Description: Hours: Two hours lecture and two hours activity per week
Description: This foundational seminar develops critical thinking skills and academic literacies essential for university success. Through systematic analysis of arguments, fallacies, and reasoning methods, students learn to evaluate information sources, distinguish fact from opinion, and construct logical arguments. The course emphasizes inductive and deductive reasoning processes while building competencies in information literacy, written and oral communication, and multicultural understanding. Students engage with diverse perspectives through an interdisciplinary lens within a supportive learning environment that introduces them to CI's mission.
Units: 3.00
Grading: Letter Grade
| Session | Section | Class # | Type | Days | Time | Location | Instructor | Course Details [Key] |
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| 1 | 01 | 3297 | SEM | MW | 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM | Bell Tower 1611 | Ron Popenhagen |
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| 1 | 03 | 3326 | SEM | MW | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Bell Tower 1602 | Leslie Lloyd |
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| 1 | 04 | 3328 | SEM | MW | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | TBD | Matt Witenstein |
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| 1 | 05 | 3329 | SEM | MW | 12:00 PM - 01:50 PM | Ojai Hall 1958 | Amanda Carpenter |
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| 1 | 06 | 3332 | SEM | TTH | 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM | Bell Tower 1611 | Ron Popenhagen |
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| 1 | 07 | 3335 | SEM | TTH | 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM | Bell Tower 2704 | Suzanne Soule |
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| 1 | 08 | 3336 | SEM | TTH | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Bell Tower 1611 | Suzanne Soule |
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| 1 | 09 | 3337 | SEM | TTH | 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Bell Tower 2716 | Jessica Hasson |
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| 1 | 10 | 3338 | SEM | TTH | 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM | Bell Tower 1611 | Sheen Rajmaira |
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