Creative Problem Solving
Our Creative Problem Solving course will help students to come up with many innovative ideas, to craft those ideas and apply them in their own life. They will also develop their skills in creative expression, both verbally and visually and learn how to see problems from different perspectives. The Creative Problem Solving course will equip students with a creative process that they can apply in academic and work contexts, or when pursuing their own personal creative projects.
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Develop curiosity for creative problem-solving
- Generate lots of ideas
- Refine and develop their ideas
- Take risks and learn from mistake
- Persist with creative ideas
- Develop their visual and verbal creativity
- Be brave enough to share their creative ideas
Tutor Group's weekly breakdown for students
Orientation | ||
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Introductory Class Course introduction Getting to know your study group and tutor Checking your skills | ||
Week 1 Exploring and Investigation • The importance of curiosity • The 5 Why technique • Asking questions | Week 2 Generating Ideas • Opening your mind • Divergent thinking techniques • Fusing ideas | Week 3 Crafting and Improving • What makes an idea creative? • Responding to feedback • Different perspectives • Evaluating ideas |
Week 4 Being Persistent • Taking risks • Persisting • Continuous development | Week 5 Sharing Ideas • Crafting and improving • Visual creativity • Verbal creativity • Being brave with your ideas | Week 6 Reflecting On The Creative Process • The creative process • Applying the creative process • Challenges in the creative process |
How can you take this course?
There are 3 ways you can take this online course, depending on how you wish to study and how much support you require.
Self Study | Tutor Group | Fast Track |
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Duration: • Start any time and work at your own pace | Duration: • Paced weekly learning with your tutor group • 7 weeks | Duration: • Paced daily learning with your tutor group • 10 days (2 weeks) |
Course Breakdown: • 7-10 hours of self-study learning materials | Course Breakdown: • 2 hours of study per week | Course Breakdown: •7 live, online classes • 1 hour of self-study per day |
Included: • Progress dashboard • Signed transcript | Included: • EtonX certificate | Included: EtonX certificate |
Class: • Groups of up to 8 students | Class: • Groups of up to 8 students |