Courses – Fakultet tehničkih nauka u Novom Sadu

Subject: Creative problem solving (17.IM2214)

Native organizations units: Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, Chair of Production Systems, Organization and Management

Type of studies	Title

General information:

Category	Professional-applicative
Scientific or art field	Proizvodni i uslužni sistemi, organizacija i menadžment
Interdisciplinary	No
ECTS	4

Educational goal:

To encourage students to develop an understanding of entrepreneurial creativity through theoretical analysis and the use of creative problem solving techniques. The module will enable students to generate, evaluate and apply new ideas and concepts within a business planning process. Students will also experience creative problem solving techniques, reflect upon appropriate methods for different stages of problem solving techniques, reflect upon appropriate methods for different stages of problem solving and explore the relationship between creative problem solving and entrepreneurship.

Educational outcome:

Students will be able to: (1) use tools for creative problem solving, (2) establish criteria for the evaluation of emerging ideas, (3) analyze and evaluate solutions, (4) develop and participate in developing systems for managing ideas in (formal or informal) organization, (5) prepare strategy to protect ideas, (6) present the idea and (7) better understand the dynamics of teamwork.

Course content:

The course will introduce students to the latest thinking in the areas of creativity, the creative process, knowledge management practices and the nature of entrepreneurship. Having established the cricual link between creativity, entrepreneurship and economic development the course proceeds with the latest thinking in the areas of creativity, entrepreneurship and economic development the course proceeds with the latest thinking in the areas of creativity, the creative process and modern knowledge management practices supported by case studies and examples of successful applications. Students will be introduced to a variety of creative problem solving techniques and learn how to apply these techniques in the context of the development, evaluation and application of ideas and concepts with commercial potential.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, seminars, group discussions, information search, reading of scientific literature, and preparation and delivery of presentations.

Literature:

Authors	Title	Year	Publisher	Language
Viktorija Bojović i drugi	Vodič za inovativne preduzetnike	2007	Konekta Konsalting	Serbian language
Lumsdaine, E., Binks, M.	Keep on Moving - Entrepreneurial Creativity and Effective Problem Solving	2002	McGraw Hill	English
Scarborough, Zimmerer	Effective Small Business Management	2002	Prentice Hall	English
Vrgović, Petar	Kreativno rešavanje problema - skripta sa predavanja	2013	Fakultet tehničkih nauka, Novi Sad	Serbian language
de Bono, Edward	Six Thinking Hats: An Essential Approach to Business Management	1985	Little, Brown, & Company	English