PROBLEM SOLVING

CREATE YOUR FUTURE | LSS: 2003 | SECTION: CIN01 / E98

Nooh Aljanahi
H00270060
Bilal Juma
H00270332
Younus Saeed
H00248421
Ahmed Mohammad
H00248451

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CONTENTS
What does problem solving means?
What are the some of the benefits of problem solving?
Barriers to effective problem solving
Problem-solving process
Quiz
Activity
What we learned?
Conclusion
References

WHAT IS PROBLEM SOLVING?

The process of going through details of a
problem to find a solution. Problem solving may
include mathematical or systematic operations
and can differ of an individuals critical thinking
skills.

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF PROBLEM

SOLVING?
Give the courage to face any difficult problems, situations or
difficulties.
Teach thinking and creativity.
Encourage some cooperative skills
Teach general problem solving skills

BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE PROBLEM

SOLVING
Lack of experience
Failure to recognize the problem
Failure to consider all consequences
Lack of confidence

HOW TO SOLVE A
PROBLEM?
Evaluate the
problem

Gather
information

Identify
solutions

Break
problem into
parts

Select best
solution

Take action

Test &
review

Examine
results

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
1) Find the problem
Find the aspects that effect the
solution to be completed .

Find the problem that is the most

critical first.

2) Find the facts

Be patient when finding the
facts, dont find a facts quickly.

If you move forward to find a fact

quickly you will risk depends on
incomplete information

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
3) Define the problem
After you understand and find
the problem, you have to define
it clearly and completely.

listing all the factors that causes

the problem as well as finding
different ways to solve it.

4) Find ideas
In this step, after you have a
problem definition we start
generating ideas for a solution.

Dont evaluate your ideas until

step 5. because it will limit your
creativity.

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
5) Select and evaluate
After you find the ideas, we have
to select the best solution of
many solutions.

6) Plan
In this step you must analyze the
problems and risks that might
face you when you solve a
problem.

We have to decade the

unneeded ideas
This process contains many
experiments and thoughts.

PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS
7) Sell the idea
In this step you must convince
other stakeholders that your
solution is the best one.

8) Act
Finally when you have convinced
the stakeholder that your
proposed solution is the best
one, you can move to the
implementation part.

Make sure you considered all

the
consequences.
The implementation part is the
exciting and rewarded part for
problem solving.

QUIZ
https://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=7yDmGnA8Hw0

Can you solve the bridge

riddle?

ACTIVITY
You have a fox, a chicken
and a sack of grain. You
must cross a river with only
one of them at a time. If you
leave the fox with the
chicken he will eat it; if you
leave the chicken with the
grain he will eat it. How can
you get all three across
safely?

Solution?

WHAT I LEARNED ( NOOH )

Define a problem and find a solution
Think logically and critically to find and solve a problem
Ask questions to get more information about understanding the
problem
Teamwork

WHAT I LEARNED ( YOUNUS )

Sort and explain the problem
Summarize problem to understand
Apply the solution after examine
Using problem solving process in our daily work

WHAT I LEARNED ( BILAL )

Every big problem can be solved.
Finding best solution to take action.
What does problem solving mean and how to deal with it.
You dont have to be a genius to solve a problem.

WHAT I LEARNED (AHMED)

Problems needs steps to be solved
Many solutions will be appear and we have to select the best one
If you want to solve a problem you must have a little bit of experience
and confidant

CONCLUSION
People are facing problems everyday in their daily life. As you know
that in some companies for the network sections are facing many
problems when they have projects and these problems must be solved
in short period of time so they will finish it on time.

Problem solving needs critical thinking skills and needs some other
skills too. Moreover, its the process of going through details to find a
solution.

REFERENCES
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_72.htm
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/sk/problem-solving-skills.htm
http://www.uq.edu.au/student-services/learning/barriers-problemsolving
http://nzmaths.co.nz/why-teach-problem-solving#Difficulties_of_Teach
ing_Problem_Solving
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yDmGnA8Hw0
https://riddlesbrainteasers.com/fox-chicken-sack-grain/

THANK YOU!! ANY QUESTIONS??