Critical thinking and sound reasoning are essential skills in
today’s environment. Critical thinking involves the study of the basic
skills of good reasoning needed for personal and intellectual development and
growth. Argumentation has a close relationship with critical thinking as it
expresses sound and valid arguments. This module aims to focus the students on
approaches to graduate-level intellectual effort and enable them to use
those approaches in different environments including the classroom and work. It will introduce them to a number of skills and methods used in critical
thinking and argumentation.