week 11 resi

Application of Critical Thinking for Doctoral Scholarship

Case Study Worksheet

Use the newspaper article to answer the questions. Complete the worksheet by yourself first and then compare with others at your table.

1. State the problem simply and clearly.

2. What is your initial opinion of this issue?

3. What information would you need to be more informed about this issue? What sources would you select? Why?

4. Describe the legal and social issues. What are the different perspectives about this problem (note at least two)? What is the law? Should it be changed? What do you base this view on? What are the implications for this on society?

5. After you have considered this issue from different points of view, what is your belief? Why? How did you arrive at this decision? Has your opinion changed? If so, what is this based on?

6. How would you ensure that your opinion did not interfere with facts you found that might be contrary?

7. Construct a three sentence summary about this issue that demonstrates critical thinking skills.