Part 1: What is a critical thinker and why become one? 1: Why go to university? 2: What is critical thinking? 3: How to become a critical thinkerPart 2: Understanding the three aims of critical thinking 4: Quality of argument 5: Strength of evidence 6: Clarity of communicationPart 3: Mastering the five tools of critical thinking 7: Writing 8: Reading 9: Listening 10: Speaking 11: Thinking
Dr Sarah Birrell Ivory is a Lecturer in Climate Change and Business Strategy at the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS). Dr Ivory established the undergraduate Global Challenges for Business course, which in 2019 won one of the prestigious Aspen Institute's 'Ideas Worth Teaching' awards. This course is centred around critical thinking, understood through the lens of global challenges. Dr Ivory has taken this award-winning approach to offer students and educators a fresh way of learning and teaching critical thinking. In addition, Dr Ivory is Director of the Centre for Business, Climate Change and Sustainability (CBCCS) and has an established research career in sustainability, social enterprise, and critical thinking pedagogy. In the past, Dr Ivory has taught study skills for business, strategy, organisational behaviour, leadership, sustainability, and climate and environmental policy.
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