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标题：Critical Thinking and Organisation Theory: Embedding a process to encourage graduate capabilities
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作者：Erica French ; Noel Tracey
期刊名称：e-Journal of Business Education & Scholarship of Teaching
印刷版ISSN：1835-9132
出版年度：2010
卷号：4
期号：1
页码：1-10
出版社：Australian Business Education Research Association
摘要：The need for the development of effective business curricula that meets the needs of the marketplace has created an increase in the adoption of core competencies lists identifying appropriate graduate skills. Many organisations and tertiary institutions have individual graduate capabilities lists including skills deemed essential for success. Skills recognised as 'critical thinking' are popular inclusions on core competencies and graduate capability lists. While there is literature outlining 'critical thinking' frameworks, methods of teaching it and calls for its integration into business curricula, few studies actually identify quantifiable improvements achieved in this area. This project sought to address the development of 'critical thinking' skills in a management degree program by embedding a process for critical thinking within a theory unit undertaken by students early in the program. Focus groups and a student s urvey were used to identify issues of both content and implementation and to develop a student perspective on their needs in thinking critically. A process utilising a framework of critical thinking was integrated through a workbook of weekly case studies for group analysis, discussions and experiential exercises. The experience included formative and summative assessment. Initial results indicate a greater valuation by students of their experience in the organisation theory unit; better marks for mid semester essay assignments and higher evaluations on the university administered survey of students' satisfaction.
关键词：critical thinking; organisation theory; graduate capabilities; management ; education