Task 1

To what degree do you agree or disagree with the following statement:

"It is important for us to actively engage in critical thinking both generally in day to day life

and professionally as engineers"

Make sure you have evidence to support your answer. Things to consider my include:

• reference to the way in which you would describe critical thinking

• examples of how you make use of critical thinking currently within your life and

how you think you will use these skills during the rest of your engineering course

and practice

• your current ability and confidence to engage in critical thinking

• whether you think it is important, or there is a need to be taught critical thinking

within your degree