Section 1 Creative Science
Unit1 Creative Thinking
1.1 The Importance of Creative Thinking for Scientists and Engineers
1.2 What is Creative Science
1.3 The Science Fiction Prototyping Method
Exercises
Unit 2 BrainStorming
2.1 The Brainstorming Method
2.2 Creating a Brainstorming Session
2.3 Market Review
Exercises
Unit 3 Micro-Fiction
3.1 Introduction to Micro-Fiction
3.2 Micro-Fiction as a Shorthand Innovation Language
3.3 The Basics of Writing a Micro-Fiction
3.4 Examples of Micro-Fiction
Exercises
Unit 4 Mini-Fiction
4.1 From Micro to Mini Fictions
4.2 Mini-Fictions as a means to test product ideas
4.3 The Basics of Writing a Mini-Fiction
Exercises
Section 2 Computer English
Unit 5 Computer Systems
5.1 What is a Computer?
5.2 Computer Hardware
5.3 Computer Software
Exercises
Unit 6 Programming Languages
6.1 Introduction to Programming Languages
6.2 Good Programming
6.3 The Future of Programming
Exercises
Unit 7 Networks and the Internet
7.1 Computer Network
7.2 The Internet and World Wide Web
7.3 Network Security
Exercises
Unit 8 The Microsoft Office Suite
8.1 The Word Processer
8.2 The Spreadsheet
8.3 The Access Database
Exercises
Unit 9 Internet of Things
9.1 What is Internet of Things?
9.2 Examples of IoT Applications
9.3 Challenges for IoT Applications
Exercises
Unit 10 Database Management
10.1 Introduction to Database
10.2 Database Normalization
10.3 Big Data
Exercises
Unit 11 Cloud Computing
11.1 Introduction to Cloud Computing
11.2 Cloud Computing Architectures
11.3 Vendors for Cloud Computing Services
Exercises
Unit 12 Artificial Intelligence
12.1 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
12.2 Introduction to Machine Learning
12.3 Applications of AI
Exercises
Section 3 English Language
Unit 13 English Languages
13.1 Introduction to English
13.2 Basic Grammar
13.3 Basic Technical Vocabulary Exercises
Unit 14 English Literature
14.1 English Literature Styles
14.2 Science Fiction Literature
14.3 Technical Writing
Exercises Unit 15 Storytelling
15.1 History of stories
15.2 Classic Story Structures
15.3 Linear and non-linear narrative structures
Exercises
Unit 16 Assessment
16.1 Assessment methods(written versus oral)
16.2 Assessing Fictional Literature
16.3 Creative Writing
Exercises Appendix A Reading materials
Unit 1 The One Hundred Year Problem
Unit 2 The Technological Singularity
Unit 3 Examples of Mini-Fiction
Unit 4 Techno-wizardry in the home4
Unit 5 Population movements and genetics
References