Collective Problem Solving

This course is designed to offer an interdisciplinary perspective on various problems in groups and organizations in order to help students gain practical knowledge and skills that are needed to effectively interact, communicate, and collaborate with others in order to complete tasks and achieve shared goals not just in professional contexts but also in everyday social life. Following the learning-by-doing principle, you will be situated in diverse real-world group problems and asked to search for solutions for those problems either on your own or by working with others through a series of online interactive class activities. By trying to solve collective problems yourself, you will be able to understand the nature of the given problems and acquire skill sets necessary for solving the problems. The lectures and class discussion that follow will help understand theoretical concepts and issues as well as implications of collective problem solving. This course will be particularly useful for those who seek to develop teamwork skills.