Indeed, in the business market and particularly in the business world, companies have identified Critical Thinking and Problem Solving as essential skills and abilities for a good performance of the profession.
In fact, the most successful professionals who possess these skills are better able to assess the scenario, analyze the situation, design a solution and, consequently, be able to overcome and win in a competitive scenario such as the labour market.
Thus, edX offers a course in Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, integrated in the Soft Skills Professional Certificate program, which will demystify, discuss and provide application techniques for critical thinking and problem solving in the business context. In this way, students will establish connections by analysing and understanding different case studies.
The course lasts 3 weeks and participants should invest about 4 to 6 hours per week in order to get the most out of it. They will learn how to work towards overcoming obstacles, how to analyse failures to improve future performance and also how to perceive and evaluate a critical need and design a customised solution to it.
The course is free and is offered by Rochester Institute of Technology, a university located in New York. Introductory level and with visual, audio and text support, participants will improve their responsiveness and skills, and in the end can obtain a verified certificate of completion to attach to their curriculum.
The course is available at: https://www.edx.org/course/critical-thinking-problem-solving-2
