Abstract
Many engineering curricula focus on educating engineers who are not only technically competent but also capable of designing innovative engineering solutions. In many of those curricula, creativity is fostered with instruction in design methodology, including ideation techniques such as brainstorming and TIPS/TRIZ. In this paper, factors that influence the creativity of freshman and senior level engineering students are investigated. The results support the hypothesis that freshman engineering students are more creative than senior engineering students and that the introduction of creativity enhancement techniques does not affect this result. The level of enjoyment experienced by the students did not affect the results significantly.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 118th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition |
Publisher | American Society for Engineering Education |
Number of pages | 15 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
Event | ASEE Annual Conference - Vancouver, Canada Duration: 26 Jun 2011 → 29 Jun 2011 Conference number: 118 |
Publication series
Name | ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition |
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Publisher | AMER SOC ENGINEERING EDUCATION |
ISSN (Print) | 2153-5965 |
Conference
Conference | ASEE Annual Conference |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Vancouver |
Period | 26/06/2011 → 29/06/2011 |
Keywords
- EXPERT PERFORMANCE
- IDEA GENERATION
- DESIGN