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HUM 111 UOP Tutorial/ Uoptutorial

HUM 111 Week 1 Individual Assignment What Kind of Thinker Are You? HUM 111 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 2 Assignment: To Drill or Not to Drill? HUM 111 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 3 Assignment Detecting Media Bias HUM 111 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 4 Assignment Creative Thinking HUM 111 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 5 Assignment Problem-Solving Process, Part I HUM 111 Week 5 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 6 Assignment Problem-Solving Process, Part II HUM 111 Week 6 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 HUM 111 Week 7 Assignment Questioning and Investigation HUM 111 Week 7 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 HUM 111 Week 8 Assignment Assumptions and Fallacies HUM 111 Week 8 Assignment Evaluating Career Choice Arguments HUM 111 Week 8 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 9 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 9 Final Assignment Critical Thinking Presentation

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  1. HUM 111 UOP Courses For more course tutorials visit www.uoptutorial.com Get Ready to grant success at exam by shop at uoptutorial

  2. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Entire Course HUM 111 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 • HUM 111 Week 1 Individual Assignment What Kind of Thinker Are You?   • HUM 111 Week 1 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4  • HUM 111 Week 2 Assignment: To Drill or Not to Drill?   • HUM 111 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4  • HUM 111 Week 3 Assignment Detecting Media Bias  • HUM 111 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 • HUM 111 Week 4 Assignment Creative Thinking   • HUM 111 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4  • Week 1 DQ 1 • The opening line of part 1 of the text reads, “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world”. What is meant by this? Do you agree? • Week 1 DQ 2 • What is the one lesson from Ch. 1 that you really identify with? Why does this speak to you?

  3. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 1 Individual Assignment HUM 111 Week 2 Assignment • Resource: Week One Electronic Reserve Readings • Review the following articles by Linda Elder and Richard Paul: • • “Critical Thinking: A Stage Theory of Critical Thinking” • • “Critical Thinking: Nine Strategies for Everyday Life, Part I”  • • “Critical Thinking: Nine Strategies for Everyday Life, Part II”  • According to Elder and Paul, people progress through six stages during their development as critical thinkers. It takes commitment and self-analysis to develop into a master thinker. • Complete the Stages of Critical Thinking worksheet located on the student website.  • Many people are debating how to best meet energy needs in the United States. Some argue that the country must decrease its dependence on oil and invest in alternative sources of energy, such as wind and solar power. Others argue that changing to new power sources is unnecessary and expensive. They state that the United States should search for oil in Alaska, the Gulf Coast, and other currently unexplored areas within the country. • Review two articles in the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database in the University Library. Read one for promoting renewable energy and one opposed to renewable energy.

  4. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 2 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 3 Assignment Detecting Media Bias • Week 2 DQ 1 • What is the one lesson from Ch. 3 of the text that you really identify with? Why does this speak to you? • Week 2 DQ 2 •  Recall a time when your perception of a situation ended up being quite different from the reality of the situation. What do you think created the difference between your perception and reality? What perceptual blocks hindered your ability to think critically about this situation?  • Use your favorite Internet search engine to find a recent headline news story in one of the following areas: local or national politics, economics, or business news.   • Write a 350- to 700-word paper clarifying the importance of making critical evaluations of news stories. Use the following questions to help develop your paper: • • Was the reporting of the news story clear and accurate, with sufficient depth and breadth? • • Were some facts reported while others were ignored? • • Did the story consider alternative perspectives and worldviews? • • Were there any questionable assumptions implicit in the story? • • Were any implications ignored while others were emphasized? • • Why is it important to make distinctions when undertaking a critical evaluation? • • How would you evaluate this story if it were on the television news versus reading it online? What about on the radio? 

  5. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 3 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 4 Assignment Creative Thinking • Week 3 DQ 1 • What is the one lesson from Ch. 4 of the text that you really identify with? Why does this speak to you? • Week 3 DQ 2 • Why do you think it is important to be able to make the distinction between a person and an idea? • Week 3 DQ 3 • Summarize the strategies for critical reading found in Ch. 4 of The Art of Thinking. How might you apply these strategies in your life to be a better student? • Resources: Ch. 5 & 9 of The Art of Thinking and the Detecting Media Bias assignment from Week Three  • Suppose you are a newspaper columnist who will address a local or national political issue in the next editorial blog of your newspaper’s website.  • Locate an article on your topic using the University Library.  • Write a 150- to 200-word answer to each of the following questions:  • • How might you use the strategies for applying creativity to problems and issues in addressing this topic?

