Empowering Minds: Cultivating Critical Thinking in the Age of AI
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2024-12
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Partnering with the Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business (BSB) within the Citadel College, this study aimed to examine and evaluate how the curriculum, cadets, and faculty of the BSB develop and assess critical thinking skills through evaluation of class content, syllabi, and assessments within the business school while considering the transformative potential of emerging AI tools. The guiding questions used to explore this inquiry included: In what ways are critical thinking skills integrated and emphasized within The Citadel’s Tommy & Victoria Baker School of Business? Particularly in relation to evolving learning methodologies and the emerging potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? To what extent can BSB measure the success of critical thinking assessments within the curriculum? In what ways are AI tools being utilized by students throughout their coursework?
The study employed a mixed methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research methods including career center interviews, surveys of current cadets and faculty, along with analysis of course syllabi and teaching materials to identify how critical thinking is integrated into the BSB experience. Findings included the existence of a potential for more profound critical thinking integration into coursework and assessments. AI is viewed with great apprehension by faculty who report limited knowledge of how it can support critical thinking skill development or training of how to utilize it effectively, whereas cadet results were in contrast to this, exposing a divergence in views between faculty and cadets.
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Leadership and Learning in Organizations capstone project
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Critical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, Generative Technologies, Business School, Analytical Thinking