Course: Critical Thinking Semester: Spring 18

Code: GER201 Lecturer: Dr. Wafaa Hazaimeh

Handout date: 05/03/2018 Due date: 7/4/2018
Assignment #: 1 Assignment Maximum Mark: 20

Student Name: ____________________________ ID:________________

1-Learning Outcomes being assessed:

LO2 Apply communicative skills orally and in writing.
LO3 Apply presentation skills orally, in writing and electronically.
LO4 Apply interactive communication skills in practical matters related to job search, interviews,
and employment.

2-Handing in format instructions

 Submit a softcopy of your work via Moodle
 Work must be neat and readable.
 Number all pages etc…..

3-Marks
Problem/question Marks Marks Feedback to students
allotted obtained
3 marks are allocated for answering each question using precise, clear and error free language of
argumentation. Zero mark will be given in case the students’ answers are not related to the articles
given.
Q1 Article 1 2

Q2 Article 1 2

Q3 Article 1 2

Q4 Article 1 2
2
Q5 Article 1
Q1 Article 2 2

Q2 Article 2
2
Q3 Article 2
2
Q4 Article 2 2

2
Q5 Article 2

Total 20

Program Manager Approval: _____________

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 Course: Critical Thinking Semester: Spring 18
Code: GER201 Lecturer: Dr. Wafaa Hazaimeh
Handout date: 05/03/2018 Due date: 7/4/2018
Assignment #: 1 Assignment Maximum Mark: 20

4-Academic Integrity
Forms of academic impropriety Lecturer Findings
1-is there verbatim copying or unidentified and
unacknowledged quotation of another's work or from
Internet?
2-is there paraphrasing of another's work by simply
changing a few words or altering the order without
clear identification and acknowledgement?
3-is there unauthorized co-operation between a
student and another person or student?
4-others
□ viva □ progress assessment
□ changes in writing style □ different spelling style
5- plagiarism report summary using KIC S/W

Lecturer
Conclusion
Lecturer Signature :________________

Important clarification to the students

1-What is the Academic plagiarism
Taking someone else’s work and submitting it as your work without adequate mention of the source (as in the table above).
Examples of Plagiarism may include, but are not limited to:
 Repetition of material culled from the internet and / or any other source of reference which is represented by the student as
their own work without proper differentiation, immediate referencing and acknowledgement.
 Paraphrasing of another's work by simply changing a few words or altering the order of presentation, without clear source
identification and acknowledgement.
 Unidentified and unacknowledged quotation of phrases from another's work.
Properly writing and indicating the references well help you to avoid being accused with plagiarism. However, it doesn’t
grantee receiving the full mark.

2- Punishment to academic plagiarism

The punishment to academic plagiarism may take the following forms according to level of the academic breach
1- Zero in the assignment and receive Academic Warning
2- Zero in the assignment and receive Academic Warning with recommendation to the program manger to take more
action if the action is repeated (as indicated in the student handbook section # 5).
‫توضيح هام للطالب‬
‫ ماهو االنتحال االكاديمى‬-1
‫تقديم عمل و مجهود شخص اخر على انه من عمل الطالب من غير توضيح مصدر العمل كما هو موضح اعاله‬

‫كتابة و توضيح المراجع والمصادر بشكل دقيق وامين تعفى الطالب من االنتحال االكاديمى و لكنها ال تضمن بالضروره الحصول على الدرجة‬
‫الكامله‬

‫ عقوبات االنتحال االكاديمى‬-2

: ‫عقوبات االنتحال االكاديمى و حسب درجة االنتحال و تكراره قد تأخذ احد االشكال االتية‬
‫ اعطاء الطالب صفر فى درجة العمل مع انذار اكاديمى يحفظ فى ملف الطالب‬-1
‫ اعطاء الطالب صفر فى درجة العمل مع رفع توصية لمدير البرنامج بإتخاذ اجراء تادبيية اخرى فى حالة تكرار الفعل (كما موضح فى‬-2
)5 ‫دليل الطالب باب‬
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 Course: Critical Thinking Semester: Spring 18
Code: GER201 Lecturer: Dr. Wafaa Hazaimeh
Handout date: 05/03/2018 Due date: 7/4/2018
Assignment #: 1 Assignment Maximum Mark: 20

Honor Code Pledge: In case of not complying with the above, the student will be penalized accordingly.
I confirm that I fully understand the above mentioned points regarding Academic Integrity

Student Signature:___________________

Outline of assignment:

Read the two articles given below and attempt the questions given on each
article. Use your own expressions in answering the questions.

Article 1:
Moving beyond Critical Thinking to Critical Dialogue, Libby V. Morris1
(Available at: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs10755-
017-9413-z.pdf)
1) What does the author mean by critical dialogue?
2) Why does the author believe that critical dialogue may be more important than
critical thinking?
2) How can faculty member use critical dialogue in the classroom? Give an example
from the text or from your own.
3) State one example for using critical dialogue in the classroom.
4) Why does the author believe that Critical thinking should be applied in everyday
life?
5) Do you agree with the author and why?

Article 2:
Teaching Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills
Lisa Gueldenzoph Snyder & Mark J. Snyder (Available at:
http://reforma.fen.uchile.cl/Papers/Teaching%20Critical%20Thinking%20
Skills%20and%20problem%20solving%20skills%20-
%20Gueldenzoph,%20Snyder.pdf)
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 Course: Critical Thinking Semester: Spring 18
Code: GER201 Lecturer: Dr. Wafaa Hazaimeh
Handout date: 05/03/2018 Due date: 7/4/2018
Assignment #: 1 Assignment Maximum Mark: 20

1) What is critical thinking, and why is it so important?

2) The authors said “Critical Thinking is a learned skill that must be developed,
practiced, and continually integrated into the curriculum to engage students in
active learning. What are the premises they used to support this assertion?
3) What are the barriers to Critical Thinking according to the authors?
4) What did the author mean by the Questioning Technique?
5) How can Critical Thinking be used in business education?

Your assignment should have the following parts and should follow the stated format.

1. Use Times New Roman Font size 12 in the entire Assignment except on Titles and Sub
Titles which must be written in bold letter. The space must be double, the margins: left
and top margins must be 1.5, the right and bottom must be 1.
2. The submission of the softcopy must be sent before deadline via Moodle.
3. Submit the assignment before deadlines as late assignment will mean 1 mark deduction
each day.
4. Make sure your writing is your own work and reflects your personal impressions and
opinions (review the Plagiarism Policy of the College). Your work should also be
concise and well organized.
5. The arguments that you make should be clear, concise and presented logically.