SSL - Problem-Solving Skills

What is problem-solving?

• (a). Working with numbers.

• (b). The process of figuring out the answer(s) or solution(s) to a question, issue or difficulty.

• (c). Being highly critical of academic work.

What is academic culture?

• (a). clothes and other paraphernalia with the university’s logo printed on them

• (b). the types of food available on campus

• (c). the beliefs, principles and approaches to study, work and life that a university upholds

What is the purpose of problem-solving tasks at university? Check two options.

• (a). Lecturers give students difficult problems they can’t figure out for themselves.

• (b). Problem solving tasks are given so that students can become familiar with certain problem types.

• (c). Problem solving tasks are given so that students can demonstrate their knowledge of an area and their ability to synthesize information, make arguments and make judgements.

• (d). Lecturers give problem solving tasks to keep students entertained in otherwise boring classes.

What is academic integrity?

• (a). Understanding academic culture in its entirety, without dividing it into different parts.

• (b). Behaving ethically and responsibly at university.

• (c). Not cheating in exams.

Which of the following situations would be a breach of academic integrity? Check two options.

• (a). Borrowing a friend’s notes from class

• (b). Re-using the exact same paragraph from an essay you wrote for a different class in a new essay.

• (c). Having a friend read-over your essay to check for meaning and clarity

• (d). Paying someone outside of the university to write your essay because you aren’t feeling well.

What should students do before they start university?

Check three options.

• (a). Ask themselves where their passion meets the world’s greatest needs.

• (b). Ask themselves if their degree is important.

• (d). Do their research and choose courses they find interesting.

• (e). Get to know the university campus in person or online.

• (f). Do no research and leave everything up to fate.

Why is it important to look after your own learning at university?

• (a). You won’t have the same direction or support from your teachers as you did in high school.

• (b). Your lecturers don’t care about you.

What can you do to make the most of your time at university? Check three options.

• (a). Try a lot of different things.

• (b). Spend all of your time studying and learning the material.

• (c). Volunteer.

• (d). Overload on courses so that you can study a lot of different subjects.

• (e). Get to know your professors and create good network.

What are the three parts to a problem?

• (a). The initial state, solution path and goal

• (b). The solution, the path and the goal

• (c). The questioner, the question and the answer

Where are you most likely to find a descriptive task or problem? Check two options.

• (a). At the beginning of a test or exam

• (b). In easy courses

• (c). Embedded into analytical questions

• (d). Only in Arts courses