Advanced Topics: General 583 - Junior Seminar:Creative Problem Solving

Institution:

Allegheny College

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Description:

An exploration of the processes of problem solving including both well-defined hypothetical problems and often ill-defined real-world problems. The role of creative thinking in selecting, inventing and applying strategies in explored, with attention to the obstacles that prevent people from solving problems as well as they might. The course is discussion-oriented with emphasis on proimary sources and includes a community service activism component. Prerequisites: Psychology 206, 207, and 160, 162, or 164.

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.allegheny.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 332-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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