Critical Thinking Skills in a Changing Tech World: Skills to use AI tool to increase productivity and effectiveness
About This Course
1. In this highly experiential and practical learning experience, you will learn to:
- Understand the fundamentals of critical thinking and its relevance in the context of AI tools.
- Develop the ability to evaluate the reliability, accuracy, and potential biases of outputs generated by tech tools
- Ask the right questions in the right order to use AI tools effectively and safely
- Learn techniques for problem-solving, decision-making and planning for success using AI data and outputs.
- Apply critical thinking strategies to harness AI tools effectively in their professional roles.
2. By learning and applying these skills, you will:
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of critical thinking principles within the realm of AI technologies.
- Acquire skills to critically evaluate outputs generated by AI tools, assessing reliability, accuracy, and potential biases.
- Develop the ability to formulate pertinent questions in a logical sequence, optimizing the utilization of AI tools effectively.
- Learn problem-solving techniques and decision-making strategies tailored to leverage AI data and outputs for successful outcomes.
- Apply critical thinking methodologies to navigate the complexities of AI data confidently
3. Delivered in interactive and engaging ways, the workshop content includes:
- Why the need for higher-level thinking skills with new emerging tech tools?
- Good and bad users of AI tools: differences in thinking patterns
- Critical Thinking process: asking the right questions in the right order
- Situation Management framework: Differentiating types of situations and what is needed - strategic vs operational, problem-solving vs decision-making, and planning for success
- Problem Analysis and Problem-Solving
- Pitfalls in decision-making and the decision-making process
- Potential Problem Analysis
- Clear and penetrating questions to ask in each of the above processes
What You'll Learn
- Understand the fundamentals of critical thinking and its relevance in the context of AI tools.
- Develop the ability to evaluate the reliability, accuracy, and potential biases of outputs generated by tech tools
- Ask the right questions in the right order to use AI tools effectively and safely
- Learn techniques for problem-solving, decision-making and planning for success using AI data and outputs.
- Apply critical thinking strategies to harness AI tools effectively in their professional roles.
Entry Requirements
- Polytechnic Diploma
- Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5 in Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing
- IELTS 5.5 or equivalent (applicable for International learners)
- A pass in TVI English Admission test
- Possess basic information and communication technology (ICT) skills
- Have been a people manager for at least six months and responsible for the engagement and retention of their employees