Last updated: 2/21/99
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Agenda for Creativity Class Meeting on January 20
(material added to reflect what happened during the class)

1. Personal introductions.
2. What is creativity -- words that are similar or related -- some of the dozen or so words
   1. Innovation
   2. Imagination
   3. New Ideas
3. My goals for the course
   1. Theoretical
      1. Understanding of Creativity and its relatives
      2. Knowledge about specific creative individuals
      3. Individual focus on an aspect of Creativity -- third text and term paper
      4. Having an opportunity (but not a requirement) to try something new
   2. Applications (depend on individual interests)
      1. How to be (more) creative in our individual lives
         1. at work -- being an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur
         2. outside of work
      2. How to manage or supervise for Creativity (innovation)
      3. How to encourage Creativity in our children

   NOTE: one of the questions at this point was, are the Term Papers, then, supposed to be on the applications? The answer to this is NO, the Term Papers can be on the theoretical aspect, the application aspect, or can combine both. You can also have other goals, and the Term Paper can reflect those goals as well.

4. Software
   1. World Wide Web access for the course web site and computer conferencing/chat. Either Netscape Navigator (version 2.0 or higher), Netscape Communicator (any version) or Microsoft Internet Explorer (version 3.0 or higher) will do. These are all examples of Web Browsers. During this class meeting we will use Netscape Navigator, but all Web Browsers basically work alike, especially inside the Browser window.
   2. Email. Email programs are not installed on campus because of security concerns. Consequently, it is difficult to use University laboratory computers for email attachments, so we will  not be going over that during this class meeting. Also, the different email programs are too different for a lab session to be useful. Both Netscape 3 and Netscape 4 have an "Attach" button in the email composition window, when you are typing out an email message. What email programs are you using? This can also be handled one-to-one.
      1. To find out what program you are using, in Windows:
         1. Click on the "Help" menu item up near the top of the screen. A menu or list of sub-choices will drop down.
         2. On the list of sub-choices, click on the "About ..." item at or near the bottom of the list. A box appears listing the name and version number of the software.
5. Tour of course web site at http://www.cll.wayne.edu/isp/drbowen/crtvyw99
   1. Syllabi for ISP 5500 and ISP 5990, and joint assignment schedule. (The joint assignment schedule gives more details on specific assignments than the syllabi do)
   2. Information form -- please fill this out
   3. Comment groups, for commenting on the draft Term Paper topics that you are supposed to post on the computer conference by March 1. Between March 1 and Friday, March 12, members of comment groups are to post on the computer conference, comments on the draft topics of the other members of the comment groups. For example, if a comment group consists of A, B, C and D, then B, C and D should comment on A's topic, A, C and d should comment on B's topic, and so forth. Then, each (no longer draft) Term Paper topic should be turned in to me by email, along with the comments from the comment group.
      
      NOTE 1: Anyone is certainly allowed to comment on any draft Term Paper topic, whether they are in that person's comment group or not.
      
      NOTE 2: Comments on draft Term Paper topics are to be posted on the computer conference, not done privately by email.
      
      The three comment groups are:
      1. ISP 5990 group: Marleen Barth, Sharon Finch, Lu Jennings, Rick McKiddy and Amie Meixner
      2. Others at class meeting: Ann Brown, Rohn Baker, Euan Singleton, Margaret Williams
      3. Others: Carole Bentley-Bell, Felicia George, Sinda Grimes and Jim Watry