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Problem Solving Cases
Fred NickolsA Webinar for Faculty at University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
April 16, 2020
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About Fred Nickols
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Overview
• A Little History (Dewey & Polya)• Four Illustrative Cases• Recap & Wrap Up• My Contact Info• Concluding Remarks
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Two Major Domains
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• George Polya (1945) How to Solve It
Mathematical Problem Solving
• John Dewey (1910) How We Think
Practical Problem Solving
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John Dewey’s Process (1910)
• The Occurrence of a Felt Difficulty• Location & Definition of the
Difficulty• A Suggested Solution (An Idea)• The Rational Elaboration of an
Idea• Corroboration of an Idea and a
Concluding Belief (Acceptance or Rejection)
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The Flat Tire Problem
• Flat Tire on the Way to Work• It is 7:15 am• Important Meeting at 8:00 am
• Some Questions to Answer• What is the current state of
affairs?• What is the desired state of
affairs?• What are the limits on my
actions?• What would produce the desired
state of affairs?• What are my options?• Which option seems best?• How will I prove it worked?• How will I implement it?
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Flat Tire Information Matrix
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What is the current state of affairs?
What is the desired state of affairs?
What are the limits on my actions?
My left rear tire went flat and I’ll probably be late for work.
I arrive at work on time. Time. I have 45 minutes before I’m supposed to be at work and 15 minutes of driving time left.
What is producing the current state of affairs?
What would produce the desired state of affairs? What are my options?
The left rear tire is flat, making the car undrivable.
A way of getting to work on time. Change the tireHitch a rideCall a cab/Uber/LyftCall AAACall someone I know
Which option seems best? How will I prove it worked? How will I implement it?
Changing the tire. I get to work on time. Open the trunkRemove the spare tireRemove the lug wrenchRemove the jack and handleJack up the carEtc., etc., etc.
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George Polya’s Process (1945)
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Understand the Problem
(What is the unknown?)
Devise a Plan
(Connect the dataand the unknown.)
Carry Out the Plan
(Check each step.)
Look Back
(Can you check the result?)
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How do you find the Length of d?
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To find the Length of d
• d is the hypotenuse of a triangle with sides e and f
• f is also the hypotenuse of a triangle with sides a and b
• Find f first and then use it to find d
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The Length of d
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Let’s Do the Math
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a = 4 b = 3 c = 3 e = 3
f = 5 d = 5.8309518948
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Questions?
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Case: The Reject Rate Problem
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The Reject Rate is too high.
How low do you want it?
As low as you can get it.
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Registration Form Processing
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Two Questions
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Why would they want to fill it out completely and correctly?
How would they know they did?
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Reject Rate Problem Structure
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Their Path to Employment
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My Path to the Solution
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Reject Rate Information Matrix
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Reject Rate Force-Field Analysis
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Before and After
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Questions?
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Change is Indirect
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Two Points
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Solution Path
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Reject Rate Solution Path
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RegistrationForm
Instructions&
InstitutionCode List
Registrants'Motivation &
Ability toFill Out the
RegistrationForm
Registrants'BehaviorsFilling Out
Form
Quality ofForms
Submitted
RejectRate
AccessibleVariables
DriverVariable
TargetVariable
ConnectingVariables
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Questions?
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The Load Rate Problem
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NEWLY APPOINTED DIVISION DIRECTOR
MOVED INTO NEW BUILDING
A NEWLY ASSIGNED PROGRAM IN
ADJACENT BUILDING
PROGRAM DIRECTORS BADGERING ME ABOUT
“LOAD RATE”
“DO SOMETHING!”
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Load Rate Solution Path
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Load Rate Means-Ends Hierarchy
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Questions?
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Test Center Staffing Problem
• My VP of Operations posed this problem to me:“Given a set of rooms of known or determinable capacity, some number of students to be tested, and guidelines for staffing the test center, is there an algorithm or systematic procedure that will allow you to determine the lowest staffing cost for any and all test administrations?”
• I replied, “Sure.”• He asked, “What makes you so certain?”• I replied, “There’s nothing ambiguous in what you just said.”• He said, “Develop it.”
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A Moment of Insight
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Staffing Problem Structure
• Staffing Guidelines
• One Test Center Supervisor per Test Center• One Room Supervisor per Room• One Assistant Room Supervisor
for every 35 students over 50 per room• One Hall Proctor for every 4
rooms
• Illustrative Example
• 120 Test Takers• Cafeteria (100 test takers)• Several classrooms (50 per room)
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Two Staffing Solutions
• Minimum Number of Rooms• 100 Students in Cafeteria• 20 Students in a classroom
• 1 Test Center Supervisor• 2 Room Supervisors• 2 Assistant Room Supervisors• 1 Hall Monitor
• Minimum Lines Crossed• 85 Students in Cafeteria• 35 Students in a classroom
• 1 Test Center Supervisor• 2 Room Supervisors• 1 Assistant Room Supervisor• 1 Hall Monitor
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Questions?
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Closing Remarks
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Covered several cases
Introduced “Solution Path”
Structure, Structure, Structure
Diagrams, Diagrams, Diagrams
Change, Change, Change
“AHA!”
Materials are already on the Assessment site
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Contact Information
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Fred NickolsManaging Partner
Distance Consulting, LLC“Assistance at a Distance”
922 Country Club DriveHoward, OH 43028
[email protected](740) 504-0000
“My Objective is to Help You Achieve Yours”
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Concluding Remarks
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Steve Lochmann