Mar 29, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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GM605 Creative Problem Solving and Critical Thinking (3 cr.)


This course gives students the opportunity to learn and practice higher level thinking skills such as curiosity and imagination, divergent thinking, idea generation, creative problem solving, evaluation, synthesis, critical thinking, and analysis. Students develop strategies to search for challenges, identify problems, produce creative ideas, research solutions, design innovative applications, and build a case for the solution.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Analyze the importance of creativity and the need for creative leadership in business and society today.
  2. Apply concepts, principles, definitions, and creative problem solving.
  3. Apply techniques and skills of creative and analytical thinking.
  4. Utilize both creative and analytical skills in problem-solving situations.
  5. Practice both traditional and contemporary models of decision making in situations marked by change and transition.
  6. Use problem-solving models to address problems in their own organizations.



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