UNIVERSITY OF

ZIMBABWE FACULTY OF

EDUCATION

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
DEPARTMENT

PROGRAMME: ARTS AND HUMANITIES

CODE: CCLSAH201

MODULE: CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS AND LIFE

SKILLS
DATE: OCTOBER 2023 TIME: 3 HOURS

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SECTION A: CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

1. With the aid of examples, explain the following fallacies (errors in reasoning). (25
marks).
a. Appeal to emotion
b. Attack on the person
c. Begging the question
d. Hasty generalization
2. Discuss the difference between being conscious and critically conscious. (25)
SECTION B: PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS
3. Analyse the stages one should follow to effectively solve a problem in
your working environment. (25 marks).
4. Justify the importance of creative thinking to development processes in
Zimbabwe. (25 marks).
SECTION C: ZIMBABWE STRATEGIC STUDIES
5. Examine competing explanations on the causes and outcomes of the Zimbabwe’s
land reform programme. (25 marks).
6. Discuss the five major challenges (social, economic, political, environmental and
security) faced by Zimbabwe since the attainment of independence. (25 marks).

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