...request family to collaborate together 1. Ask questions such as doctors’ visits and common illnesses with the families 2. What is the current overall health of all of the family members within the home 3. Ask what year the home was built in for possible lead or asbestos exposure. III. Investigation of the problem A. Confirm the information 1. Make absolutely sure there is something specifically similar the neighbors affected a. Interview, if possible, the affected neighbors to ascertain their general daily habits. b. Interview healthy neighbors not affected ascertain their daily habits c. Interview the residents about their symptoms and compare them to see if their symptoms are similar. d. Compare data from interviews for similarities in hopes to pinpoint a cause. 2. Keep a map of the area and place red pins where there are neighbors affected. B. Utilizing professional resources to confirm the problem 1. Consult multiple professional physicians for opinions regarding the cause of the illness. 2. Have the community’s water...
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...Critical Thinking Reflection HUM/114 October 12, 2015 Brandi Rowley Critical Thinking Reflection The three lessons that I have learned from this course are, the Eight Steps Process to Becoming a Better Critical Thinker, Barriers to Critical Thinking, and the Five-Step Model of Problem Solving. The Eight-Step Process to Becoming a Better Critical Thinker The Eight Step process to becoming a better critical thinker is important, before this class, I really did not think that there was a process to something that I already knew/did. When working on the process of becoming a better critical thinker, it should be a good idea, to carry around a notepad. This way you can research. The first step is to recognize the need to improve your critical thinking. The second step is recognizing what barriers prevent me from developing the critical thinking skills. The third step, is trying to find out how I can modify or replace them. The fourth step is determining the reliability of the source. Fifth step is to determine the credibility of the source. Sixth step understands the steps for problem solving. The seventh reason is applying problem solving skills to your everyday life. The eight step, should lead you towards becoming a better critical thinker. Barriers to critical thinking The second lesson that I learned in this course, is the barriers there are against Critical Thinkers. Learning about what can prevent me from becoming a critical thinking...
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...Building blocks of Problem-Solving Kristopher Polk ITT Technical Institute There are five steps or building blocks to the heuristic approach of problem-solving. These steps are defining the problem, generating solutions, deciding a course of action, implementing a solution, and evaluating a solution. Each of these steps are equally important and are great tools to solving a problem. One cannot solve a problem without first defining the problem; this step can prove to be one of the most difficult. The first and most difficult step of the problem-solving heuristic is defining the problem. This can prove to be very difficult due to the problem not being that obvious at first glance, and can lead to coming back to this step numerous times. Once the real problem is defined a few questions must be asked: Has the problem been solved before? Is it worth solving? Which resources are available to obtain a solution? Determining what resources are available will greatly help with the next step in the problem-solving heuristic, which is generating solutions to the problem. Brainstorming is an important and vital tool to generating solutions to a problem. Brainstorming allows for generating solutions that are and are not possible. Asking others for their ideas of solutions to the problem is a great tool as well; others may see the problem from a different angle. After generating all of these solutions it is then time to decide on a plan of action. This next step is very important...
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...PSY/315 March 4, 2013 Chapter 4 Practice Problems (11) List the five steps of hypothesis testing, and explained the procedure and logic of each. 1) Restate the research question; specify the null theory about the populations. State the null theory and the alternate theory Null: Ho: Alteration: Ha: 2) Determine the features of the compared distribution. Define the level of significance, using type 1 errors; identify sample size using data and resources that are available. 3) Define the region cutoff sample score. Identify the test statistics and sampling distributions. 4) Determine the sample’s score on the comparison distribution. Collect any data and compute the statistics test to find p -value 5) Select the appropriate theory. Classify the p-value and identify whether not to reject the null theory. Summarize the results and give a clear comprehensive solution towards the underline problem. (14) Based on the information given for each of the following studies; decide whether to reject the null hypothesis. For each, give (a) the Z- score cutoff (or cutoffs) on the comparison distribution at which the null hypothesis should be rejected (b) the Z score on the comparison distribution for the sample score and (c) your conclusion. Assume that all populations are normally distributed. Study A-D mean population = 5 Standard deviation = 1 Sample score = 7 P = study A&B =.05 P = study C&D = .01 Tails of this study a = 1(high prediction) Study...
