindware: Critical Thinking for the Information Age

Apply basic concepts from statistics, probability, scientific methodology and cognitive psychology into your way of thinking.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Unacademy

Complete Reasoning for Prelims

In this course, Shyam Asare teaches you important topics for Complete Reasoning for Prelims, and his various preparation strategies, along with examples, to help you crack bank exams.

• YouTube
• 76 hours worth of material
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Philosophy and Critical Thinking

5 reviews

META101x: Thinking about thinking.

• edX
• 1-4 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

This is a hands-on four chapter course to learn how to better understand and act when faced with complex situations. By the end of the course students will be able to take a story from the news, describe what makes the situation complex and identify oppo…

• iversity
• Self paced
• Free Online Course

Cómo resolver problemas y tomar decisiones con eficacia

472 ratings at Coursera

El pensamiento crítico (la aplicación de métodos científicos y del razonamiento lógico) constituye la base para resolver problemas y tomar decisiones con eficacia. El pensamiento crítico nos permite evitar escollos frecuentes, verificar la validez de nue…

• Coursera
• 5-6 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 5 days from now (3rd Oct)
• Free Online Course (Audit)