Purdue Global: HU345 Critical Thinking Unit 2 Assignment Analysis

This assignment, completed for the HU345 Critical Thinking course at Purdue Global, presents a structured argument in a premise-conclusion format outlining the student's decision to pursue a Business Administration degree with a focus on HR. The argument highlights the versatility of an HR degree, the development of essential skills, and the enhancement of leadership capabilities. Following the argument, the assignment delves into the student's self-assessment of their strengths, including active listening and observation, while also identifying areas for improvement such as objectivity and introspection. The student provides detailed explanations and justifications for these assessments, referencing relevant academic sources to support their views on the importance of these characteristics in both personal and professional contexts. The assignment demonstrates critical thinking skills through the analysis of personal attributes and the application of course concepts.

Critical Thinking
NAME OF STUDENT:
COURSE NAME:

HU345: Critical Thinking
Unit 2 Assignment
Part I
Premise 1: Versatility
A business administration in HR is a very defined degree that can be substantial
as I want to pursue career in HR. As most business administration courses are
wider in business areas so I preferred HR as it will offer additional versatility,
offering prominent possibilities to consider other career options after I graduate.
This additional course will help me explore business interest by promoting new
possibilities.
Premise 2: Skills
By pursuing business administration course from Purdue Global in HR I will
graduate with broader set of skills which will help me fulfil evolving demand of
modern workplace. While studying this course I will likely explore courses that
can emphasize business management and leadership. With these set of
competencies I can get added desirability.
Premise 3: Leadership
I will be pursuing degree in Business Administration-HR as I am evidently
thinking of moving ahead in career. With leadership expertise covered in this
course, it is obviously a smart choice which will make me stand out on job. This
degree will give me edge at large.
Conclusion: I have decided to pursue degree in business administration in HR
from Purdue Global as it is a prestigious institution and this course will propel my
career forward with additional impact.

Explanation: irrespective of any industry, a degree in Business Administration in
HR will command considerable desirability so it is a worthwhile preference.
Part II:
The characteristics that I believe are my strengths are:
Active listeners: with practice I have developed active listening skills and it is one
of my greatest strengths as during listening to others I maintain full concentration
on what is being said. This helps me give full attention to the speaker and it is a
strength in my life and career as it makes me get fully engaged to others
perspectives during a conversation, encourages trust and rapport, indicates
concern as well as helps me interpret what others are saying in discussion and
meetings (Cojocariu & Butnaru, 2014).
Observation: being observant is relevant to me as it helps me pay more attention
and it is one of the substantial strengths in my life and career as it means
watching people, situation and events happening around me carefully and then
think critically, which helps me extend my worldview (Patel, 2018). Observation
even helps me get new ideas and improves my capability to perceive and
interpret the world around me, leading to deeper insight.
The characteristics that I believe will need mindfulness to build are:
Objectivity: I will need to learn objectivity skills so that it can help me maintain a
realistic outlook and keep my personal biases to bottom (Davies, 2013). Building
this characteristic will help me became a good leader in life as well as career and
will make me refrain from using own judgements and understanding to rely on
facts instead.
Introspection: I will need to build introspection characteristics so that I can build
the capability to look inside myself from a detached perspective. It will be
relevant as it will help me look at flaws in my thinking, acting and listening

process and will improve my instinct. In life and career this will help me remain
alert and attentive (Petranová & Hossová, 2016).
Reference:
Cojocariu, V. M., & Butnaru, C. E. (2014). Asking questions-critical thinking
tools. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 128, 22-28. Retrieved
from: http://nikiteam.com/pdf/29.pdf
Davies, M. (2013). Critical thinking and the disciplines reconsidered. Higher
Education Research & Development, 32(4), 529-544. Retrieved from:
doi/abs/10.1080/07294360.2012.697878
Patel., D (2018). 16 characteristics of critical thinkers. Entrepreneur. Retrieved
from: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/321660 Accessed on 7 April,
2020
Petranová, D., & Hossová, M. (2016). Critical Thinking as a Key Competency.
International Conference on Applied Social Science Research (ICASSR
2015). Atlantis Press. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.2991/icassr-
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