INTS1125 — Creative Problem Solving
INTS 1125 - Creative Problem Solving INTS 1125 - Creative Problem Solving 3 Credits Provides information and practice to students become more effective problem solvers in their academic, career, civic, and personal lives. Students will study findings of current problem-solving research and apply them to ethical and international problems. The course will emphasize creativity, team problem solving, and conflict management as well as the technical heuristics of problem-solving, hypothesis testing, and decision-making. Major Content Areas Dealing with systemic problems: 3 weeks Decision-making models (logic-based; consensus-based): 2 weeks Problem-solving applied to international and/or multi-cultural situations: 4 weeks Methods for developing creativity in problem-solving: 2 weeks Personal preferences, values, strengths, and weakness for information-gathering and decision-making: 2 weeks Introduction to problem-solving models: 2 weeks Learning