Developing Knowledge Intensive Ideas in Engineering Education: The Application of Camp Methodology

Autor/inn/en	Lassen, Astrid Heidemann; