Creativity and Problem-Solving: Closing The Skills Gap
| Autor: | Frank Braun, Ben Martz, Jim Hughes |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Class (computer programming)
Entrepreneurship Computer Networks and Communications media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Closing (real estate) 050301 education Creativity 050105 experimental psychology Education Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Curriculum development 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Creativity technique Psychology 0503 education Curriculum Information Systems media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Computer Information Systems. 57:39-48 |
| ISSN: | 2380-2057 0887-4417 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/08874417.2016.1181492 |
| Popis: | Innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship are becoming key focus areas for employers looking for the 21st century employee. This means the academic side of the create-a-better-employee relationship should adapt the curricula to address this need by including problem-solving and creativity; and, this introduction should occur as early as possible in a student’s course of study. This article relates the development and implementation of a problem-based learning (PBL)-modeled class in a business-oriented curriculum designed to help freshman and sophomore students learn about problem-solving and creativity techniques. One learning goal of the class is to have students be able to describe at least five problem-solving methods or activities. Results showed a clear majority—88% of the students satisfied this short-term, course goal. Additional results show observable changes that indicate more long-term learning concerning creativity and problem-solving occurred. Finally, some implications for upper d... |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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