Critical Thinking and Communicating is a 4CR, 12-week, 48-hour module that aims to equip students with critical thinking skills to read and comprehend scientific texts, specific to their degree programmes, as well as foundational knowledge and skills in writing and presentation for academic success. It will incorporate critical thinking in a range of skill-based topics such reader-response writing, lab reports, design reports or proposals, writing literature reviews and delivering oral and poster presentations to choose from so that students may see the immediate relevance and applicability of the knowledge acquired. Students will be assessed through a total of 4 Continual Assessments (CAs) that will include group-based, take-home assignments as well as individual, in-class assignments. The module will also incorporate a class participation grade.
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