Create your job for the future

JOBLESS? Now, challenge yourself to create your own job. Popsci magazine has a few futuristic jobs such as space pilot and perhaps tourist guide in the moon, Mars, Jupiter etc!

Your carry marks

HERE is your carry marks - S1 & S2 students of UHS 2122 S1 2009/10. All the best.

Final week and final handout

NEXT week will be the final week of this semester. Here is the link to the final handout regarding on the perception and argumentation as part of the utmost important topic in the critical thinking. By the way, please do not only focus on the handouts if you are willing to gain high marks in the final exam.

Special announcement for Section 1 & 2 students:
Do not forget to submit your individual and group assignments; soft and hard copy. Submit as well the video clip on your group presentation.

All the best for you all!

Three more lecture notes

HERE I enclosed lecture notes on critical and creative thinking. Have nice day.
1. Critical thinking.
2. Contributors on thinking - Part 1.
3. Contributors on thinking - Part 2.

Think, shoot and upload!

COME on! Take the challenge. Great opportunity for the creative thinking class students. Please go to http://www.angelsanddragons.com/. It is as simple as think, shoot and upload, but do not forget to ask you friends and networks to vote.

Assignments (for Section 1 & 2 only)

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
Choose any creative thinking method/technique; explain it according to the aspects as below:
• The creator of the method/technique.
• The background and the history of it.
• The procedure to apply it.
• Its strength and weakness.
• How could you apply in your life in producing new creative and innovative idea.
Examples of the creative thinking method/technique: Six Hats (by de Bono), Brainstorming (by Osborn) etc.
(At least 5 pages; Garamond 13; double spacing; date line: 6/8 October 2009 - after Aidulfitri).

GROUP ASSIGNMENT
Create 7 minutes creative activity for two small adult groups. Give a clear instruction and implement it in the presentation/demonstration session.
(Draw a suitable and related diagram in your report; at least 2 pages; Garamond 13; double spacing; date line: Week 14 & 15.)

PPT 2 B downloaded

These could help you in the quiz next week. All the best!

1. ‘Basic concepts in the world of creativity‘.
2. ‘Creative Thinking: Concept, Scope and Theory‘.
3. 'Further discussion on creativity, innovation & invention'.
4. 'Generating creative idea: Individual & organisational level'.
5. ‘Science creativity and Nobel Prize‘.