Business Management. Module. The Da Vinci Institute PCD100 PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVE THINKING & DECISION-MAKING. Bachelor of Commerce

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1 Bachelor of Commerce Business Management Module PCD100 PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVE THINKING Accredited and offered by The Da Vinci Institute

2 2013 The material within this document is the intellectual property of DMC Process Management, a Research associate of The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management. This Module was exclusively developed and forms part of a National Certificate Qualification in Business Management. Dissemination of this material to a third party or use of this material outside of the scope of the qualification, will constitute a violation of the intellectual property rights of The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management (Pty) Ltd and DMC Process Management (Pty).

3 BACHELORS OF COMMERCE POST MODULE ASSIGNMENT PCD100 PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVE THINKING & DECISION-MAKING NQF LEVEL 5 The Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management (Pty) Ltd Registered with the Department of Education as a private higher education institution under the Higher Education Act, Registration No. 2004/HE07/003

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5 Bachelor of Commerce Business Management Accredited and offered by The Da Vinci Institute Post Module Assignment PCD100 PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVE THINKING

6 Submission Guidelines Completion Date The electronic version of your assignment should be sent to the respective KAM via address by date stipulated as per schedule. PLEASE NOTE Assignments that have not been submitted by the due date will be treated as a "non submission". Any request for an extension due to exceptional circumstances must be submitted in writing. Such request must be submitted to The Da Vinci Institute at least one week prior to the submission date. A maximum of two extensions will be granted during the programme. An extension shall not normally exceed two weeks. For security purposes, please ensure that your name forms part of the footer of your assignment document and that you make a back-up of your document. Students that submit their assignment by the first submission date will receive 5% toward their final assignment mark. Please note that you will only be eligible for these marks if you pass the assignment and this mark is not transferable toward a pass. Note Module Synopsis You must ensure that any arguments you make have a sound theoretical foundation and all references must be cited and properly acknowledged. Change is real, it is radical and it faces us everyday. Change requires us to move out of our comfort zones, stretch our minds, establish new alliances and make physical changes. When individuals understand the need for change, the consequences of not changing, the change process and the desired end-results, they would rather participate in, than resist the change process. The challenge for managers and leaders is to determine where they want to take their team and organisation to, develop a strategy to reach that destination and to continuously encouraging creativity and innovation in the workplace. 6 MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

7 Module Outcomes On successful completion of this module, participants should be able to: Convert problem solving basics into creative solution finding frameworks for your department; Benchmark global creative thinking processes; Develop arguments for the integration of your own problem solving approaches within your organisation; and Lead a team in using creative thinking and problem solving frameworks to solve real functional and organisational problems. SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY 7

8 Assignment Cover Page Name Student Number Company Programme Name Module Title Module Dates Facilitator Name Submission Date List at least five online references: Author(s) Book, Journal or Article 8 MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

9 Assignment Weighted Content Application Mark Convert problem solving basics into contextual solution-finding applications 30 that are integrated with your workplace challenge. Develop arguments for the integration of your own problem solving 20 approaches within your workplace challenge. Expand your ideation process by adding creative thinking tools to improve 20 your decision-making capability. Sub Total 70 Description of application process You required to provide a simple description of how you did or would have 10 done the application. Sub Total 80 Presentation of Response including the following: Providing an introduction and conclusion Value Awarded Developing a logical flow argument Using appropriate language Providing a critical perspective Attending to layout Including references 10 A professional academic submission is expected with correctly cited references, a list of references and a table of contents. Sub Total 90 Response to evaluations: It is extremely important for The Institute to continuously improve our service to our students and clients regarding programme content, facilitation, facilitators and rendering student support services. We strive to deliver service excellence and therefore request you to please complete the evaluation form, which you will find at: Please take note that you are required to complete and return the online evaluation form in order to complete the PMA. 2 SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY 9

10 Utilisation of Information Resources: a. Datamonitor registrations: register.html Upon registration a username and password will be ed to you for login purposes. Login Page : b. Vaal University of Technology: The Da Vinci Institute have entered into a collaboration with the Vaal University of Technology ( to gain access to their library resources. All Da Vinci students do have full access to their library resources including their postgraduate computer centre at Vanderbijilpark (main campus) library. Find also attached the online databases remote access procedure document including the available online databases at: c. Development Bank of South Africa Publications: Available at: 3 d. African Arguments online: Available at: Students are required to indicate the use of references (authors of textbooks, journals and articles from online resources as follows: Listing the references in bullet format on the cover page of the assignment. Including full details of the references in the bibliography at the end of the assignment (following the Harvard method of referencing). Sub Total 95 Submission of Assignment by stipulated due date 5 Total MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

11 Assignment Guidelines The programme requires integration across functions and very definitely systemically within functions. The theories should be applied cross-functionally in the workplace and the integration of the system as a whole is always important. Processes should be designed to meet specific requirements and it is expected of students to work at a fairly high conceptual level before translating theory into action. Problem solving should be non-linear and solution processes should be designed to meet changing needs. The Da Vinci Marking Framework The following is the standard marking framework that will be applied to all Da Vinci Programme material. All content is evaluated against the following ratios: Criteria Weight Content Applications 70% Description of Application process 10% Presentation of assignment document 10% Response to evaluation 2% Utilisation of resources 3% Submission of Assignment 5% TOTAL 100% SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY 11

12 Submission Date Completion Date The electronic version of your assignment should be sent to at 08h00 on the dates as specified PLEASE NOTE Assignments that have not been submitted by the due date will be treated as a "non submission". Any request for an extension due to exceptional circumstances must be submitted in writing. Such request must be submitted to The Da Vinci Institute at least one week prior to the submission date. A maximum of two extensions will be granted during the programme. An extension shall not normally exceed two weeks. For security purposes, please ensure that your name forms part of the footer of your assignment document and that you make a back-up of your document. 12 MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP ODYSSEY THE DA VINCI INSTITUTE SUPERVISORY MANAGEMENT

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