Critical reasoning skills are a key success factor for students entering their first year of college. They must be able to think logically and form arguments. This course, designed with incoming college freshmen in mind but open to anyone, provides an essential grounding in critical reasoning skills. Faculty from multiple disciplines at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offer guidance on applying critical thinking skills in the context of specific disciplines. By developing these skills, students will learn more, enjoy their courses more, and experience greater academic success.
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Reasoning Across the Disciplines
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Approx. 16 hours to complete
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Flexible deadlines
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Beginner Level
Approx. 16 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: French, Portuguese (European), Russian, English, Spanish
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the nation’s first public university, is known around the world for innovative teaching and research. Regularly ranked as the nation’s best value for academic quality, UNC has produced the most Rhodes Scholars for the past 25 years among U.S. public research universities.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
8 minutes to complete
Welcome
This module provides an overview of the course. The first video explains the history of this course: While it was originally going to be geared toward incoming UNC students, we realized these skills are valuable to everyone, which is why we are offering it as a MOOC. The second video provides an overview of how the course is structured and why it was created.
8 minutes to complete
2 videos (Total 8 min)
2 hours to complete
Think Like a Chemist
In this module, you'll learn about critical thinking and chemistry from Thomas Freeman.
2 hours to complete
2 videos (Total 13 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
2 hours to complete
Think Like an Historian
In this module, you'll learn about critical thinking and history from Kathleen DuVal.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 16 min), 2 readings, 2 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Think Like a Psychologist
In this module, you'll learn about critical thinking and psychology from Kurt Gray.
3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 21 min), 1 reading, 3 quizzes
3 hours to complete
Think Like a Law Professor
In this module, you'll learn about critical thinking and the law from Donald Hornstein.
3 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 51 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes
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TOP REVIEWS FROM REASONING ACROSS THE DISCIPLINES
by RBSep 29, 2020
An excellent course to bolster one's understanding of the fundamental social sciences, and logical reasoning.
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