Creative Thinking studies a process which is indispensable to all educated persons--the process by which we develop and support our beliefs and evaluate the strength of arguments made by others in real-life situations

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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA COM258: CRITICAL THINKING Course Name(English) CRITICAL THINKING APPROVEDCourse Code COM258MQF Credit 3 CourseDescriptionCreative Thinking studies a process which is indispensable to all educatedpersons--the process by which we develop and support our beliefs and evaluate thestrength of arguments made by others in real-life situations.Transferable Skills Students will apply inductive and deductive reasoning, presentation of arguments inoral and written form, and analysis of the use of language to influence thought. -The course also applies the reasoning process to other fields such as business,science, law, social science, ethics, and the arts TeachingMethodologiesLectures, Case Study, Reading Into Writing Task, Reading Activity, Discussion,DebatesCLOCLO1 Able to explain standards of critical thinkingCLO2 Able to evaluate evidence and arguments.CLO3 apply critical thinking skills to problem-solving scenarios.Pre-RequisiteCoursesNo course recommendationsTopics1. Preparing An Argument1.1) Identifying stages in preparing an argument1.2) written argument1.3) oral argument2. Being Aware of Bias2.1) Critical Thinking Standards2.2) Barriers to Critical Thinking2.3) Characteristics of a Critical Thinker3. Defining terms: Language3.1) The need for precision: Vagueness, Ambiguity, Over generality3.2) Verbal vs Actual Disputes4. Defining Terms4.1) Defining terms4.2) Strategies for Defining5. Language5.1) Emotive Language5.2) Euphemism and Political Correctness6. Proving Your Case: Reasoning Inductively and Deductively6.1) Deduction and Induction6.2) Induction7. Reasoning7.1) Assumptions7.2) Organizing Your Arguments8. Avoiding Fallacies8.1) Fallacies of Relevance8.2) Fallacies of Insufficient Evidence9. Proving Your Case9.1) Finding Sources9.2) Evaluating SourcesFaculty Name : FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES Start Year : 2019© Copyright Universiti Teknologi MARA Review Year : 202510. Gathering Support10.1) Taking Notes10.2) Parphrasing11. Finding Sources11.1) Acknowledging Sources11.2) Incorporating Sources12. The Media as Sources12.1) the Mass Media12.2) The News Media13. The Media Sources13.1) Media Literacy13.2) AdvertisingFaculty Name : FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES Start Year : 2019© Copyright Universiti Teknologi MARA Review Year : 2025Assessment Breakdown %Continuous Assessment 80.00%Final Assessment 20.00%Details ofContinuousAssessmentAssessment Type Assessment Description % of Total Mark CLOCase Study Group Assignment. 40% CLO3 Presentation Pair Assignment 40% CLO2 Reading List This Course does not have any book resourcesArticle/Paper List This Course does not have any article/paper resourcesOther References This Course does not have any other resourcesFaculty Name : FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES Start Year : 2019© Copyright Universiti Teknologi MARA Review Year : 2025

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COM258: Critical thinking / Faculty of Communication and Media Studies

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