MBUS674-26S2 (C) Semester Two 2026

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 13 July 2026
End Date: Sunday, 8 November 2026
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 26 July 2026
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 27 September 2026

Description

Critical thinking is not negative thinking. Rather, it is careful thinking. This 12-weeks course teaches students a wide variety of tools for reasoning in both business context and daily life. It starts with some basic principles of logic-on what arguments are and how to evaluate them to see if they are rationally persuasive. The tools this course covers include Mill's methods, rules of inferences, and how to identify common fallacies of reasoning. The skills taught are highly valued in the business world, and include an enhanced ability to assess information and arguments critically and think independently about them. This is a course for every business student.

Prerequisites

60 points from MBAZ, MBUS, MPAC, MBIS, MFIN

Restrictions

MBAZ674

Equivalent Courses

MBAZ674

Timetable 2026

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 14:00 Rehua 101 Lectorial
13 Jul - 23 Aug
7 Sep - 18 Oct

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Weekly forum participation 15%
Weekly quizzes 40%
Research plan 10%
Argument analysis 35%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,198.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

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