The discussions are intended to help you further explore and think critically about the information you are reading and viewing

The discussions are intended to help you further explore and think critically about the information you are reading and viewing. Critical thinking is a mode of thinking about any subject, content, or problem in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skillfully analyzing, assessing, and reconstructing it. Critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. Now to think critically, here is what I expect: clarify assumptions and misconceptions, present different perspectives or viewpoints, and come to a consensus.

I shall pose questions to get the discussions going. However, you are responsible for participating and furthering the discussion through your comments and questions to one another. I expect you to be an active–two or three times a week minimum–participant in the discussions.

For this discussion, I’d like you to think about the last interaction that you had with the Human Resource function of an organization. What were you trying to achieve through your interaction? Was it a positive or negative experience? Why do you think it turned out that way? Did the HR person(s) that you met with deal with the situation in a professional manner? Do you have a positive impression of the organization based on this experience?