Creative Thinking: Theory and Practice $($HUMN $14857$G$)$

Creative Problem Solving $($CPS$)$ Project $(25\%)$

Overview of the Project:

Your Creative Problem Solving $($CPS$)$ Project is an opportunity for you to develop further your understanding of and confidence in your creative thinking skills

You will identify an opportunity or challenge and take it through a creative problem solving process. The CPS Project consists of $3$ Stages.

You may work in a team $($highly recommended!, up to $4$ persons per team$)$ or work individually.

Stages:

Identify a topic $($a challenge or opportunity$)$ and clarify the challenge or opportunity $($p$.2-3).$

Ideate $($p$.4)$

Develop one idea$/$solution $($p$.5-6)$

Creative Problem Solving $($CPS$)$ Project

Submission Guidelines:

This file serves as a worksheet for your creative project solving process.

By end of week $12$:

i$.$ Submit a Word$/$pdf file as project report at SLATE assignment box:

Type your answer $($in blue$)$ for Stage $1,2,3$ on pages $2-6$ of this worksheet.

You need to follow all the instructions on p$2-6.$ I have made some entry in blue to serve as example. $($These examples represent barely minimum acceptable level. If you aim for high score, you must be significantly better than these examples.$)$

$-$You need to replace them with your own work. $($Save as pdf with filename: "lastname.pdf$".$ Include multiple names for teams$).$

This completed file is considered your report. Please submit the file timely to avoid the late penalty.

ii$.$ Post the completed Power Point Presentation file to the SLATE Discussion Board. $($please refer to page $7$ for guideline$)$:

By end of week $13,$ Comment on at least $3$ other posts on the SLATE Discussion Board with things you like about them. This contributes to your final report grade. If your final report grade is assigned before your post, adjustment will be made if applicable. $($FYI$,$ this is also the Exam week for this course.$)$

On week $14,$ drop$-$In for all of you to have a look at the presentations and comments. Add further comments as appropriate.

For those who works in a team, only one member need to make the submission. $($submission should indicate clearly names of all team members in space helow and on the firct clides of the powerpoint$).$