NCC 5050 - Critical and Strategic Thinking

Fall, Summer. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

Enrollment limited to: Johnson MBA first-year students. Johnson School core course.

Fall: R. Mish; Summer: Staff.

Succeeding in any business leadership role requires you to think critically, and make quality decisions, even in the face of challenges such as imperfect/incomplete information, changing and unforeseen circumstances, and human nature in all of its complexity and unpredictability. Major content themes of this course focus on constructing a persuasive argument and deconstructing arguments made by others; recognizing and avoiding reasoning flaws and the forces that make us most susceptible to such flaws; approaching business problems systematically and thoroughly; and producing a problem solution that is (a) well-reasoned; (b) likely to be well-received by ultimate decision makers; and (c) able to be implemented successfully.