Title :
Engineering design education: Towards design thinking
Author :
Khalaf, Kinda ; Balawi, Shadi ; Hitt, George W. ; Radaideh, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Khalifa Univ. of Sci., Technol. & Res., Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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.
Keywords :
design engineering; educational courses; engineering education; innovation management; C++ interface; PBL; engineering design education; freshman level; inductive pedagogy; innovative interdisciplinary cornerstone engineering design-and-build course; rapid prototyping machine; robotics kits; systematic design process; systematic design thinking; technological tools; Educational institutions; Physics; Problem-solving; Sociology; Statistics; Teamwork; Design Cycle; Design Thinking; Freshman Design-and-Build Course; Impact Assessment; Interdisciplinary; PBL;
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012 15th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Villach
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2425-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2426-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2012.6402149
