RE4001 Critical Thinking Skills and Development Syllabus:
RE4001 Critical Thinking Skills and Development Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
To equip students with the skills to apply critical thinking and argumentation to real estate problems and issues
To develop their ability to analyse unfamiliar problems and devise problem solving strategies,
To facilitate students in decision making process for setting-up of a new enterprise and strategies
To help students focus on developing Skills & Knowledge Building
To develop motivation, to reinforce entrepreneurial traits and the spirit of enterprise in real estate business and operations
UNIT I CREATIVE CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
Concepts, Principles, Models of Thinking, Elements /Framework of Critical Thinking&, Thinking Preferences-Analysing, Assessing, & Identifying, Creative Thinking Techniques, Creativity to Innovation Process, Persuasion &Inductive Arguments, Metacognition Skills, Best Practices & Case studies in property development.
UNIT II PROBLEM SOLVING AND REASONING
Systematic Approaches to problem solving, Deconstructing Problems-Analysis & Prioritisation tools, Creative Problem-solving Process, Problem solving Framework, Analysis Models, Ideas& Techniques, Types of Reasoning (Moral, Legal, Aesthetic), Forms of Reasoning
UNIT III STRATEGIES AND DECISION-MAKING ANALYSIS
Strategies for Integrating Thinking Skills, Questioning Techniques, Strategic Planning & Scenario Planning, Mental Models &Ladders of Inference, Argument Maps for Decision-Making, Decision-Making Process-Importance of Ethics and Values, Decision Making Techniques: Grid, Pareto, and Blind Spot analysis, Impact analysis, Delphi Techniques. Future Wheels.
UNIT IV SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
Concept of metacognition, Components of Effective Communication- Conviction, confidence & enthusiasm, Barriers to Communication- Int. & Ext Barriers, Intrinsic Motivation, Perception, Power of speech Ideation: Generation, Articulation and Testing of Ideas, Opportunity Mapping, Art of Engaging and Convincing, Self & time Management, Motivation techniques.
UNIT V ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT OF REAL ESTATE
Entrepreneur and Intrapreneur, Classification and types of entrepreneurs, elementary theories of entrepreneurship, risks and barriers, factors affecting the entrepreneurial growth: psychological, Cultural, Social, Economic and personality, Personal attributes of strong real estate entrepreneurs, Principles of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Management, Business Opportunity Identification .in real estate
OUTCOMES
CO1 Students develop a transferable set of critical thinking skills to organise and evaluate different types of information and make coherent arguments
CO2 Students gain independent thinking skills build confidence and will be equipped for tackling complex and unfamiliar problems
CO3 Students learn how to make informed and reasoned decisions and construct evidence based arguments.
CO4 Students will learn to apply skills and domain knowledge to the specific problem they identified.
CO5 Students acquire the ability to function dynamically and acquire the requisite knowledge and skills to plan and successfully launch their own ventures.
REFERENCES:
1. Thinking Skills: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Cambridge International Examinations) Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition -John Butterworth and Geoff Thwaites (2013)
2. Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study, SAGE Publications Ltd (2017) by Tom Chatfield
3. Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in India Hardcover (2016) by Rameshwar Pandya, published by Ingram short title
4. Barber Alex, Mental Models: The Complete Guide for Logical Analysis, Problem-Solving, Powerful Strategies and Improved Decision-Making-2020
5. Strategic Decision Making: A Discovery-Led Approach to Critical Choices in Turbulent Times 1st Edition Simon Haslam , Ben Shenoy , (2018)
6. Rethinking Real Estate: A Roadmap to Technology’s Impact on the World’s Largest Asset Class by Dror Poleg Springer; 1st ed. 2020 edition