Global Utilities

Philosophy Program

Critical Thinking

Philosophy - Critical Thinking

"The skill that gives applicants the winning edge is a capacity for independent and critical thinking; this is what employers are looking for."
Dr David Kemp, reported in THE AGE,
9th February 2000.

Dr Kemp was releasing the results of a survey of 1260 Australian employers conducted for DETYA by ACNielson Research. THE AGE article continues:

"The survey confirmed the main reason employers wanted to employ university graduates was because they were able to introduce new ideas and fresh thinking into the business organisation, were most likely to become 'tomorrow's managers' ..."


 
How to add Critical Thinking to your CV

You can add Critical Thinking to your CV by including Philosophy 1 CRT in your degree. It is a unit that can, in principle, be added to any degree whatever, though in courses that have very limited opportunities for electives, or if you have completed first year, it may have to be taken as an overload subject. If you are in doubt about how to include Philosophy 1 CRT in your degree, speak to an Academic Services Officer in your Faculty Office.

Philosophy 1 CRT is a 15 credit point subject.

 

This unit can be taken in two ways: face to face or Online

You can enrol in Philosophy 1 CRT in Semester 1 and attend the one lecture and a two hour workshop each week at the Bundoora Campus.

You can enrol in Philosophy 1 CRT in Semester 2 and undertake the unit entirely online. You may want to do this because you cannot attend the Bundoora Campus; you have timetable clashes; you would prefer to do it in Semester 2; you wish to take a unit online and work at it with the flexibility that online classes permit.

Current Students and WebCT

If you are currently enrolled in PHI1CRT and for whatever reason could not access WebCT, you can download the lectures here.

 

Enquiries

Please direct all enquiries to:
Dr Norva Y.S. Lo
Phone: 03 9479 2141
Email: n.lo@latrobe.edu.au

Content Approved by: Head of School
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Last Updated: 28 February, 2008