週次 |
日期 |
單元主題 |
第1週 |
2/18 |
Introduction/project 1 kick-off (total 3 hours)
Course Introduction
How to approach a complex problem
Couse overview
What are problems and impacts?
Impact oriented communication
Understand decision maker(s)
Strategy of communication
Preparing an effective communication
Deliver an effective communication
Project 1 exercise
Question and deliverables
Announce grouping
Identify one possible idea
Homework: prepare the supervisor update
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第2週 |
2/25 |
Define the problem/Project 2 kick-off (total 3 hours)
Project 1 presentation and feedback
Reflection of Project 1
Define a problem/Project 2 kick-off
Define the problem
Explore the problem
“Fact-pack”
Interviews
Homework: Prepare a progress update to supervisor
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第3週 |
3/04 |
Team problem solving (total 3 hours)
Team building
Team dynamics reflection
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第4週 |
3/11 |
Class interactions/supervisor update (total 3 hours)
Class interactions (1 hour)
15 minutes per group – individual group presents “problem statement” and “find-ings”, “action plan” to the supervisor and gets feedback (total 2 hours)
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第5週 |
3/18 |
Generate ideas (total 3 hours)
Supervisor update in whole class
Generate ideas
Structural thinking - MECE
Structural brainstorming
Homework: Prepare a progress update to supervisor
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第6週 |
3/25 |
Supervisor update – team clinics # 1 (total 6 hours)
45 minutes per group – individual group presents “deductive tree”, “actionable ideas” to the supervisor and gets feedback
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第7週 |
4/01 |
No class |
第8週 |
4/08 |
Prioritize ideas (total 3 hours)
Supervisor update in whole class
Screen and prioritize ideas
Issues
Homework: Prepare a supervisor update
|
第9週 |
4/15 |
No class |
第10週 |
4/22 |
TA class - consultant sharing (total 3 hours) |
第11週 |
4/29 |
Progress Update/Key issues and hypothesis (total 3 hours)
Supervisor update – prioritized ideas
Hypotheses
Arguments and reasoning
Pyramid principle
Homework: Prepare an supervisor update for storyline
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第12週 |
5/06 |
Critical analysis (total 3 hours)
Supervisor update
Scientific method
Data collection and analysis
Work plan
Homework: Prepare an decision maker mid-term progress review
Problem
Ideas process and results
Key issues of the main ideas
Deliverables if proven successful
Analysis to be done
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第13週 |
5/13 |
(5/13-15) Supervisor update
Economics
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第14週 |
5/20 |
Getting the “yes” (total 3 hours)
Solution
Economics of solution
Solution improvement strategy
7-S
Effective communication
Effective preparation
Effective delivery
(5/28-6/2) Supervisor update – team clinics # 3 (total 8 hours)
60 minutes per group – individual group presents storyline, arguments with sup-porting facts |
第15週 |
5/27 |
Clincs #4 |
第16週 |
6/03 |
Final Report – Decision Makers (total 4 hours)
30 minutes per group – individual group presents final deck
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第17週 |
6/10 |
Class closure (Total 2 hours) |