Analysis of Course Content Structure and Critical Thinking in Strategic Management

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Abstract

Previous research has suggested that content structure is important in promoting critical thinking in strategic management. In this paper, I analyzed various ways to structure course content. I contended that identifying main inquiry questions, and developing models, lecture power points, and checklists improved the effectiveness of the course content in promoting critical thinking. Data collected from 39 graduate students taking strategic management courses that applied the approach supported two of the four hypotheses. The effectiveness of the five questions and lecture power points in promoting critical thinking was supported by the data. Overall, the model explained 68% of the variance of course content in promoting critical thinking in strategic management.

Keywords

Course content Critical thinking Inquiry questions Model Power point 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Managerial StudiesPurdue University NorthwestHammondUSA

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