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Problem solving: Process: Steps: What are typical steps in the problem solving process?

May 2nd, 2008 07:33
Knud van Eeden, Sakir Ali, Deepak Bansal,

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Problem solving: Process: Steps: What are typical steps in the problem 
solving process?

1. Identify Problem

2. Define Problem

3. Represent and Organize Information

4. Select a Problem Solving Strategy

   1. Heuristics versus algorithms

   2. Analysis versus synthesis

   3. Divergent versus convergent thinking

   4. Other

5. Allocate Resources

6. Monitor Problem solving

7. Evaluate the Solution

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2/PP/fsmp/GO_FOLIEN/Student%20Notes%20Chapter09.htm]

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- Define the Problem to be Solved: what do you want to solve?

- Define the Goal State - End Point: when have you solved it?

- Identify the "Real" Constraints: why can I possibly not solve it?

- Develop optional Strategies: what if I can not solve it?

- Apply promising strategies: that might be a good solution?

- Monitor progress on solution path: how have I solved it so far?

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landon.douglas.bc.ca/360/c11/360200311.rtf]

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There are seven stages of problem-solving which tend to show up in
almost all solutions. They are:

1. Clarify the conditions

2. Clarify the goal

3. Search for relevant prior knowledge and declarative, principle, or
   cognitive strategies.

4. Determine if conditions and goal state imply a known class of
   problems.

5. Decompose the problem into subproblems with subgoals.

6. Determine a sequence for solving subproblems

7. Consider possible solution paths

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