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Coll of Professional Studies :: Critical Thinking
CRIT 501 (01) - Introduction to Critical Inquiry
Intro to Critical Inquiry
Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous
Credits: 4.0
Term: Spring 2025 - Term 3 (01/21/2025 - 03/14/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Spring 2025 - Term 3 (01/21/2025 - 03/14/2025)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 54292
CRN: 54292
Introduction to Critical Inquiry provides the foundation for an informed and meaningful college experience through the cultivation of intellectual curiosity. Through the study of media and popular culture and the completion of short writing assignments, students learn how to develop and scale a personally-motivated research question, refine their topic, determine effective search strategies for finding credible and appropriate information, and learning to recognize bias and logical fallacies. Important aspects of the research process are learning how to analyze different types of argument and to evaluate information sources from a variety of venues. Critical Inquiry fosters the self-awareness and intellectual perspective that are the hallmarks of well-educated persons and lifelong, engaged students in the twenty-first century.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 420 or ENG 500G or ENGL 401
Equivalent(s): CRIT 501G
Campuses not allowed in section: Durham
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Inquiry (Discovery), Critical Inquiry (Gen Ed)
Instructors: Shari Colby
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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1/21/2025 | 3/14/2025 | Hours Arranged | ONLINE |