Conference proceeding
Nurturing Creativity and Design Teaching: Are We Doing All We Can?
Volume 7: 5th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems; 8th International Conference on Design and Design Education; 21st Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference, Vol.7, pp.751-761
ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, USA, Aug. 28 - 31, 2011
01/01/2011
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2011-47837
Abstract
In this paper, we report on the results from a qualitative study of six exemplary engineering programs focusing on the ways and the extent of nurturing creativity in engineering students. The study (P360: Prototyping the Engineering of 2020) included data collection from students, faculty, and administrators at the six institutions. This data collection focused mainly on three student outcomes, including design and problem solving. Creativity and how creativity was nurtured, both inside the classroom and outside, often emerged as a major theme. We also support our qualitative findings with quantitative data. Overall, the results indicate that although students improve their creativity in design settings, this result is mostly a by-product of design teaching, and creativity is not taught per se. Quantitative results show that program emphasis on creativity and innovation significantly correlates to skill levels in design problem solving, interdisciplinarity, contextual awareness, and recognizing perspectives. Qualitative data provide supporting evidence for this.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Nurturing Creativity and Design Teaching: Are We Doing All We Can?
- Creators
- Gu¨l E Okudan - Pennsylvania State UniversityAnn McKenna - Arizona State UniversityCarolyn Plumb - Montana State UniversityHyun K Ro - Pennsylvania State UniversityAlexander Yin - Pennsylvania State University
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Publication Details
- Volume 7: 5th International Conference on Micro- and Nanosystems; 8th International Conference on Design and Design Education; 21st Reliability, Stress Analysis, and Failure Prevention Conference, Vol.7, pp.751-761
- Conference
- ASME 2011 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Washington, DC, USA, Aug. 28 - 31, 2011
- Publisher
- ASMEDC
- DOI
- 10.1115/DETC2011-47837
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Engineering Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984459634202771
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