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... Date: Prepare this Lab Report when you have completed and lab assignment. Include any charts, graphs required to complete the lab. Refer to your initial lab plan to respond to the first questions. 1. Define the problem you were solving in this lab. (If any) This weeks iLab was instructing us on how to create files, enter and edit lines of text, search for text strings, replace text strings, and create a script file to work with directories and files. 2. What challenges did you meet in working towards completing the Lab? One challenge I faced was in Step 4. I was instructed in the video tutorial to Highlight the text “Hello World” and press the ‘N’ key to make that text highlighted. When I pressed ‘N’ I received a “Pattern Not Found: 640” error message. This is shown in the third Screenshot of Step 4 pasted below. I also initially had trouble with Step 6 Part A, changing “bit” to “five”. 3. Were you successful in solving the problem? Did you use methods you learned in class? If yes, explain your solution, if no, explain the solution you did use. Please be specific, and provide a detailed description of your solution. For Step 4 I did not see this instruction in Activity 6-3 of our book, so I just skipped it for the time being. For Step 6 Part A, I realized my cursor wasn’t on the first line. J 4. What questions related to this lab still remain for you? I suppose the only question that remains is...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Apply the Five-Steps Model Health Issue-Boop Lisa G. Ross HUM115 June 20, 2016 Wei Xiong Solving Personal Problems: Apply the Five-Step Model Critical thinking is necessary for our daily lives. Applying the five-step model is required for solving problems. One day, Tre’ and I were going to the mall, and all of a sudden I saw my son the floor. At that moment, I thought he was dead. I fell to my knees to see if he was breathing, however, within two minutes the ambulance was there. The distressing part of this was that I had no idea something was severely wrong with my son. That very moment I adopted the five- step model to solve my problem. Defining the problem is the first step to finding out what needs to be resolved. Tre' had a tough time with breathing, coughing, and his fever was very high. It was hard to get his fever down. Factors that could have contributed to the cause is a development of bacteria in the chest. The doctor that was caring for Tre' kept me informed of the details of Tre's case. Dr. Jones came up with possible solutions for this bacteria that caused this infection or virus in his lungs which was prednisone and antibiotics. The doctors thought this solution would help Tre’ get better. This solution was effective to treat the infection. However, it did not treat the disease. There were other steps that Tre had to take to try to help treat the disease. Exercising his lungs with breathing...
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...James Hulmes GS1140: Problem Solving Theory Week 2: Lab Professor R. Cornell Essay Heuristics (and intuition) plays a dominant role in the creative thinking involved in problem solving. They are so widely used and relied upon that for decades and heuristics has been searched, collected, named, categorized, computerized, and taught in problem solving classes. However, they are not nearly as generally accepted, as are algorithms, in the scaling phase of problem solving. This, I think, is due in part to a misunderstanding leading to unrealistic expectations of heuristics, or how it may be regarded that they are used. Heuristics are often referred to as techniques for finding conceptual solutions and inventive ones at that. Henceforth, they may be incorrectly thought of as algorithms for formulated production of ideas from the (intractable) subconscious. Nonetheless, heuristics are gaining recognition, as methodologies that explicitly use them are becoming known. Heuristic is a structured approach, or algorithm, that consists of five steps: define goals and opportunities, map the process or system, express impact of each step or element, link each impact back to each goal, and organize and consolidate statements. Objectives must be clearly stated when defining goals and opportunities. It’s a process metric that needs improvements. There is functionality that needs to be integrated into the current system or process. There is an undesirable effect to be reduced or eliminated...
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...you would mentally solve this problem. Write down your own strategy to solve it: 1) Your solution strategy for mentally solving 65+19: I would start to solve this problem mentally, by first mentally stacking the two numbers and starting on the left. I would mentally picture only the 9 and the 5 and proceeded to add them together (9+5=14). Once I came to the conclusion that the answer was fourteen, I then moved the left side of the problem and added together 6+1+1. After that, I simply put together the two answers and came to the conclusion that the answer is 84. 2) Write down the solution strategies that students generated for 65+19. Explain how are students using number relationships or decomposing the numbers to solve the problem? The first student came to the solution that 65+19=84. He proceeded to tell the teacher and his classmates that he came to this solution by first adding ten to sixty-five (65+10=75), but he knows that he still needs to add nine. He then decided to add five to seventy-five, so that...
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...T E A M S It’s All About Improving Performance Teams work better with expanded problem solving and decision making skills by Helene F. Uhlfelder E VERYONE KNOWS THAT THE PURPOSE OF teams is high performance. In the past it was enough that teams or quality circles got involved in solving problems and sharing some of the decision-making responsibilities. Now the success of organizations hinges on the ability of teams to make tough decisions and solve complex problems on a daily basis. This article’s aim is to provide a better understanding of the factors that influence problem solving and decision making and to provide a seven-step model and procedures to use to improve team performance. improvement cultures or team systems teach their employees tools to use in reaching decisions and solving problems. Whether these tools have four steps or seven steps, they have four basic components: problem definition, data collection to verify the root cause of the problem, solution generation and action planning, including a mechanism for tracking how well the chosen solution works. These tools are sometimes not used at all and sometimes are used religiously for everything. Yet, it is rare to find teams that understand the nature of problems and know how to choose the right tool or technique to use in a A different mind-set particular situation. Most organizations that implement total quality management, continuous Furthermore, team...
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...Critical Thinking Reflection Practicing critical thinking is essential in everyday life, for a myriad of reasons. For instance, it is imperative when solving problems because, without doing so, rational, sound decisions cannot occur. Instead, internal and external barriers prevent us from systematically working through the five steps to problem-solving. That stated, defining critical thinking adequately is substantial to understanding how to apply it seamlessly in daily situations. Dr. Ridel (2015), defines critical thinking as follows: “Critical thinking is a continuous process of evaluating information, formulating opinions based on facts,...
