PHL320
PHL 320 Week 1 Individual Assignment Critical Analysis Worksheet
Read "Common Core" and "The Battle Against Common Core Standards."
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Critical Analysis Worksheet
PHL 320 Week 1 Critical Thinking Discussion and Summary
Participate in a class discussion by responding to the following questions:
How would you define critical thinking? What makes a person a critical thinker?
Why is critical thinking important? Provide an example of how critical thinking has helped you in your life.
What do you expect to learn from this course?
Write a paragraph summarizing the discussion.
PHL 320 Week 1 Knowledge Check
1) The bandwagon effect is a common bias, which refers to
2) Some cognitive biases involve heuristics, which are
3) The in-group bias is characterized by
4) The premise of a good deductive argument, if true
5) If we know that an argument is weak, then we know that the conclusion
6) The ensemble played an encore at last year’s concert, and I’m pretty sure they played one the year before as well. So they will most likely play an encore at this year’s concert”. This argument is best taken as
7) Critical thinking involves
8) In decision making, critical thinking will help increase the validity of your decision by
9) Arguments whose premises are intended to provide absolutely conclusive reasons for accepting the conclusion are deductive.
PHL 320 Week 2 Individual Assignment Globalization Argumentative Paper
Review the Writing Argumentative Essays section in Ch. 3 of Critical Thinking
Write an argumentative paper of no more than 750 words that demonstrates why globalization is good or not good for a business. The paper should define the term good, and should identify the premises and conclusions.
Identify the premise and conclusion by placing a number in bold at the beginning of the sentence with the word premise or conclusion. For example: (1, Premise), (2, Premise), (1, Conclusion), (2, Conclusion), and so on.
Sentences labeled as "1, premise" are premises for the sentence labeled as "1, conclusion."
All premises should be labeled for each conclusion in the article. If a sentence is a conclusion and a premise for another conclusion, place two labels.
At the end of the paper, identify one example of how you used deductive reasoning and one example of how you used inductive reasoning.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
PHL 320 Week 2 Team Assignment Re-organization and Layoff Team Discussion & Summary
Review the linked articles and select one to review as a team.
Post responses to the following questions for the selected article. Each team member should answer all of the questions:
What is the problem presented in the article?
Why do you think it is the problem?
What are some possible solutions?
Discuss as a team, responding to your teammates' posts.
Write a 3-paragraph synopsis that summarizes the team's discussion.
PHL 320 Week 2 Knowledge Check
1) The bandwagon effect is a common bias, which refers to
2) Some cognitive biases involve heuristics, which are
3) The in-group bias is characterized by
4) The premise of a good deductive argument, if true
5) If we know that an argument is weak, then we know that the conclusion
6) The ensemble played an encore at last year’s concert, and I’m pretty sure they played one the year before as well. So they will most likely play an encore at this year’s concert”. This argument is best taken as
7) Critical thinking involves
8) In decision making, critical thinking will help increase the validity of your decision by
9) Arguments whose premises are intended to provide absolutely conclusive reasons for accepting the conclusion are deductive.
PHL 320 Week 2 DQ 1
What are some pros and cons associated to group decision making?
PHL 320 Week 2 DQ 2
Define ridicule, sarcasm and hyperbole. An example of one of these concept?
PHL 320 Week 2 DQ 3
What is the difference between rhetoric and argument? An example? When is one used more effectively than the other?
PHL 320 Week 3 Individual Rhetorical Strategies and Fallacies Worksheet
PHL 320 Week 3 Team Assignment Re-organization and Layoff Issue and Problem Identification Paper
PHL 320 Week 3 DQ 1
What are some ways your company or you have found to foster creativity in the workplace?
PHL 320 Week 3 DQ 2
Developing and implementing an effective strategy is mission critical for any business. Some do it well. Select a company that you feel has developed and implemented an effective strategy and discuss this with the group.
PHL 320 Week 3 DQ 3
SWOT or SWOTT... Some experts now include a second "T" for threats in a SWOTT Analysis. What are you views on this new added concept?
PHL 320 Week 3 Knowledge Check
PHL 320 Week 4 Individual Assignment SWOT and Strategy Evaluation Paper
PHL 320 Week 4 Team Assignment Re-Organization and Layoff Solutions Paper
PHL 320 Week 4 DQ 1
PHL 320 Week 4 DQ 2
PHL 320 Week 5 Individual Assignment Labor Practices Paper
PHL 320 Week 5 Team Assignment Re-organization and Layoff Decision Making Evaluation Paper
PHL 320 Week 5 DQ 1
PHL 320 Week 5 DQ 2