Communication

Throughout the Maricopa Community College system there is the desire to enhance learning with "value added experiences" which translate into measurable abilities.  At Estrella Mountain Community college, communication and critical thinking skills are interwoven into academic courses to strengthen student learning outcomes.    

At Estrella Mountain Community College, communication and critical thinking are defined as follows:

Communication
A student who effectively communicates:
. responds to an audience
. demonstrates a clear sense of purpose
. organizes information
. delivers information using appropriate language

Critical Thinking
A student who thinks critically, processes, synthesizes and applies information to solve problems by:
. identifying the problem
. developing and implementing strategies
. evaluating information
. reaching conclusions
. responding to the problem

http://www.criticalthinking.org/schoolstudy.htm
Study of 38 Public Universities and 28 Private universities to determine faculty emphasis on critical thinking in instruction

http://www.criticalthinking.org/ncect.html
National Council for Excellence in Critical Thinking

http://www.criticalthinking.org/University/ univclass/trc.html
Critical Thinking Consortium

http://www.justthink.org/
Justthink Foundation

http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/longview/ctac/corenotes.htm
Longview Community College, Missouri

http://www.criticalthinking.org/University/default.html
Critical thinking resources

http://www.americancomm.org/studies/businesscomm.html
American Communication Association