{"id":16053,"date":"2021-04-08T19:29:28","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T19:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/?page_id=16053"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:42:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:42:21","slug":"wcsu-competency-critical-thinking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wcsu-competency-critical-thinking\/","title":{"rendered":"WCSU Competency: Critical Thinking"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cThe value of a college education is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Albert Einstein <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Critical thinking is having the capacity to identify and respond to different needs according to the current context. It requires an understanding of situational context and logical analysis of new and varied information.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Check out our\u00a0Skill Up<\/a>\u00a0page for some recommendations on online platforms you can use right now, at home, to develop your critical thinking skills. Many offer free trials or free access to a large selection of different courses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Internships provide experience to develop critical thinking skills as well as other core skills for specific industries or fields. The WCSU Cooperative Education Internship Program can also be used to obtain college credits for an approved internship. Check out our\u00a0Internship<\/a>\u00a0page for more details.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce<\/a> hosts many events and a large directory of member organizations across many industries. Membership in the chamber or even one of the member organizations will give you the opportunities to develop high level and real world tested critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Assume a role in one of the many great WCSU Student Clubs<\/a>. Enjoy practicing your subject of choice in one or more of the University's many organizations while you also work to solve problems, promote the organization and develop high level critical thinking skills through experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Become Involved With A Local Community Board Or Club<\/span><\/p>\n

Getting involved in a local community group is a great way to develop a variety of critical thinking skills and real world experience while also having an impact on your area. Most groups are focused on specific issues or topics in the community so the opportunities to take part and even lead one of their initiatives are numerous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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If you are interested in getting involved in one in the Danbury area checkout the\u00a0Greater Danbury Chamber Directory<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Cultural Centers<\/a>\u00a0of Danbury<\/p>\n

For any area of your choice, you can also check out\u00a0The Yellow Pages<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Great Nonprofits<\/a>\u00a0for exclusively nonprofit organizations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Volunteering also creates many opportunities to think critically in order to problem solve. You can even make a difference in other people's lives as you do it. These opportunities are not just limited to in person activities either. Some, like the Crisis Text Line which allows people to communicate via text with people in crisis, can be done entirely at home online.<\/p>\n

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If opportunities like this interest you, check out other\u00a0volunteering opportunities<\/a>\u00a0or come see us at the Career Success Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You can demonstrate your ability to think critically in many ways. The simplest would be to showcase scenarios where there was a problem in which you solved. This can be shown on a resume or on your LinkedIn profile. You can also showcase your critical thinking skills by preparing for and answering interview questions in a confident and informative way. For advice on either of these methods or for some specific to you, come visit the Career Success Center.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You can explain the steps you used to get and interpret knowledge, facts and data from a diverse set of sources to analyze an issue, make a decision or solve a problem.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"When moderating jobs on Handshake, I need to interpret the information provided by employers according to the recruitment policies established by the University. Once I decide whether the account can be approved or not, I provide a clear and concise explanation for that decision.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"Because our office has gone through drastic levels of change in the services as well as staff members, staying on the same page can be hard to manage. Because of this, I created a daily task guide that provides student staff a source of direction in completing day-to-day task in the case that there isn't another staff member available to help.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You accurately summarize and interpret data with an awareness of personal biases that may impact outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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You multi-task well in a fast-paced environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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\"When managing our business's social media accounts I am always working with the design and writing teams to create useful and engaging content. Being able to multitask efficiently and get high-quality posts out according to our schedule is critical to maximizing viewer conversions and maintaining our public image.\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Critical Thinking & Problem Solving \u201cThe value of a college education is not the learning of many facts, but the training of the mind to think\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Albert Einstein Critical thinking is having the capacity to identify and …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"university-homepage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16053","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16053\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/careersuccess\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}