Introduction
Concepts Habits of Effective People
Knowledgeable Risks
Heuristics
Managing Effective Meetings
Time 30 minutes ± 10 minutes
Reference Strategies for Creative Problem Solving, Fogler and LeBlanc
 
Description
The students should go over the review section of the module first before proceeding to the example section. The review section will go into the basic concepts of problem solving. This is crucial to understand before proceeding the interactive part of the module. In the example section of the module, the student will be given the chance to go through the analysis of the Challenger space shuttle disaster and conclude how ineffective problem solving skills contributed greatly to the shuttle crash.

 

This is a Jeopardy style game where the contestant will have to choose a question and give an answer to that question. The higher the score, the harder the questions are.

Grade Base 75 points are needed to achieve mastery of the module.
Comments This module is a good starting point for students who wish to learn more about effective problem solving skills. It covers the basic concepts of problem solving. It is recommended that the students go over the review section several times in order to familiarize themselves with the basic terminologies.
Installation  Instructions for installing and using the ICMs are available.

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