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BMGT45140

Academic Year 2024/2025

Creative Problem Solving in Organisations (BMGT45140)

Subject:
Business Management
College:
Business
School:
Business
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
10
Module Coordinator:
Assoc Professor Jacob Eisenberg
Trimester:
Summer
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

Creativity is the foundation of innovation, and innovation is critical for organisations to continually meet the needs of society and to compete in a global marketplace.

This module is designed to develop participants’ creative problem-solving skills in workplace contexts that require both originality and utility. Participants will develop their ability to organise and lead for creative solutions, and to explore their own creative solutions to problems ranging from internal change and process improvements, to creation of new products and development of new markets.

In this highly interactive and experiential module, much of the class time is devoted to hands-on application of a validated creative problem-solving technique. This practical foundation is combined with readings, cases, and classroom discussions that develop participants’ understanding of the leadership and organisational requirements needed for creativity and innovation more generally.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the module, participants will be able to:

1. Identify workplace issues for which creative solutions can be devised

2. Identify appropriate techniques for developing creative solutions to a variety of issues

3. Develop, on their own and in teams, creative solutions that can be executed in the workplace

4. Understand the theory and conceptual foundations of creativity in organisational settings

5. Apply creativity theories and concepts to the design and leadership of organisations

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

30
Autonomous Student Learning

96
Lectures

36
Small Group

50
Total

212

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Emphasis on class interaction and on experiential learning approach.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Individual Project: Collage Making Week 1 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
5
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Case Study Analyses Week 2 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
6
 No
Group Work Assignment: Group Projects & Presentation Week 2 Graded No
30
 No
Group Work Assignment: Applied Research Project Week 3 Graded No
44
 No
Reflective Assignment: Reflective Creativity Essay Week 3 Pass/Fail Grade Scale No
15
 No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

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