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Introduction
The acronym VUCA - Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous - has been used to characterize the contemporary world we live in. Like an ever-evolving microbe, creative individuals will thrive in such a world, due to their nimbleness, flexibility as well as ability to think of original solutions to complex and challenging problems. Unfortunately, the rigidity and inertia of mind bolted in its place by habits accumulated over a lifetime means that few of us realize our inborn creative potential.
Picasso once observed: All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up. The goal of this module is to enable participants to discover their creative self, as well as to free up their creative mind, so that they can ponder and imagine like the inquisitive children they once were.
There is a wide range of learning activities in this module. Participants will engage in face-to-face learning both on-campus @ NIE and on-line @ Zoom. During these sessions, they will watch interesting videos on creative designers at work. To enhance their creative problem-solving skills, participants will tackle creative and ill-structured tasks in class.
This introductory module is recommended for beginning learners who wish to learn more about the psychology of creativity and employ this knowledge to live and thrive in the VUCA world. Completing this module represents the beginning of a psychological journey to discover the creative self. As Laozi has said: the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
This course is part of:
- Graduate Certificate in Learning and Development
- FlexiMasters in Learning and Development
- MDP904 Motivation, Volition and Learning in-Action
- MDP907 How to Nurture Creative and Happy Learners (OR DP907A-C)**
- One of the following courses:
- MDP909 Assessment and Development of 21st Century Competencies (OR DP909A-C)**
- MDP906 Personality and Attitude Assessment
Upon completion of all courses, learners will fulfill the AU requirements to attain the FlexiMasters in Learning and Development (16 AU).
**Learners have to complete the entire set of modularised courses to be considered as completing one course.
Course Availability
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Date(s): 16 to 30 Apr 2024
Time: 16, 23 & 30 Apr, 1pm to 4pm (4hrs of e-Learning tasks)
Venue: NIE
Registration is closed.
On completion of the course, the learners should be able to:
1. Understand the “what” and “how-to” of creative problem-solving
2. Learn creative techniques to generate original ideas and innovative solutions
3. Identify and overcome perceptual and emotional obstacles to creative problem-solving
4. Gain psychological insight into the creative self and how it can be developed 5. Develop a resilient & optimistic mindset to deal with creative challenges in different contexts
Standard Course Fee: S$1,122.70
| COURSE TITLE | ACADEMIC UNIT |
| MDP904 Motivation, Volition and Learning in Action* | 4 |
MDP906 Personality and Attitude Assessment | 4 |
| MDP907 How to Nurture Creative & Happy Learners* | 4 |
| DP907B Discovering My Happy Self: A Psychological Journey | 1 |
| DP907C Discovering My Creative & Happy Self: Further In & Further Out | 2 |
| MDP909 Assessment and Development of 21st Century Competencies | 4 |
| DP909A Principles and Perspectives of Assessing 21st Century Competencies | 1 |
| DP909B Designing Task and Rubric for Assessing 21st Century Competencies | 1 |
| DP909C Assessing 21st Century Competencies | 2 |
Listed courses are:
- Credit-bearing and stackable to Graduate Certificate in Learning and Development (total 12AUs) and FlexiMasters in Learning and Development (total 16AUs)
*SSG funded and SkillsFuture Credit approved
