Engineering design education: Towards design thinking

Kinda Khalaf, George Wesley Hitt, Shadi Balawi, Ahmad Radaideh

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Abstract

This work presents an innovative interdisciplinary cornerstone engineering design-and-build course infused at the freshman level. The course promotes systematic design thinking and process using an inductive pedagogy, PBL, as the mode of delivery, in conjunction with technological tools such as robotics kits, a rapid prototyping machine, and C++ interface.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publication2012 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2012
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Event2012 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2012 - Villach, Austria
Duration: 26 Sep 201228 Sep 2012

Publication series

Name2012 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2012

Conference

Conference2012 15th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning, ICL 2012
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVillach
Period26/09/1228/09/12

Keywords

  • Design Cycle
  • Design Thinking
  • Freshman Design-and-Build Course
  • Impact Assessment
  • Interdisciplinary
  • PBL

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