PHIL 196G - Workshop in Critical Thinking

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-A3; Second Composition
Development of clarity and focus in thinking, with attention to rigor, modes of explanation, validity of reasoning, etc. Must earn C- (CR) or better for GE credit.

Prerequisites: Completion of GE Area 1A with grade C- (CR) or better (GE Area A2 for students on the 2024-25 or earlier catalogs).
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground, or Online-Asynchronous or Online-Synchronous.
Grading: ABC/NC grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-A3 - Lower Division Critical Thinking, Second Composition
Course Typically Offered: Spring 2025 ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments;
Logically construct arguments to support and refute claims using evidence;
Reason inductively and deductively; and
Distinguish matters of fact from judgments, opinions, and/or fallacies
Write for at least two different audiences (e.g. academic, general, and/or professional);
Engage in writing for specific purposes (e.g. critical thinking, analytical writing, informal writing, and/or research);
Apply critical thinking and logical reasoning in the development and organization of ideas in written texts;
Consider multiple perspectives using primary and/or secondary sources, and when appropriate, incorporate key disciplinary concepts when presenting ideas in writing;
Revise writing with critical feedback provided by the instructor at important junctures throughout the semester in order to improve development, clarity, coherence, and correctness

A3. Critical Thinking Learning Outcomes

Identify, analyze, and evaluate arguments.
Logically construct arguments to support and refute claims using evidence.
Reason inductively and deductively.
Distinguish matters of fact from judgments, opinions, and/or fallacies.

Second English Composition Learning Outcomes

complete a variety of reading and writing tasks that incorporate subject-matter knowledge;
adjust their writing for different audiences, showing awareness of expectations for academic writing in general and adhering to discipline-specific conventions when appropriate;
demonstrate critical thinking and logical reasoning, including strategies coming in a discipline, in the development and organization of ideas in written texts; take into account multiple perspectives and key disciplinary concepts when presenting their ideas in writing; and
revise their writing in response to feedback in order to improve development, clarity, coherence, and correctness.