to highlight the need for ICT professionals to be good critical thinkers.

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to highlight the need for ICT professionals to be good critical thinkers.

Task

This portfolio item requires you to write two paragraphs about Critical Thinking.

Your entire submission should be approximately 350 words in length. It should be written objectively in third person.

Your first paragraph should includea paraphrased definition of critical thinking supported by evidence. The reference must be a peer-reviewed, academic source from the last 5 years. It must be selected using the Triple R framework (see textbook). The structure of the paragraph should include a topic sentence, evidence and a concluding sentence summarising your definition.

Write the second paragraph to highlight the need for ICT professionals to be good critical thinkers. This paragraph should begin with a topic sentence. You should then provide two unique examples to explain how ICT professionals would need apply their critical thinking skills. Conclude your paragraph with a sentence that summarises the importance of critical thinking for ICT professionals.

Marking Criteria

• Definition of critical thinking, paraphrasing a peer-reviewed, academic source. You must acknowledge the reference usingAPA referencing style(2marks).
• Two (2) unique examplesabout the importanceof ICT professionalsbeing critical thinkers(2marks).
• The paragraphs are structured as required – with a topic sentence, evidence/examples and a concluding sentence (1 mark).

Notes:

• If you have current or previous ICT work experience, you may use examples from that. Otherwise, research the duties of various ICT jobs to find relevant examples. If you use other sources, you must to correctly acknowledge them using the APA referencing style.
• APA referencing style is discussed in week 5 of the Term.