$295   |  IN-PERSON  |  36 Hours (equivalent to 3 credits)

 

 

Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time

Sunday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Eastern Time

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Critical Thinking is the ability to reflect and think independently in order to make thoughtful decisions. Critical thinking helps you better understand yourself, your motivations, and goals. It’s not just an important skill to master for your wellbeing; it’s also one of the top requirements for most career paths.

Critical thinking skills help us make good decisions, understand the consequences of our actions, and solve problems. These skills also help us think creatively – or “outside the box.” We are constantly in need of new and better ideas, especially when it comes to creative problem solving.

The world is changing faster than ever and through all the excitement, we must be able to assess new situations properly, handle challenges that arise, and think with an innovative mindset – the ability to come up with new ideas and novel approaches to problems. It’s important to understand that boosting your critical thinking, creative and innovative abilities take practice. Recognizing and developing these important skills is a process. Through a m mixture of motivating videos, engaging readings and fun assignments, this course will help you recognize, develop and act upon the creativity and critical thinking skills that you already possess.

This course is ideal for you if you are interested in learning specific techniques to improve your critical thinking and creativity, define and solve tough problems, generate new ideas, and take your ideas from thoughts to reality.

 

ASSIGNMENTS & COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

In addition to the in-person meetings that will take place on Saturday and Sunday, this class will include pre-assignments and post-assignments as part of the 36-hour class.

You will be invited to join Google Classroom 2 weeks before class starts, which is the platform we use for our class. Check your spam folder, as invitations to join Google Classroom sometimes end up there. Please make sure you register for the course with a valid email address, since this is where you will receive the invitation and later, your certificate. Your email has to be Google compatible, so it’s best to use gmail, outlook, hotmail or yahoo. If you do not receive a notification to join Google Classroom, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to contact us.

The pre-assignments will be posted on Google Classroom 2 weeks before class starts. Make sure you join Google Classroom early and complete the assignment BEFORE coming to class. It will take you approximately 9 hours to complete

The follow-up assignment will be posted on Google Classroom on the weekend of class, and also consist of 9 hours. You will have 3 weeks to complete the post-assignments. You must complete them in order to receive your course completion certificate. The course completion certificate will be emailed to you, on the following Thursday, after the official class end date.

Early certificates. The earliest that you can receive your certificate is ONE WEEK after the in-person class. You MUST successfully complete all pre- and post- assignments in order to receive your course completion certificate and you must allow at least 3-4 days for your instructor to grade all your work and Classroom Au Pair to issue the certificate. It is NOT possible to complete all work and receive the certificate in ONE day! Email your instructor once you have completed all your work.

 

ATTENDANCE

Attendance is mandatory Saturday and Sunday. If you are late or leave early, you will not receive a course completion certificate. Please note, that this is a weekend intensive class and the days are long. We expect you to come to class well rested and ready to participate.

Saturday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Sunday 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM

 

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

– Airfare or other transportation to/from Jersey City or NYC

– Accommodations (You can find a room in Jersey City for around $50-60/night on Airbnb or booking.com)

– Meals (You can either bring your own food to class or purchase at one of the many cafes/pizzerias/delis located close to the school. )

 

ADDRESS

Hudson County Community College – Continuing Education

161 Newkirk Street

Jersey City, NJ 07306

Room number will be provided on Google Classroom before class start.

 

If you are driving to class, there is some street parking available free of charge on certain streets (get there earlier so you can drive around and search) or there is a garage right across from the school – State Square Parking at 132 Sip Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306. If you are taking the PATH train, get off at Journal Square.