BSBCRT311 - Apply critical thinking skills in a team environment

Unit code:BSBCRT311Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

Werribee

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes skills and knowledge required to apply critical thinking skills to generate solutions to workplace problems in a team environment.The unit applies to individuals who are required to develop and extend their critical and creative thinking skills to different issues and situations. These individuals apply a range of problem solving, evaluation and analytical skills resolve workplace issues within a team context.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each units learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

generate and present solutions to a workplace problem on at least two occasions.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
identify and analyse workplace problems as part of a team
develop questions on key challenges of a chosen problem
consult relevant stakeholders to gather information on workplace problem
use a range of creative thinking techniques as part of a team to generate ideas or responses to questions or issues
use critical thinking processes to develop relevant questions and criteria for identified workplace issue
present to relevant stakeholders and respond to answers
assess feedback to identify key personal and team learnings.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

organisational and legislative frameworks
advantages of different perspectives when asking questions
critical thinking techniques
applicable criteria to assess potential solutions to workplace issue
boundaries to be considered when generating ideas and responses
methods to develop individual critical and creative thinking skills.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.