TECHNICAL PROBLEM SOLVING

Sheryl Barringer - instructor

Heather Biehl and Ashley Updike - TAs

Meets Tuesday & Thursday 2-5 pm

Capstone course　and third writing course for undergraduate majors in FST and food business management

Real, current industry problems used

Capstone therefore must be senior or grad.　Integrate knowledge.

Writing course:　will be judged on writing and presentation skills.　Emplyers always tell us our students need to be better at writing and speaking.　Therefore no sympathy from me if you don’t like being criticized on these things.　Will be graded on grammar.

Lecture on techniques

Analyze real industrial technical problems

Discuss what problem solving techniques worked and what didn’t

I can’t teach you to think.　I can only put you in a position where you have to think.

Work in teams

Why: you have to wherever you work

Nobody ever achieved greatness by themselves

To learn:　Every individual in the team is important

Each member is accountable for reports made by the team