Creativity (6350.7)
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| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| School Of Management | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Recognise the need for creative problem solving techniques in the contemporary business environment;
2. Demonstrate a firm knowledge of the major creative problem solving methods;
3. Demonstrate an ability to apply creative problem solving methods in practice;
4. Discriminate between the kinds of situations in which different methods of creative problem solving are most appropriate; and
5. Identify important issues in overcoming resistance to change and implementing new ideas in organisations.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Skills development
Given the nature of this unit all of the graduate attributes are included in this unit.
Prerequisites
Must have completed 12 credit pointsCorequisites
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
| Reading title – Pick 5 chapters to review Creative problem solving for managers (4th eds). Routledge: London. This textbook is available from the University Co-op bookshop |
| Chapter 1, Creativity and its importance in business - Proctor, T. 2013. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 2, Blocks to Creativity- Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 3, Theories of creativity & creative problem solving processes - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 4, Objective finding, fact finding and problem finding and definition- Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 5, Morphological analysis and related techniques - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 6, Brainstorming and its variants- Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 7, Lateral thinking an d associated methods - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Break week - Chapter 9 paradigm- Breaking Techniques - |
| Chapter 10, Evaluation - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving fo`r managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 11, Implementing ideas - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 12, Computer assisted creative problem solving - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
| Chapter 8, Synectics - Proctor, T. 2013.. Creative problem solving for managers (2nd ed). Routledge: London. |
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
In order to pass this unit you must complete and submit each item of coursework and participate in the four days of intensive theory and practice workshops.
Supplementary assessment
As per policy
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Learner engagement
The workshops are intensive in order to have the time to practice and implement creative theories. It's a great deal of enjoyable learning and fun! So students tell me.
Participation requirements
As assessment 1 is linked ot the workshop, in order successfully be able to write the assignment and then to pass the unit. It is important that you participate in the four intensive days of workshops.
Required IT skills
Apart from common university requirements. There may be a need to learn auigmented reality, video filming and editing etc This will depend on assessments selected in Assessment 3.
In-unit costs
There may be some assignment costs based on the assessment item you select.
Work placement, internships or practicums
N/A
Additional information
1. Please see this link to the moodle site: http://learnonline.canberra.edu.au/course/view.php?id=17111 for assessment makring matrix and unit details.
2. Harvard or APA for referencing can be used.
