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Unit name Good Thinking: Reasoning Skills for Life
Unit code HPH106
Credit points 12.5
Faculty/School College of Arts, Law and Education
School of Humanities
Discipline Mathematics|Philosophy and Gender Studies
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Learning Outcomes

  1. Explain the theory behind current approaches to reasoning well.
  2. Analyse and map the structure of reasoning in both academic and everyday contexts.
  3. Evaluate many different types of reasoning, including deductive, inductive, and statistical reasoning.
  4. Communicate your own reasoning clearly and effectively.

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Requisites

Mutual Exclusions

You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:

HAA002 or XBR105

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

Assessment

Task 1: Take-home exam (40%)

Task 2: Annotated portfolio, 250-500 words for each commentary (40%)

Task 3: Short Argumentative Essay, 700-800 words (20%)

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