Critical Thinking in Business

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Critical Thinking in Business

• By
• Bob Schoenberg

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In the beginning

• Prometheus
• CCT Ed. Majors

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Business Students and Students in Business

• Business Articles
• Websites
• Researching Needs of Business People

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Heuristic Books in 2007 Critical Thinking in
Business
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Business Skills/Critical Thinking

• Identifying and Challenging Assumptions
• Frames of Reference
• Metacognition

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Assumptions

• Can be dangerous
• Costly
• Planning and Sales Forecasts

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Frames of Reference

• Influencing a Reference Point
• Identifying Viewpoints
• Example of influencing a Reference Point

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Use of Metacognition

• To check ones thinking
• As a training or educational technique

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Non-Credit Course

• Critical Thinking in Business
• Offered in Continuing Ed.
• Now known as University College

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Technology Keeps Improving

• Video gets on You Tube
• Students, Faculty and Businesses contact me.

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ANNOUNCEMENT

• New course in CCT Summer 2013
• Critical Thinking in Business online
• New Marketing Director promoting the CCT Program

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Contact Information

• Bob.schoenberg_at_umb.edu
• Bosch3_at_gmail.com