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...Problem Solving In Professional Life Tyler A Dantzler Devry University Course Project Week 1 Describe a scenario where you were unable to solve a problem. What stopped you, and what could you have done instead? Did you use the five steps in problem solving discussed in the lecture? I would say one instance where I could’ve used better problem solving was when I was attending Northern Illinois University from summer of 2011 to spring of 2014. My last year there I got deeply depressed and isolated myself from the entire campus. I felt like I didn’t fit in and I was a loner and it started to affect my grades and mental health. Instead reaching out and using problem solving skills such as talking to my advisor, going to a counselor, reaching out to the few friends I did hang with on campus. I shut myself out and tried to do it on my own which resulted in me coming back home after the semester was over with. So no I didn’t use the 5 steps but looking at the 5 steps and relating them to my experience and my prior college it would’ve helped out a lot. How did the expert from the Meet the Expert session use these five steps to solve problems? Due to me working around the time the session was being broadcasted I wasn’t able to watch the session this week and wasn’t sure if it was tapped and could be watched at a later time. How will you continue to use problem solving throughout your professional life? I was looking online...
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...Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model Kyla Hill HUM/115 March 7, 2016 Robin Schultz Solving Personal Problems: Applying the Five-Step Model Problems are an occurrence in everyday life. One of the things that we need to know how to do, as critical thinkers, is define problems and solve them. I am going to explain my problem to you and how I came up with a solution to solve it using the “Five-Step Problem Solving Method” (Chaffee, 2015). When using the five-step model, the first step is defining the problem. It asks, “What is the problem?” (Chaffee, 2015). My problem is being overweight. I have never been a “small” girl, but I was never overweight. After having my first child, I lost the twenty pounds I gained while pregnant with no problems. Then, I became pregnant with my daughter. I gained sixty pounds while pregnant with her. Over the years, instead of losing the weight, I have added more to it. I know that I need to lose weight in order to live a longer healthier life. I feel that if I lose weight and get into better physical shape, I can do more physical activities with my children. I know what my problem is now, and I need to do something about it. The next step in the five-step model asks “What are the alternatives?” (Chaffee, 2015). Knowing what my boundaries of the situation are will help me to form a solution for the problem. I work forty hours a week, have two active children, and I am an active full time student. Finding time in my schedule...
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...Monee Problem Solving GS 1140 Homework #1 6/22/14 Today we as people face problems some large some small. No matter the size these problems all need solving, but keep in mind the objective is to choose the best solution. We must practice our problem-solving skills often to enhance them. Knowing the perceived problem, identifying the real problem, and applying the Building Blocks of the Heuristics are a few of the known methods in problem-solving. A common mistake made today in problem-solving is not knowing the perceived problem. The perceived problem can have your attention misled to something less important than the actual problem and only focused on treating the symptoms, which can give us quick satisfaction but temporary results. Like “the leak” example referred in chapter 1 the perceived problem seemed to be the leaking on the floor making a mess. Solution was putting a bucket under leak to catch the water, quick satisfaction but temporary results. Identifying the real problem can be a little tricky because it’s a lot more difficult to find and can be often overlooked. The real problem in “the leak” example used in chapter 1 was the cause of the leak. If they find the cause of the leak and fix it the problem is fixed no leaks, no buckets, mess, and best of all long term results. Now the thought of never making a mistake or faulty judgments is unreal but methods and techniques such as “the Building Blocks of the Heuristic” come...
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... |College of Natural Sciences | | |MTH/208 Version 6 | | |College Mathematics I | Copyright © 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course begins a demonstration and examination of various concepts of algebra. It assists in building skills for performing specific mathematical operations and problem solving. These concepts and skills serve as a foundation for subsequent quantitative business coursework. Applications to real-world problems are emphasized throughout the course. This course is the first half of the college mathematics sequence, which is completed in MTH/209: College Mathematics II. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend...
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...Solving Personal Problems Larry Hicks HUM/115 09/20/2015 Solving Personal Problems In the textbook I read about the Five-Step Model (Ridel, 2015) and applied it to a problem in my everyday life. The personal problem that I picked was biting my nails. I get so anxious and stressed and without even realizing it, some of my nails are bleeding. After analyzing the situation and steps I believe I am a problem experiencer. The Five-Step Model As I mentioned Ridel (2015), has a Five-Step Model to solve personal problems in everyday life. The first step was to identify the problem, which was biting my nails. Step 2: Identify the cause of the problem, which was because of nerves, stress, and being anxious. When evaluating Step 3: Creating options to solve the problem (Ridel, 2015) I tried out a few different options. I realized when I was stressed and tried to make sure I didn’t go back into my old habit. I also went to the nail salon and went through several cuticle treatments. I even tried this nasty sour nail polish that is supposed to prevent nail biting. Step four is evaluating the best option to solve the problem. All these options were great, however, none of them seemed to work. They would grow out and look very nice then all of a sudden I end up biting them again. The most inconvenient thing was every time I bit my nails it was a day or two before I was going to the salon. Step five is to act, monitor and modify selected options. Knowing...
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