BUMGT5978 Creative and Critical Thinking

BUMGT5978
Creative and Critical Thinking
Assessment Guidelines
Written by Dr Parisa Artin
ATMC, Semester 1 2020
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Overview
For this subject, you need to submit four assignments/tasks;

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Task 1 – Reflective Learning Journal
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Task 1 – Reflective Learning Journal
The purpose of this task is to focus you on your particular workplace and in
particular the ways that people use or don’t use critical and or creative thinking
skills in their work.
You have been asked to observe where critical and creative skills are utilised in
the workplace, then to reflect on the situation, the people and the processes and
outcomes and then to offer a critical analysis of the situation(s).
This task should take place over the course of the semester and is not due until
the end of the semester. It is expected that there would be at least ten but not
more than 15 examples.
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Task 1 – Reflective Learning Journal; Required Actions
1. Each student is required to collect evidence of situations in their workplace
where creative and critical skills are used to solve real problems or conversely
describe situations where they could have been used but weren’t.
2. A description of the context is required plus a description of the processes (or
lack of) used and the outcomes achieved.
3. The student is then required to reflect on the process and offer a critical
analysis of the situation based on personal understanding, knowledge and
skills.
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Task 1 – Reflective Learning Journal; Task Structure
 Title page

 Situation 1 (150 words)
 Situation 2 (150 words)
 Situation 3 (150 words)
 Situation 4 (150 words)
 Situation 5 (150 words)
• Description of situation
• Description of problem
• How creative and critical thinking skills are/aren’t used
• Description of outcome
• Reflection on the situation
• Critical analysis of the situation based on personal
understanding, knowledge and skills
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Task 1 – Reflective Learning Journal; Task Structure (Continued)
 Situation 6 (150 words)
 Situation 7 (150 words)
 Situation 8 (150 words)
 Situation 9 (150 words)
 Situation 10 (150 words)
 References
• Description of situation
• Description of problem
• How creative and critical thinking skills are/aren’t used
• Description of outcome
• Reflection on the situation
• Critical analysis of the situation based on personal
understanding, knowledge and skills
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Task 1 – Reflective Learning Journal; Key Requirements
• Due date is week 12, Thursday 11 June 2020, 16:00. However, it is strongly
recommended that you write at least one situation every week and do not
leave everything for week 12.
• It is an individual assignment.
• Word count should be 1500.
• It is recommended to use the theories and concepts that you learn through the
lectures and provide more academic supports for your reflections.
• Use APA referencing style.
• Weighting is 20%.
• Assignments should be submitted in the word format into the Moodle.
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Task 2 – Experiential Activity
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Task 2 – Experiential Activity
Participate in a variety of activities that require application of tools, skills and
knowledge both in a classroom setting and in the workplace and report back in
forum.
In the Moodle, some activities have been provided in each module. Each student
needs to answer to those activities and reflect on the activity in the forum section
of Moodle.
All the students will be encouraged to respond to each other’s postings in the
forum in a respectful and professional manner.
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Task 2 – Experiential Activity; Required Actions
1. Attend the online lecture and tutorial classes every week.
2. After the class, check the Moodle and find the relevant activity in
each module.
3. You need to answer the practical activity and present your answers
and reflections in the forum.
4. You need to comment on other student’s posting and share your
ideas about their reflections.
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Task 2 – Experiential Activity; Key Requirements
• Due date is week 12, Thursday 11 June 2020, 16:00. However, it is strongly
recommended that you answer the practical activities on weekly basis and
do not leave everything for week 12.
• It is an individual assignment.
• No word count limitation as it depends on the requirements of each activity.
• Both posting to the forum and commenting on other students’ posts are required.
• Weighting is 20%; 10% for your reflections posted in the forum every week and
10% for your feedback on other students’ postings.
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Task 3 – Individual Think Piece
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Task 3 – Individual Think Piece
What is “think piece”?
Think piece is an article in a newspaper, magazine, or journal
presenting personal opinions, analysis, or discussion, rather than
bare facts.
For this task, students are required to write a think piece about the
importance of critical and creative thinking.
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Task 3 – Individual Think Piece; Required Actions
1. Though your think piece need not follow a formal essay structure,
organisation, content, and clarity are still important.
2. Don’t merely summarise. Develop your own thoughts and
reflections in connection to the topic.
3. Lead your reader somewhere beyond the simple observation. In
other words, make a point or several points and examine them in
depth.
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Task 3 – Individual Think Piece; Required Actions (Continued)
4. Use examples and quotations from the academic sources to support
what you say. Effective quotations make the think piece stronger and
more convincing.
5. Express more than how you “feel” about the topic. Whether you
liked the topic or not is relevant but should not be the central focus of
your think piece.
6. Make connections between the topic and the course content
(lecture or tutorial topics, other readings, forum posts, and practical
activities). Show that you are thinking holistically.
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Task 3 – Individual Think Piece; Key Requirements
• Due date is week 12, Thursday 11 June 2020, 16:00. However, it is strongly
recommended that you start writing your think piece as early as possible and
do not leave everything for week 12.
• It is an individual assignment.
• Word count should be around 1000-1500.
• Use APA referencing style.
• Weighting is 30%.
• Assignments should be submitted in the word format into the Moodle.
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Task 4 – Session Leadership
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Task 4 – Session Leadership
In this task, students will be required to lead an activity in class
demonstrating; a concept, an idea, an issue, a theory, etc.
Each student will prepare a short activity, where they are to share
skills and knowledge in one area of critical or creative thinking in a
creative way that could be duplicated in a workplace, community or
professional environment.
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Task 4 – Session Leadership; Key Requirements
• Due date is week 12, Thursday 11 June 2020, 16:00. However, it is required to
start presenting your activity from week 4. Every week, 10-20 students will
present their activities during the tutorial sessions.
• It is an individual assignment.
• No word count limitation as it depends on each student’s presentation.
• Each student’s presentation should not take more than 5-7 minutes.
• Weighting is 30%.
• If you do the online presentation, you just need to submit your PowerPoint file in
the Moodle. However, if you do not do online presentation, you have to record
your presentation and submit the recorded file in the Moodle.
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