The course on Critical Thinking teaches how to reconstruct critically a text and how to perform a formal analysis of the text.
Open KnowledgeDipartimento di Scienze Pure e Applicate
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| 2023/2024 |
Learning Objectives
Themes
The main aim of the course is to develop critical thinking abilities in the students. Specifically, becoming aware of the intricacies of correctly assessing information and how different pieces of this information are tied together, becoming better and more aware citizens, resistant to biases and trickery employed to convince of false information. Overall, the course is thought as a general tool to improve the literacy of European students and their ability to form proper and clear thoughts.
The course is divided into 3 parts:
Textual analysis of a text (approximately 3 hours), aimed at learning how to analyse a text, identifying the major elements presented, the scope of the text, and how to properly reconstruct it in order to avoid rhetorical and useless information. The structure of part (1) is as follows: (1.1) Recognizing the elements of a text; (1.2) Identifying an argument and its aim; (1.3) Reconstructing an argument.
Formal assessment of a text (approximately 7 hours), aimed at learning how to assess an informal/formal argument for validity and soundness, by identifying the most common fallacies in reasoning and applying the knowledge acquired during the textual analysis. The structure of part (2) will be the following: (2.1) From an informal argument to a formal one, how to move from one to the other and how to tell them apart; (2.2) Basic formal logic, its connectives, quantifiers and their relationships; (2.3) What is a valid argument; (2.4) What is a sound argument; (2.5) Giving correct judgements.
Practical applications of knowledge (approximately 2 hours), through the study of use cases taken from actual newspapers texts. The aim of such a practice is to get a clear understanding of the topics covered during the course.
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12 hours.
The course is delivered in a blended format (in person and online).
14 Maggio 2024 dalle 17.00 alle 19.00 - in presenza
15 Maggio 2024 dalle 17.00 alle 19.00 - in presenza
21 Maggio 2024 dalle 17.00 alle 19.00 - in presenza
22 Maggio 2024 dalle 16.00 alle 18.00 - in presenza
28 Maggio 2024 dalle 16.00 alle 18.00 - in presenza
29 Maggio 2024 dalle 16.00 alle 18.00 - in presenza
The badge is given to all those students who achieve a valuation of at least 70% during the practical exercises performed during the course.
The student who completes the course learns how to critically analyse information received during various types of either professional or daily activities.
The student acquires the ability to adapt to different informational contexts. S/he furthermore acquires problem solving and critical thinking abilities. The student will also be able to explain the basis of his/her reasoning.
Open Day online e in presenza
Da maggio a ottobre 2024 — È il momento ideale per conoscere da vicino l’Università di Urbino e la sua offerta formativa. Non perdere l’occasione di incontrare i docenti e i tutor dei corsi di laurea.
How to apply for Critical Thinking
- Admission
- Course with free access
- Useful information
The registration procedure will be updated soon.
- Sign up
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Information on teaching and research activities
- Contacts
- Pierluigi Graziani
- pierluigi.graziani@uniurb.it
- Mirko Tagliaferri
- mirko.tagliaferri@uniurb.it
Administrative contacts
- Contacts
- ok@uniurb.it
