THINKING SKILLS

COURSE CODE: MPU2093

LECTURE 1

CLASS TIMETABLE
LECTURE :
MON 12 2 PM

TUTORIAL:
TUE 9AM 10AM

ROOM (A806)

ROOM (M503)

Course Outline
TOPICS

Introduction
- The principles of Thinking
- Understanding the concepts of problems/ challenges

Thinking Skills
- Thinking techniques

Analytical
-Vertical
- Historic Thinking

Critical
- Parallel Thinking

Creative
- Lateral Thinking

Introduction to Edward De Bono

- The 6 Thinking Hats

TOPICS
7

Emotive
- Hypothetical Thinking

Logical
- Value Based Thinking

Objective
- Pragmatic

10 Positive vs Negative
-Scientific
- Systematic Thinking
11 Integration & Application
- An Integrative Perspective

COURSE ASSESSMENT
PORTFOL PRESENTATI
IO
ON
15%
15%

MID SEM
EXAM
30%

FINAL
S
40%

RATIONALE
In this course, students will be exposed to
thinking and problem solving strategy and
taught on the concept of effective thinking
and how to apply the different thinking tools
available to aid in the decision making
process.

What Are Thinking

Skills?

Be prepared with a paper and

pencil.

Note down your responses to

the following questions:
Why people need money?
What do you see as the
purpose of money?

THINKING SKILLS

The mind we have is a wonderful thing. You may

have heard it is like a computer. You may have also
heard that we use only a portion of its capability.
We can improve our thinking skills by
understanding specific types of thinking, how they
work, and practicing to improve our thinking
abilities.
If we become more conscious about those skills,
we become better as a person, family member, and
worker.

Words to Describe
Thinking
finding, deciding, solving,
justifying, remembering, planning,
arguing, identifying, speculating,
calculating, comparing, deducing,
presuming, analysing,
summarising, hypothesising,
evaluating, sequencing, ordering,
sorting, classifying, grouping,
predicting, concluding,

Thank you