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Micro-credential Summary:

Critical thinking skills are important across all aspects of your studies. This online micro-credential will explore the concept of critical thinking as an analytical and discerning approach to evaluating information. This course will introduce critical thinking strategies to assess the validity of information, recognise faulty reasoning, and examine arguments from different perspectives so you can apply these techniques to your study and every day practices.

Students who successfully complete the set of 9 micro-credentials* developed from the unit SKIL40025 Preparation Skills for University, (which forms part of the Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) CL03), may be eligible for credit transfer, pending all other entry requirements to the Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) CL03 are being met, as automatic entry will not apply.

*Includes the following micro-credentials:

  1. Effective Study Habits for Higher Education
  2. Personality Types and Learning Styles
  3. Critical Thinking
  4. Clever Career Planning
  5. Finding and Evaluating Scholarly Research
  6. Effective Note-Taking and Paraphrasing
  7. Enhancing your Oral Presentation Skills
  8. Assessment Strategies and Brain-Based Learning
  9. Preparing for Success in Higher Education: Assessment Module.

This online micro-credential provides a non-creditable micro-credential and digital badge which can be shared to your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio.

Learning Outcomes:

  1. Apply critical thinking skills to evaluate the validity of information presented
  2. Examine arguments to interpret knowledge from different perspectives
  3. Identify critical thinking strategies to improve study and life skills.

Assessment: Online Quiz

Fee: $151

Duration: 10 hours

Intakes:  Enrolments are taken throughout the year on a continuous basis.

Study Mode:  Online

Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations: Undertaking this micro-credential enables students to meet their Continuing Professional Development obligations and industry update requirements in their profession. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded Continuing Professional Development (CPD) hours, a non-creditable micro-credential (Digital Badge) and a Certificate of Completion.

Course Enquiries:  CPD-Enquiries@cqu.edu.au

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