Professional Practices Lecture

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Agenda

Computing Core
Skills
 Problem Solving
• Problem solving is a mental process and is part of the larger problem
process that includes problem finding and problem shaping.
• Problem solving is a key skill.
• There are five basic steps in problem solving:
1. Defining the problem.
2. Generating alternatives.
3. Evaluating and selecting alternatives.
4. Implementing solutions.
5. Monitoring of situation.
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• Root Cause Analysis seeks to identify the origin of a problem. It uses a

specific set of steps, with associated tools, to find the primary cause of
the problem, so that you can:
1. Determine what happened.
2. Determine why it happened.
3. Figure out what to do to reduce the likelihood that it will happen
again.
 Decision making

• Decision making can be regarded as the mental processes (cognitive process)

resulting in the selection of a course of action among several alternatives.
• Decision making lies under problem solving.
• Difficult decisions typically involve issues like these:
Uncertainty - Many facts may not be known.
Complexity - You have to consider many interrelated factors.
High-risk consequences - The impact of the decision may be significant.
Alternatives - Each has its own set of uncertainties and consequences.
Interpersonal issues - It can be difficult to predict how other people will react.
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• There are six steps to making an effective decision:

1. Create a constructive environment.
2. Generate good alternatives.
3. Explore these alternatives.
4. Choose the best alternative.
5. Check your decision.
6. Communicate your decision, and take action.
 Imagination
• The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as
real and is not present to the senses, "popular imagination created a
world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be"

Quotation:
"Imagination, the supreme delight of the endless and the immature,
should be limited. In order to enjoy life, we should not enjoy it too
much"
 Creativity

• Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates

something new (a product, a solution, a work of art etc.) that has some
kind of value.
• Having the ability or power to create.
• Human beings are creative animals.
 Innovation
• Innovation is a process by which an idea or invention is translated
into a good or service for which people will pay.
• Discovery: the act, process, or an instance of discovering
• Relationships(creativity & innovation)
Creativity form nothing to something & innovation shapes that
something into product and service
Creativity bring something into being & innovation bring
something into use
 Analytical Ability

• Analytical skill is the ability to visualize, articulate, and solve

complex problems and concepts, and make decisions that make sense
based on available information. Such skills include demonstration of
the ability to apply logical thinking to gathering and analyzing
information, designing and testing solutions to problems, and
formulating plans.
 Logical Thinking

Logical thinking is like , how we see

things outside us, depends on how
things are inside us.