Information and critical thinking - MOOC

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Information and critical thinking - MOOC
3.00 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
De Kesel Myriam; Rees Jean-François;
Language
French
Main themes
This course addresses the issue of critical thinking and its application in assessing the quality of information.
Content
The course has 6 modules.
     Module 1: Why develop critical thinking?
     Module 2: Identifying preconceptions
     Module 3: Decoding Speech
     Module 4: Assessing the Quality of Sources
     Module 5: Understanding the scientific process
     Module 6: Analyzing Data
     Module 7: Be aware of the limits of science
Teaching methods
The course is online.
Evaluation methods
The assessment includes assignments to be completed online as part of the MOOC (50%) and a final assessment based on a case analysis (50%).
Online resources
https://learning.edx.org/course/course-v1:LouvainX+Louv22x+1T2023/home
Faculty or entity
SC


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Chemistry

Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine

Master [120] in Data Science : Statistic

Minor in Scientific Culture

Master [120] in Geography : Climatology

Master [120] in Biology of Organisms and Ecology

Master [60] in Physics

Master [60] in Geography : General

Master [120] in Biochemistry and Molecular and Cell Biology

Bachelor in Biology

Master [120] in Statistics: Biostatistics

Master [60] in Biology

Master [120] in Mathematics

Master [120] in Actuarial Science

Master [60] in Mathematics

Master [120] in Chemistry

Master [120] in Statistics: General

Bachelor in Mathematics

Bachelor in Physics

Master [120] in Physics

Master [60] in Chemistry

Bachelor in Geography : General

Master [120] in Geography : General