Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
EDSI-1022
Organization's ID:
DFN, DFNv
Organization:
Korn Ferry (formerly TwentyEighty Strategy Execution)
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
22.5 hours (1 week)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 2 Critical Thinking, Business Management, or Quality Management
Description

Objective:

This course objective is to provide a structured approach for tackling problems, opportunities, and decisions that will ultimately help you get better results whether you are innovating, managing crises, or planning for the future. The course addresses the five types of critical thinking needed in business environments: strategic thinking, tactical thinking, analytical thinking, innovative thinking, and implicative thinking.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Use different thinking approaches at different times to yield better results
  • Generate innovative responses to business problems and opportunities
  • Assess your own thinking style preferences
  • Think in the present to prepare for the future
  • Apply different types of thinking for improved analysis and problem solving
  • Design and execute appropriate action plans
  • Determine the root cause of business problems and opportunities
  • Assess possible responses accurately to select an optimal response

General Topics:

  • The critical thinking model
  • Problem/opportunity identification and analysis
  • Environmental scan
  • Response exploration
  • Response selection
  • Response implementation
  • Putting it to work
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Classroom Exercise
  • Discussion
  • Lectures
  • Practical Exercises

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials