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Problem Solving Course Syllabus and Schedule Wednesday: 5:00 p.m. - 7:20 p.m. Spring 201
!r. "ob #ora$ %ns&ruc&or 'echnology !ivision (accalaurea&e Program )*12+ ***- 257 ,-.: )*12+ ***-5/00 1mail: rnora2vinu.edu 'e3&boo4 Fogler & LeBlanc (2008), Strategies for Creative Problem Solving, 2nd Edition Prentice !all" Course !escrip&ion #$is co%rse is designed to introd%ce st%dents to &roblem solving tec$ni'%es ($ic$ can be a&&lied to create a more &rod%ctive and efficient (or) environment" St%dents (ill be able to %nleas$ t$eir creative talents" Course 5b6ec&ives *&on com&letion of t$is co%rse t$e st%dent (ill be able to *nderstand $o( creative t$in)ing is %sef%l as a &roblem+solving tool" ,isc%ss t$e be$aviors associated (it$ creative t$in)ing" ,escribe t$e tec$ni'%es %sed to identif- &roblems" ,emonstrate t$e &roblem+solving c-cles" *nderstand t$e &rocess of im&lementing &roblem sol%tions" ,escribe $o( to anal-.e and eval%ate &roblem sol%tions"

Class Policies /" /ttendance 0" St%dents are e1&ected to attend all sessions of t$e class" 2" /ttendance roll call (ill be ta)en at t$e beginning and end of eac$ class &eriod" 2" /ttendance and &artici&ation (ill be (ort$ 003 of t$e final grade" 4" #$ree tardies (ill e'%al one absence" 5" /ttendance notices (ill be sent after ever- t(o absences" 6" #$e instr%ctor $as t$e o&tion of dro&&ing a st%dent from a co%rse after eig$t absences" 7" /n absence ma- be e1c%sed (it$ &ro&er doc%mentation from medical

2 &rofessionals, f%neral attendance, etc" E1c%sed absences (ill not co%nt to(ard grade ded%ction or absence notices" B" 8a)e+*& 9or) 0" 8a)e+%& (or) (ill be acce&ted as F*LL credit ($en an e1c%sed absence is recorded" !o(ever, ma)e+%& (or) (ill :;# be iss%ed %nless t$e st%dent in'%ires abo%t t$e (or) missed d%ring t$e absence" 2" 8a)e+%& (or) (ill be acce&ted as !/LF credit ($en a non+e1c%sed absence is recorded" !o(ever, ma)e+%& (or) (ill :;# be iss%ed %nless t$e st%dent in'%ires abo%t t$e (or) missed d%ring t$e absence" C" /cademic ,is$onest0" St%dents m%st follo( t$e academic dis$onest- statement of t$e St%dent Cond%ct Code &%blis$ed in t$e *niversit- Catalog" 2" <f a st%dent is involved in academic dis$onest-, t$e instr%ctor (ill $ave access to t$e follo(ing actions incl%ding, b%t not limited to, failing grade for t$e assignment, or t$e co%rse, or t$e (it$dra(al from t$e co%rse" St%dents ma- a&&eal t$e instr%ctor=s decision &er t$e St%dent >rievance Polic-" ,<S/B<L<#<ES S#/#E8E:# ?#$e office of ,isabilit- Services assists st%dents (it$ disabilities in ac$ieving t$eir ed%cational and career goals t$ro%g$ academic assistance and referral to a&&ro&riate s%&&ort service" #$e Coordinator of t$e ;ffice of ,isabilit- Service revie(s individ%al re'%ests and determines a&&ro&riate individ%ali.ed accommodation for st%dents (it$ disabilities" /ccommodations are identified on a class+b-+class basis" St%dents (it$ &s-c$ological, &$-sical, sensor-, comm%nicative and@or learning disabilities s$o%ld contact t$e ;ffice of ,isabilit- Service as soon as &ossible after admission to A*" #$e st%dent (ill be re'%ired to &rovide co&ies of medical or &s-c$ometric eval%ation t$at doc%ment t$e &resence of a disabilit- and t$e im&act of t$e disabilit- on t$e st%dent=s level of f%nctioning" Aincennes *niversit- com&lies (it$ t$e re'%irements set fort$ bt$e /mericans (it$ ,isabilities /ct (/,/) and Section 504 of t$e Be$abilitation /ct to ass%re t$e rig$ts of individ%als (it$ disabilities to fair, non+discriminator- treatment" Course 1valua&ion -ll papers mus& have: a cover page7 double-spacing7 pages numbered7 8orma&&ed 9i&h 1-inch margins7 12-poin& 8on&7 and have &he 8irs& sen&ence o8 each paragraph inden&ed. 'his 9ill represen& 25: o8 each paper.

2 ;rading Scale C2+0003 88+C23 84+873 80+823 70+803 67+703 62+663 0+623 / BD B CD C ,D , F

Schedule '1C< 55 - Spring 201 Session 1 2 0 !a&e 1=15 1=22 1=2/ 2=5 'opic Course goals$ ob6ec&ives$ and re>uiremen&s 5vervie9 o8 Crea&ive -pproaches &o Problem Solving Problem-Solving S&ra&egies: Why (o&her 'he Charac&eris&ics$ -&&i&udes$ and 1nvironmen& #ecessary 8or 188ec&ive Problem Solving ;a&hering %n8orma&ion on &he Problem Problem !e8ini&ion (rea4ing !o9n &he (arriers &o ;enera&ing %deas Spring (rea4 ;enera&ing Solu&ions -ssignmen&)s+

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5 ,inaliCe ,inal "epor& 1 15 1@ =20 =00 5=7 Class Presen&a&ions B Po9er Poin& Class Presen&a&ions B Po9er Poin& Da4e-Ep Wor4 )i8 necessary+ :;#ES