Who is this course for?
This course is for all staff who wish to improve their critical thinking and logical reasoning for better analysis, evaluation and communication in workplace situations. The programme develops the critical and analytical thinking skills needed to correctly decipher information to influence and activate competent thinking into practical application.
By the end of this course, learners will:
- Understand critical thinking, its purpose and presentation and the difference between critical thinking and AI
- Be able to critically assess heuristics and biases when analysing information
- Use Socratic questioning to understand the core and scope of any situation
- Producing clear, structured argument mapping in support of your ideas
- Develop quick thinking on your feet to ‘thrive under pressure’.
How long is this course?
The course duration is 3.5 hours.
What topics will be covered?
- Using clear reasoning: Making sense of goals
- Use the ‘Tree Diagram’ technique to produce clear, structured arguments
- Learn different styles and structure of argument to produce powerful rational persuasion
- Overcoming False Reasoning: Using cool logic in hot situations
- Learning to deal with false reasoning in meetings and discussions
- Heuristics: shortcut thinking
- Introduction to Socratic questioning.
Following the session participants will be provided with resources to further engage in the topic, this may include suggested reading, LinkedIn Learning videos or other online content and materials to continue your development.
Booking:
For details of upcoming events or to book your place on available courses, please visit the (opens in a new window)HR - Professional Development booking centre If your chosen course is fully booked or no longer available, you can access the UCD LinkedIn learning portal via your UCD Connect login where you will find a range of eLearning courses.
If you have any further queries on this programme, please contact (opens in a new window)peopledevelopment@ucd.ie or call ext 4919.