  6. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 4 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 5 Assignment Problem-Solving Process, Part I • Week 4 DQ 1 • On pg. 19 of the article “How to Build a Curious Child” the author states that to stimulate curiosity, you should “argue with yourself by taking the opposite position from what you believe”. Do you think this is possible? What could you achieve by doing this? • Week 4 DQ 2 • Chapter 5 lists five characteristics of creative people. Which one of these five characteristics do you think best describes you? Why? Do you think these 5 are accurate, or are there any missing from this list? • Knowing how to distinguish, identify, and clearly express the problem or issue is the first part of problem solving. • Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you identify both a problem and an issue that are affecting your life. Examples of situations could include working for an unfair boss, relationship problems, behaviors of coworkers, financial challenges, social situations, political trends, having a fear of being laid off, considering ending an unhappy relationship, experiencing behavior problems with children, or being on academic probation.   • Use the following prompts to develop your paper: • • Clearly state both the problem and issue. 

  7. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 5 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 HUM 111 Week 6 Assignment Problem-Solving Process, Part II • Week 5 DQ 1 • Chapter 7 of The Art of Thinking presents three guidelines for expressing problems and issues. Think of a situation in your life that challenges you. How might you use these three guidelines to help you evaluate and express your problem or issue? • Week 5 DQ 2 • What is the difference between a problem and an issue? How is the word problem used differently here than in regular speech? Can problems become issues or issues become problems? How? • Resource: Problem-Solving Process, Part I from Week Five • Write a 350- to 700-word paper in which you do the following: • • Describe how you will investigate the problem and issue identified in Part I. • • Attempt to resolve these issues by creating potential solutions.  • Use the following questions to develop your paper and help you create a solution

  8. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 6 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 HUM 111 Week 7 Assignment Questioning and Investigation • Week 6 DQ 1 • What is the one lesson from Ch. 11 of the text that you really identify with? Why does this speak to you?   • Week 6 DQ 2 •  How does the process of refining a solution for a problem differ from the process of refining a solution for an issue? Which do you think is more challenging?  • Can these steps be interchanged? Why?  • Resource: Ch. 10 of The Art of Thinking • Suppose you live in a new suburban community that combines all the amenities and benefits of a close, small community with the benefits of living near the big city. Some years pass and several children and adults in the community start developing extensive and similar illnesses. You think this is clearly not a case of genetics, and you become suspicious that something has gone wrong in the development planning and execution of your community.   • Write a 350- to 700-word paper where you reflect on the type of research needed to solve this problem. Answer the following questions in your paper:

  9. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 7 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 HUM 111 Week 8 Assignment Assumptions and Fallacies • Week 7 DQ 1 •  What is the one lesson from Ch. 10 of the text that you really identify with? Why does this speak to you?  • Week 7 DQ 2 • Chapter 10 of The Art of Thinking cautions against making assumptions. Which of the listed assumptions that interfere with critical thinking are you most likely to make? Why? • Complete the Assumptions and Fallacies worksheet located on the student website.

  10. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 8 Assignment Evaluating Career Choice Arguments HUM 111 Week 8 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 • Imagine you are at a point in life where you must select a career. Evaluate the following arguments:   • • Your mother: “You should consider a career in education. It is the best way to make a difference in the world.” • • Your father: “You should consider a career in business. You will have infinite career options.” • • Your best friend: “You should consider a career in information technology. No other degree concentration is as innovative.” • • Your grandmother: “You need to select a career you love and enjoy no matter the pay scale. If you love your work you will be happy.”  • Week 8 DQ 1 • Describe a time when your assumption about a situation was incorrect. What do you think led to your incorrect assumption? How did your assumption interfere with your ability to think critically about the situation?   • Week 8 DQ 2 • Useyour favorite Internet search engine to locate three commercials. Identify a fallacy used in each commercial. How are these fallacies used in the commercials? Why do you think they were included?

  11. HUM 111 UOP Courses HUM 111 Week 9 DQ 1, DQ 2, DQ 3 and DQ 4 XHUM 111 Week 9 Final Assignment Critical Thinking Presentation • Week 9 DQ 1 • Chapter 14 of The Art of Thinking presents guidelines to help you become more persuasive in your arguments. How might you use these guidelines in presenting your ideas to others? • Week 9 DQ 2 • Why do you think it is important to know the reasons that people reject ideas? • Review the “Are you a Critical Thinker” article from the Week One Electronic Reserve Readings.  • Read theCritical Thinking Final Presentation document and complete one option. • The following resources may be of assistance when writing this paper: • • Microsoft®PowerPoint® Tutorial: 

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