TTLA: Creativity and enhancing the creative capacity of students at Vietnam Maritime University today.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name of the doctoral candidate:Tran Viet Dung

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: November 3, 1978

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 3210/QD-SDH dated November 8, 2010, of the Director of Hanoi National University, recognizing the doctoral student.

6. Changes in the training process: Decision to change the thesis title No. 2906/QD-XHNV dated November 30, 2015, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

7. Thesis title:Creativity and enhancing the creative capacity of students at Vietnam Maritime University today.

8. Specialization: Civil Service and Historical Civil ServiceCode: 62.22.80.05

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh TuanandAssoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ha

10. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

- The dissertation systematically presented and argued for the nature of creativity and creative capacity; it identified general methods for enhancing human creativity.

- This thesis identifies the current situation, causes, and proposes solutions to enhance the creative capacity of students at Vietnam Maritime University.

11. Practical applications:

- This dissertation provides an important theoretical basis for developing policies and regulations aimed at enhancing the creative capacity of Vietnamese people today.

- This thesis can provide arguments for the Board of Directors of Vietnam Maritime University (and possibly many other universities) to formulate more specific policies and measures to enhance the creative capacity of maritime students and improve the quality of education and training at the University.

- This thesis can serve as a reference for students, researchers, and anyone interested in innovation and improvement in higher education in Vietnam.

12. Future research directions:

- Research into the laws of creativity.

- Research on creative methodology.

- Research on building a system of fundamental and comprehensive innovative solutions for education and training in Vietnam today.

13. Published works related to the dissertation:

1. Tran Viet Dung (2009), “Creativity and the elements of creativity”,Economics & Development Magazine(148 (part 2)), pp. 131–134, p. 144.

2. Tran Viet Dung (2010), “Principles to improve work efficiency”,Economics & Development Magazine(151(II)), pp. 10 – 13, p. 30.

3. Tran Viet Dung (2013), “Some thoughts on creative capacity and directions for promoting the creative capacity of Vietnamese people today”,Journal of Science – Ho Chi Minh City University of Education(49), pp.160 – 169.

4. Tran Viet Dung (2013), “General principles for promoting collective intelligence in problem-solving processes”,Journal of Science and Technology, University of Da Nang(9), pp.9 – 14.

5. Tran Viet Dung (2015), “Improving the creative capacity of university students in our country today”,Journal of Educational Theory(235), pp.105 – 106, p.127.

6. Tran Viet Dung (2015), “The specificity of creative activity”,Vietnam Journal of Social Sciences(12/2015), pp. 41–46.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Tran Viet Dung2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: 03/11/19784. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission Decision No. 3210/QD-SĐH dated November 8, 2010 by President of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process: Decision on adjustment in thesis title number 2906/QD-SDH dated November 30, 2015 by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. .

7. Official thesis title: Creative and the improving creative capacity of students of Vietnam Maritime University today.

8. Major: Dialectical materialism and Historical materialismCode: 62.22.80.05

9. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan and Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Ha

10. Summary of the new findings of the Thesis:

- This Thesis has set and logically argued the contents of creativity's nature and creative ability; determine the general method to raise the human's creative ability.

- This Thesis shall determine the reality and the cause, propose the solutions to raise the creative ability of Vietnam Maritime University's Students at present.

11. Practical applicability:

- This Thesis will create the important argument basis to establish the policies and regulations to raise Vietnamese people's creative ability at present.

- This Thesis may provide Managing Board of Vietnam Maritime University (or maybe many other universities) with the foundations so as to establish the more specific policies and measures, and raise the creative ability of Vietnam Maritime University's Students as well as enhance the University's educational and training quality.

- This Thesis may be used as the reference documents for students and researchers as well as any person who is interested in the creativity and tertiary education renovation in Vietnam.

12. Further research directions:

- Do the research on the creativity's rules

- Do the research on the creativity methodology

- Do the research on establishing the system of basic and comprehensive renovation solutions to Vietnam sector of education and training at present.

13. Thesis-related publications:

1. Tran Viet Dung (2009), “Creativity and creativity's factors”,Economic & Development Magazine(148 (2)), pp. 131-134; pp. 144.

2. Tran Viet Dung (2010), “Principles to raise the work's effectiveness”,Economic & Development Magazine(151(II)), pp. 10-13; pp. 30.

3. Tran Viet Dung (2013), “Some thoughts of creative ability and the orientation on developing the creative ability of Vietnamese people at present”,Science MagazineButHochiminh City Pedagogy University(49), pp. 160-169.

4. Tran Viet Dung (2013), “General principles for maintaining the collective intelligence during the matter solution”,Science and Technology Magazine- Da Nang University(9), pp. 9-14.

5. Tran Viet Dung (2015), “Improving the creative ability of Vietnam University Students at present”,Argument Education Magazine(235), pp. 105-106; pp. 127.

6. Tran Viet Dung (2015), “Particularity of creativity”,Vietnam Society and Science Magazine(12/2015), pp. 41-46.