Department of Foundation and General Studies

Academic Year 2011 - 2012, Semester Summer I

Reasoning and Critical Thinking (SAH 103) Submission date : July 11, 2012 Name of Student:___________________________________________ Course Assignment (CLO 1, 2, 4) Date: June 27, 2012

Section: 1 Total Marks: 15 Student ID: ___________________

Individual Assignment Based on your study of Organizing Skills, refer to the definitions and steps to do as instructed for the following 30 items: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Computer Camera Spoon Key Fan Cup Pen Eraser Book Table 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Door lock Microphone Chair Water cooler Earphone Flash drive Screw driver Charger Mobile Water heater 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Knife Fork Pencil Water pump CD Rom Key chain Computer mouse DVD player Microwave A/C unit

Question 1:
Classify all items in the following number of categories: a. In 3 categories b. In 6 categories c. In 9 categories In each step, you have to classify all items (30). Number all items in every step, so the total should be always (30).

Question 2:
Sequence all items in TWO different orders (Do not use A-Z or Z-A. Do not use ascending and descending for the same criteria). Indicate the criteria followed in each order.

Question 3:
a. Choose any Three (3) items from the table and compare between them in five (5) features / attributes. b. Choose any Three (3) items from the table and contrast between them in five (5) features / attributes.

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Your grade will be based on:

1. Successfully completing all the steps (3 classifying, 2 sequencing, 1 comparing, 1 contrasting). 2. Proper cover page including: assignment title, your mane, your ID, course title, course code, section, lecturer name, academic semester. 3. Proper assignment format: introduction, conclusion, index. 4. Accuracy and creativity of your work. 5. On time submission.

Submission:
Submit a soft copy only to this email: sah103.agu@gmail.com Name your file as follows: SAH103, (Section #) (your name) (your ID). Example: SAH103 1 Ibrahim Ali Hassan 20100707 Use your file name as the Subject in the email subject line. Last date for submission: 11/7/2012 Copied assignments will result in ZERO mark.........................................................................................................................................

Example:
Given the following 10 items. Based on you skill of classifying and sequencing: 1. Classify all the items in 3 categories, 4 categories 2. Sequence them in one order. Sunglasses, T-shirt, Pen, Book, White board, Marker, Printer, Table, CD-Rom, Shoes. In 3 categories: Things that we wear 1. Sunglasses 2. T-shirt 3. Shoes Stationary 4. Pen 5. Book 6. Marker 7. White board In 4 categories: Things that we wear 1. Shoes 2. T-shirt 3. Sunglasses Sequencing: Based on Size: big to small: 1. White board 2. Table 3. Printer 4. T-shirt 5. Shoes Computer related items 8. 9. CD-Rom Printer

10. Table

Stationary 4. Book 5. Pen

Class related items 6. White board 7. Marker 8. Table

Computer related items 9. CD-Rom 10. Printer

6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Book CD-Rom Sunglasses Marker Pen

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