Certificate in Critical Thinking

With so much data available to us in our work, we often call upon analytics to help produce useful information. There are some very helpful software tools available that ’tell’ us what we ’ask’ of them. But we still must ask the right questions and take the best actions, and this means thinking critically – that is, sorting out what is fact from fiction, looking at all sides of an issue, and drawing defendable conclusions that lead to actions based on careful analysis and thought. Critical thinking is your best thinking. When you think critically, you’re aware of the many distractions, biases, and persuasive techniques used to steer actions and decisions one way or another. In this path, you’ll learn such critical thinking skills as how to identify assumptions about an issue; how to generate and evaluate arguments in response to the issue; and how to draw a logical, action-oriented conclusion based on evidence and analysis. What you learn from this path is more than an intellectual process – it is a practical and logical way to approach business problems and decisions.