The role of diversity as a major component in a unit of K–12 or adult curriculum or a corporate training module.

• Reflect upon what you have learned from this capstone project and how you will apply it in your future in education or another professional environment.
• Consider the following ideas as you prepare your reflection:
  • The role of diversity as a major component in a unit of K–12 or adult curriculum or a corporate training module.
  • How ethical practices in education must be applied in teaching.
  • The application of a learning theory to real-world issues today.

Does the budget tell you what you need to know to act from the viewpoint of the city council member, the public works department, and the average citizen?

For this assignment, review the Los Angeles County Public Works Budget and Core Service Areas and then answer the following question:

Does the budget tell you what you need to know to act from the viewpoint of the city council member, the public works department, and the average citizen?

Explain your answer using the strengths and weaknesses of various budgeting techniques.

RESOURCES

https://dpw.lacounty.gov/budget/budget2.aspx

https://dpw.lacounty.gov/budget/budget4.aspx

What are some characteristics of a critical thinker? 

The discussion requirements This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below)

Due Tuesday

The goal of this course is to help you become a better critical thinker, which will help you as a student and in your everyday life. In this first week, we are looking at the elements of critical thinking, characteristics of a critical thinker, and barriers to critical thinking.

After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to all the inquiries below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question).

• Based on this week’s reading and activities, how would you define critical thinking?
• What are some characteristics of a critical thinker?
• What do you see as common barriers to critical thinking, and how might people overcome or avoid those barriers?
• Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. Discuss the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week and mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions about.

How do emotions positively and negatively influence critical thinking?

The discussion requirements

This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below)

Due Tuesday

You make dozens of choices and decisions each day, often without being consciously aware of them. Because critical thinking may be more rigorous than everyday thinking, it is important to recognize some factors that can influence the effectiveness of critical thinking, including reason, communication, and emotion.

After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to all the inquires below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question).

• How do emotions positively and negatively influence critical thinking?
• Describe how you balance your emotion and reason when making decisions. Include an example of when you had to use both.
• Ch. 3 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life covers the topic of language and communication, which also play a role in critical thinking. Explain the role of communication in critical thinking and provide an example of when and how language or communication influenced your critical thinking.
• Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. Discuss the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week and mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions about.

Discuss how critical thinking skills will make you less likely to be influenced by arguments that are based on fallacies and faulty reasoning.

The discussion requirements

This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below)

Due Tuesday

In the first 2 weeks of this course, you learned about factors that can influence the effectiveness of critical thinking. This week, you learn about the effects of social errors, biases, and fallacies. These elements are helpful in persuasion.

After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to all the inquires below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question).

• Review the Four Social Errors and Biases presented in Ch. 4 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life. Which of the social errors/biases in the book are you most affected by? How can you overcome this social error/bias?
• Ch. 5 describes fallacies (when an argument seems to be correct but isn’t). What is one fallacy you have personally used or seen in an argument? Discuss how critical thinking skills will make you less likely to be influenced by arguments that are based on fallacies and faulty reasoning.
• Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week. Discuss the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week and mention any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions about.

Describe at least two ways data from health care informatics systems can be saved for retrieval following a disaster.

Respond to the following question based on this weeks lesson and,  if it’s relevant, include your own personal experience.

• Describe at least two ways data from health care informatics systems can be saved for retrieval following a disaster.
• Describe at least one financial and one nonfinancial cost associated with a disaster that affects health care informatics systems.

Describe two factors we should consider when evaluating an argument

The discussion requirements. This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below)

Due Tuesday

Every day we engage in arguments. This is another instance where defining our words is important. When we talk about critical thinking, the “arguments” we refer to are not the conflicts or squabbles we have with others in daily interactions. In critical thinking, arguments are acts of persuading others about the value of an action or point of view. Whether we want to convince someone to join our view, or they want us to agree with them, the exchange, or argument, is a place where the use of critical thinking is beneficial.

After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to all the inquires below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question).

• Describe two factors we should consider when evaluating an argument (discussed in Ch. 6 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life). Why are they important?
• After reading Ch. 7 and 8 in THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life, describe in your own words how inductive and deductive arguments are different.
• After reading the facial recognition articles from the University Library, what did you think about the things you considered in reading these articles related to currency of the information, reliability and accuracy, the sources, and the purpose of the articles?
• Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week and discuss the most interesting activity or concept you learned this week as well as if there are any concepts that are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions on.

Where do you get most of your news, and how do you analyze what you hear, view, or read on media outlets?

The discussion requirements

This includes your initial post (which should meet the word count requirements stated below)

TuesdayYou are almost at the end of your critical thinking journey—but only for this class! Hopefully, this begins a lifelong journey of searching for knowledge, improving yourself, and seeking the truth! We started the course reflecting on what critical thinking is and how we formulate our opinions and beliefs. We then expanded the concept of critical thinking to include consideration of how we relate to friends, family, and other personal situations. This week, we look at a broader scope of areas where critical thinking is vital.

After completing the Learning Activities for the week, please respond to all the inquires below. Your response should be a minimum of 175 words total (approx. 50 words per question).

• Where do you get most of your news, and how do you analyze what you hear, view, or read on media outlets?
• In what ways can/do you, as a citizen, get involved in the governmental process? How do you apply critical thinking when you are involved in these activities?
• Share an example of a fallacy or rhetoric you have seen used to market a product or service in commercials, advertisements, etc. How will you use information provided in Ch. 10 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life to be a more mindful consumer?
• If someone asked you what your favorite activity or concept from this class was as well as what the most challenging activity or concept was, what would you tell them and why?

Review the definition of critical thinking, the barriers to critical thinking, and the 3 stages of cognitive development in college students

PLEASE USE THE SAME FORMAT, ANSWER NEEDS TO BE IN THE SAME FORMAT

Review the definition of critical thinking, the barriers to critical thinking, and the 3 stages of cognitive development in college students in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life before you respond.

Write a 75- to 125-word response to each of the following prompts. Enter your response on a new line.

1. What is the role of critical thinking in your daily life? Consider your personal, professional, and school life in your response. Review the definition of critical thinking in Ch. 1 of THiNK: Critical Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life.

2. Provide an example of a situation in your life in which critical thinking could be used. Why would critical thinking be helpful in that situation?

3. Identify 3 to 4 barriers to critical thinking that you can relate to. Describe the barriers in your own words. Provide an example of a situation where you have, or might in the future, encounter each barrier.

Note: You do not need to describe how you can overcome the barriers you identified. You will have that opportunity in a future assignment. Focus on the barriers to critical thinking and examples that are meaningful to you.

4. Which of the 3 stages of cognitive development (dualism, relativism, commitment) are you at? Explain why you placed yourself in this stage of development. How might you move to the next stage if you are at stage 1 or 2, or how you might maintain stage 3?

Explain in 2- to 3-sentences how you can overcome each barrier you identified.

PLEASE FOLLOW EXACT FORMAT

Critical Thinking: Overcoming Barriers Matrix

Identify 6 barriers to critical thinking listed in your text. You may use the barriers you already identified in your Week 1 assignment to get you started or choose new ones. Enter the barriers in the first column of the table below.

Provide an example from your personal, professional, or school life for each of the 6 barriers you choose. You may use the examples from your Week 1 assignment or choose new ones. Enter the examples from your life in the second column of the table below.

Explain in 2- to 3-sentences how you can overcome each barrier you identified. Think about what you might do to overcome that barrier in that situation. Consider if that strategy or method would be useful in another situation. Enter your explanation in the third column of the table below.

Note: The first row has been completed for you as an example.