Problem Solving Steps and Evaluation Process

You must understand what is involved in the ______ before you can continue toward the solution.

This includes understanding the knowledge base of the ______ or machine for whom you are solving the problem.

When you are working with a ______, its knowledge base is the limited instructions the computer can understand in the particular language.

For example to solve a problem involving ______, you must know calculus.

To solve a problem involving ______, you must know accounting.

You must be able to ______ with your client and be able to understand what is involved in solving the problem.

Identify ______ ways to solve the problem.

Alternative solutions must be ______ ones.

In order to do this, you need to select ______ for the evaluation.

To ensure the best decision solution for a given problem, _______ steps need to follow.

Identify the problem before you start solving it. If you don’t know what the problem is, you cannot _______ it.

Understand the _______.

Identify _______ ways to solve the problem.

Select the best way to solve the problem from the list of _______ solutions.

List instructions that enable you to solve the problem using the selected _______.

People make decisions every day to solve problems that affect their _______.

If a bad decision is made, time and resources are _______.

It’s important that people know how to make decisions _______.

These numbered, step-by-step instructions must fall within the knowledge base set up in ______.

No instruction can be used unless the individual or the machine can ______ it.

Evaluate or test a solution to check its result to see if it is correct, and to see if it satisfies the needs of the person(s) with the ______.

If the result is either incorrect or unsatisfactory, then the problem solver must review the list of instructions to see that they are correct or start the process all over ______.

Problem with Algorithmic Solution: can be solved with a series of ______.

Heuristic Solutions: solutions that cannot be reached through a direct set of steps, solutions require reasoning built on knowledge and experience, and a process of trial and ______.

At a café, there are 3-legged chairs and 4-legged chairs for customers to sit on. You count 15 stools with a total of 50 legs altogether. How many 3-legged stools are there in the café? Step 1: Problem ______.

Understanding the problem (through asking guiding ______).

Write 9 'fill in the blank' statements using the content above. Provide the missing word as the ______.