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Week 1 of the Creative Problem Solving course introduces the topics of defining creativity, developing creativity skills, and capturing photos for assignments. Students are asked to post an introduction about themselves and complete the first "Do Something Different" assignment of eating something unusual, taking a photo, and submitting it along with a description. They are also to read a Newsweek article on creativity and participate in peer evaluations. The course will include lectures, exercises, assignments, quizzes and discussion forums to encourage students to try new activities and develop their creative thinking.

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Wiki - Week 1 - Introduction - Coursera

Week 1 of the Creative Problem Solving course introduces the topics of defining creativity, developing creativity skills, and capturing photos for assignments. Students are asked to post an introduction about themselves and complete the first "Do Something Different" assignment of eating something unusual, taking a photo, and submitting it along with a description. They are also to read a Newsweek article on creativity and participate in peer evaluations. The course will include lectures, exercises, assignments, quizzes and discussion forums to encourage students to try new activities and develop their creative thinking.

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Week 1: Introduction Help

Week 1: February 26 March 4

Welcome to Creative Problem Solving! This week we will be covering: a general overview + defining
creativity, course methods and developing your 'creativity muscles', and a photo workshop covering how to
capture the best photos (and video) for your homework assignments. The main class lectures will be posted each
week under "lectures."

Each week there will also be creative exercises for you to do, posted under "activities and exercises." This is
where you'll also find PDFs, links and other supporting material for the topics covered in the lecture videos. Your
exercise for this week is to post an introduction: tell us a bit about yourself and where you live.

The core of your homework and participation in this course will be a series of 'do something different' activities.
Each week will include a video introduction of the week's assignment, an assignment submission page for you to
upload your photos and written description of each assignment, and an evaluation form, where you will critique
each other and yourself. You'll be asked to 'upvote' the projects you think are the strongest, the most creative; the
best will be displayed in the forums and discussed in a live review session. This will be your opportunity to gain
extra credit and share your ideas with the entire class. All videos, forums and assignment submissions will be
posted under the section "DSD."

There will also be 3 quizzes in weeks 2, 4, and 6 on provided readings and videos. All content related to this can
be found under "Quizzes" and "Recommended Reading and Video Material."

Homework, due Tuesday, March 4, 23:59 -006 (11:59 PM CST): Post your introduction, complete DSD 1 [Eat],
read the Newsweek article.

Lectures
Lecture 1.1: Intro to the course: welcome video, course overview, defining creativity (5:25) Script
PDF
Lecture 1.2: Course methods: creativity skill development, muscle, converge vs. diverge (7:01)
Script PDF

Activities and Exercises


Introduce yourself: tell us a little about yourself + upload a photo of your hometown
Originality Assessment Engine PDF (Instructional PDF)
Originality Assessment Engine: read PDF, tool will be available beginning week 2. (Note:
exercises are for learning enrichment and are not graded.)

Do Something Different Assignment


DSD 1.1: "Do something Different" general introduction (5:04) Script PDF
DSD 1.2: DSD 1 introduction: Eat Something Different (1:14)
DSD 1.3: Introduction to peer grading and critiquing (4:35)
DSD 1.4: Photo workshop: Shooting Pictures (16:05)
Examples: DSD Eat Something Different
Assignment Submission 1: DSD 1: eat something different
Forum: Do Something Different Discussion Forums (general)

Readings for Quiz 1


Read: Newsweek article : The Creativity Crisis PDF Version

Created Thu 11 Jul 2013 2:21 AM PHT

Last Modified Sun 2 Mar 2014 2:38 AM PHT

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