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Discussion 7:  Reflect on the current course readings and videos focused on creativity and the brain. Discuss your EQ quiz results if you like. What do they say about you? Enjoy! Be creative! .

Ndolias respond

Creativity and the brain:

I was intrigued to read that the prefrontal cortex is the last structure to develop in the human brain (Averill, 2004). I found this interesting because human beings have the ability to be creative and imaginative at an early age, and prior to the complete development of the prefrontal cortex. The human brain has the capacity to be creative and imaginative before the completion of this brain structure known for creativity.

Creativity, emotion and cognition are intertwined in a complex and important way.  Emotional intelligence involves perception, thought facilitation and emotional regulation (Averill, 2004), which means cognition and emotion may have an effect on the creative process of an individual. The higher an individuals emotional intelligence score, the more the individual is able to deal with their emotions in healthy ways. According to Geher, Betancourt & Jewell (2017) the ability to accurately know the emotional states of others, is a basic aspect of emotional intelligence (PP 228)

Researchers Hansenne & Legrand (2012) studied a population of 73 children between the ages of 9-12 and found that emotional intelligence had no significant effect on the participants school performance, however researchers noted creativity was a predictor of school performance (PP 264). I was surprised by the results of the study, because I would have expected both creativity and emotional intelligence to have a significant effect on student school performance.

References:

Averill, J. R. (2004). A tale of two snarks: Emotional intelligence and emotional creativity compared. Psychological inquiry, 15, pp 228-233. Retrieved from /courses/66946/files/12037464/download

Cherry, K. (2016). What’s Your EQ? Test Your Emotional Intelligence. [online] Verywell Mind. Available at: https://www.verywellmind.com/how-emotionally-intelligent-are-you-2796099 [Accessed 22 March 2020].

Dietrich, A (2004). The cognitive neuroscience of creativity. Psychonomic bulletin & review. Retrieved from /courses/66946/files/12037463/download

Geher, G., Betancourt, K., & Jewell, O. (2017). The Link between Emotional Intelligence and Creativity. Imagination, Cognition and Personality, 37(1), 522. https://doi.org/10.1177/027623661771002

Hansenne, M. &  Legrand, J. (2012) Creativity, emotional intelligence, and school performance in children. International Journal of Educational Research. 53,264-268. ISSN 0883-0355.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2012.03.015 

Kaufman, S. B. (2013). Scott Barry Kaufman: Creative brains [Video file]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/78833772

Inquiry on Perception

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1. Explore how senses differ between animals and humans and how our biology/ecology can make sense of these differences.

How can eagles see a mouse from 200 feet in the air?
Why can bears smell a person from kilometers away?
How many hot peppers can you eat?
How come city folk cant hear that well?

Your assignment could** included details about the topic such as;

What is it/ how do we define it/ how have we come to understand the concept?
How is it related to perception / the brain / development / etc.
How the topic informs us about how perception works
How has this topic been explored in the scientific literature?
**The above list is not intended to define the structure of your paper and the topics you must cover. Rather, think of this as a suggestive list to help develop your thinking on the topic of your choice**

The assignment should be approximately 3 double spaced pages in length with an upper limit of 4 pages.  (NOTE: Title pages, images, and reference sections do not count towards limits)
All information should be cited using APA formatting (see formatting notes below). Please consider using citethisforme.com (Links to an external site.) to help you create your reference section. It speeds up the process quite a bit!

Internal and external knowledge management of Apple

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Report brief: draw on selected knowledge management concepts, theories, and models to analyse and critically evaluate the knowledge management of Apple.

Should include:
-tools used to manage knowledge
-sourcing and managing external knowledge and how to protect it.
-Knowledge management challenges it faces.

Policy Paper on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the GCC – Qatar, Saudi Arabic, Oman, Kuwait, UAE, and Bahrain

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This is a policy paper assignment so make sure that you use proper academic writing and that your literature review is comprehensive and supported by references.  Feel free to write in either English or Arabic. Paper should not be less than 2500 words!
Outline for Policy Paper:

1.    Are there any PPP Strategies in the country? What is the government official position on PPPs in each country?
2.    Are there any PPP laws and/or legislations? Discuss the status/progress in details.
3.    When did the first PPP started in each GCC country?
4.    How many PPP projects are there and in which sectors? (Energy, infrastructure, water, etc.?) Feel free to use a table to answer this
5.    What are the total investments in PPP?
6.    What are the challenges and limitations for implementing PPPs in each country?