Last updated: 4/18/2000
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This is the "jump page" for Creativity, an on-line course. A "jump page" mainly contains links to other topics.

Here are the major topics on this page:

• Policies, assignments, course meetings
• Lectures and further information from other sources
• Information about the participants
• Online tools
• General ISP and WSU information

Policies, assignments, course meetings

• Agenda for January 12 class (see map for 113 Rackham building below)
• Syllabus for ISP 5500, four credit version
  • Assignment schedule for four credit version
• Syllabus for ISP 5500, three credit version
  • Assignment schedule for three credit version
• Extra (optional) class meetings, online and IRL. Last updated 2/21/99
• Textbooks
• How to take an online course (or at least this one)
• Opting out of the first class meeting (If you want to opt out of the first class meeting, all requirements must be completed before January 12.)
• Comment Groups for 4 credit version
• Topics for Essay B
• Topics for Essay C

Map to 113 Rackham at bottom of page (kept on this web site beacuse we may have an IRL meeting there)

Lectures and further information from other sources

• General description of course content
• How Controversial Were the People in Creating Minds? (updated 2/10/2000)
• Summary, Chapter 4 from Creativity in Context (Teresa Amabile)
• Summary, Chapter 8 from Creativity in Context (Teresa Amabile)
• Mike Dequin, excerpt from Senior Essay on Creativity in worklife (new 2/10/2000)
• Angela Legendre, excerpts about influences and solving creative problems, from course conference from Winter 1999

Information about the participants

• Class pictures
• David Bowen's schedule for Winter 2000 semester (link back to Bowen's web site, links to monthly calendars are there)

Online tools

• Link to computer conference
  • Help in using the computer conferencing system
• Course information form
• Weekly Report Form for Email
• Online grade reports

General ISP and WSU information

• http://cgi.lib.wayne.edu/cgi-bin/mailman.cgi - GUI email client via Adamany UnderGraduate Library (but anyone can use it, from anywhere)
• WSU computer help: http://support.wayne.edu (web), helpdesk@wayne.edu (email) or (313) 577-4778
• South End article about online courses at WSU (9/18/97)
• South End article about online courses at WSU (11/9/99)
• Free workshop series / Academic Success Center

Map to 113 Rackham