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BUMGT5978 Creative and Critical Thinking - Federation University

Part 1 - Reflective Learning Journal

The purpose of this Part is to focus you on your particular workplace and in particular the ways that people use or don't use critical and or creative thinking skills in their work.

You have been asked to observe where critical and creative skills are utilised in the workplace, then to reflect on the situation, the people and the processes and outcomes and then to offer a critical analysis of the situation(s).

This Part should take place over the course of the semester and is not due until the end of the semester. It is expected that there would be at least ten but not more than 15 examples.

1. Each student is required to collect evidence of situations in their workplace where creative and critical skills are used to solve real problems or conversely describe situations where they could have been used but weren't.

2. A description of the context is required plus a description of the processes (or lack of) used and the outcomes achieved.

3. The student is then required to reflect on the process and offer a critical analysis of the situation based on personal understanding, knowledge and skills.

Part 2 - Experiential Activity

Participate in a variety of activities that require application of tools, skills and knowledge both in a classroom setting and in the workplace and report back in forum.

1. Attend the online lecture and tutorial classes every week.
2. After the class, check the Moodle and find the relevant activity in each module.
3. You need to answer the practical activity and present your answers and reflections in the forum.
4. You need to comment on other student's posting and share your ideas about their reflections.

Part 3 - Individual Think Piece

What is "think piece"?
Think piece is an article in a newspaper, magazine, or journal presenting personal opinions, analysis, or discussion, rather than bare facts.
For this task, students are required to write a think piece about the
importance of critical and creative thinking.

1. Though your think piece need not follow a formal essay structure, organisation, content, and clarity are still important.
2. Don't merely summarise. Develop your own thoughts and reflections in connection to the topic.
3. Lead your reader somewhere beyond the simple observation. In other words, make a point or several points and examine them in depth.
4. Use examples and quotations from the academic sources to support what you say. Effective quotations make the think piece stronger and more convincing.
5. Express more than how you "feel" about the topic. Whether you liked the topic or not is relevant but should not be the central focus of your think piece.
6. Make connections between the topic and the course content (lecture or tutorial topics, other readings, forum posts, and practical activities). Show that you are thinking holistically.

Part 4 - Session Leadership

In this task, students will be required to lead an activity in class demonstrating; a concept, an idea, an issue, a theory, etc.

Each student will prepare a short activity, where they are to share skills and knowledge in one area of critical or creative thinking in a creative way that could be duplicated in a workplace, community or professional environment.

Note: need only part 1,3 and 4.

Attachment:- Creative and Critical Thinking.rar