COURSE OUTLINE

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Management

Course Code: Critical and Creative Semester: II

Thinking Academic Session: 2015/2016
(UHAS 2122)
Total Lecture Hours: 28 hours

Lecturer : MOHD NASIR MASROOM

Room No. : 03-08-04
Telephone No. : 013-7885504
E-mail : m.nasir@utm.my
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Synopsis This subject is to review the concepts, theories and practices of the
critical and creative thinking. Techniques on critical and creative
thinking could help students to be more realistic, innovative and far-
sighted in their actions. This is a kind of constructive approach to
develop students thinking to be more matured and intellect as a
graduate-to-be

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

Programme
Learning Taxonomy Assessment
No. Course Learning Outcome
Outcome(s) (C,P,A) Methods
Addressed
CO1 Explain the concept of critical Test
and creative thinking C2
-

CO2 Demonstrate the attribute of

critical, creative and innovative - C3 Final Exam
in learning and life.
CO3 Analyze process, product & Assignment
personality from critical & - C4 Homework
creative perspectives Final Exam
CO4 Develop design project Project Report
deliverables through writing and CTPS4 and
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oral presentation Presentation

STUDENT LEARNING TIME (SLT)

Student Learning Time

Teaching and Learning Activities
(hours)
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Management

Course Code: Critical and Creative Semester: II

Thinking Academic Session: 2015/2016
(UHAS 2122)
Total Lecture Hours: 28 hours
1. Face to Face Learning
a. Lecturer-Centered Learning
i. Lecture 20
b. Student-Centered Learning (SCL)
i. Student-centered learning activities 8
2. Self-Directed Learning
a. Non-face-to-face learning or student-centered 24
learning (SCL) such as manual, assignment,
module, e-Learning, etc.
b. Revision 18
c. Assessment Preparations 6
3. Formal Assessment
a. Test 2
b. Final Exam 2
Total (SLT) 80

TEACHING METHODOLOGY

Lecture and discussion, group assignment, presentation, group activities, quizzes, test and final
exam

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Week 1 Introduction
Week 2 Philosophy of thinking
Week 3 Perception-Logic & Process of thinking
Theory of brain/mind & concept of thought
Higher Order Thinking (HOTS/ KBAT) Taxonomy Bloom
Week 4, 5 & 6 i) Critical thinking: Concept, scope & function
ii) Argumentations & Fallacy: Concept, functions &
applications

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Management

Course Code: Critical and Creative Semester: II

Thinking Academic Session: 2015/2016
(UHAS 2122)
Total Lecture Hours: 28 hours
Week 7 Creative thinking
The concept, scope and theory of creative thinking.
Creative personality.
Stimulate & hindrance factors
Test (20%)
Week 8 Mid Semester Break
Week 9 Scientific creativity and The Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize: A Historical Perspectives.
Scientific creativity: Concept, scope and theory.

Week 10 Inventions & Innovations

Concept, scope function.
Individuals & organization
Week 11 Creative thinking technique : Group

Week 12 Creative thinking technique : Individual level

Week 13 Presentation

Week 14 Presentation

Week 15 Presentation and Conclusion

Week 16 Study Week

REFERENCES : Ainon Mohd. & Abdullah Hassan. 2006. Berfikir Secara Logik dan
Kritis. Bentong: PTS.

Csikszentmihalyi, M.1996. Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of

Discovery and Invention. New York: Harper Perennial.

DeMatteis, B. 2005. From Patent to Profit. New York: Square One

Publishers.

Jamal Badi & Mustapha Tajdin. 2004. Creative Thinking: An Islamic

Perspective. Gombak: IIU.

Mohd. Azhar Abd. Hamid. 2001. Pengenalan Pemikiran Kritis &

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Management

Course Code: Critical and Creative Semester: II

Thinking Academic Session: 2015/2016
(UHAS 2122)
Total Lecture Hours: 28 hours
Kreatif. Skudai. Penerbit UTM.

Mohd. Azhar Abd. Hamid. 2004. Kreativiti: Teori, Konsep & Praktis.
Skudai: Penerbit UTM.

Mohd. Azhar Abd. Hamid. Mohd. Koharuddin Balwi & Muhamed

Fauzi Othman. 2005. Reka cipta dan Inovasi Dalam Perspektif
Kreativiti. Skudai. Penerbit UTM

Mohd. Azhar Abd. Hamid, Mohd. Koharuddin Balwi, Muhamed Fauzi

Othman & Zulkifli Khair. 2009. Hadiah Nobel dan Kreativiti Sains.
Skudai: Penerbit UTM.

Mohd. Azhar Abd. Hamid, Zulkifli Khair & Ida Idayu Muhamad. 2008.
Horizon R&D: Kreativiti Pencetus Inovasi. Shah Alam: UPENA
(Penerbit UiTM).

Ruggiero, V.R. 2007. The Art of Thinking: A Guide to Critical and

Creative Thought. New York: Pearson Education.

Simonton, D.K. 2004. Creativity In Science. New York: Cambridge

University Press.

GRADING

No. Assessment Number % each % total Week

1 Group Project 1 20
20
2-15

2 Presentation 1 10 10 13-15
3 Test 1 20 20 7
4 Homework 1 10 10 2 - 15
5 Final Exam 1 40 40 17 - 18
Overall Total 100

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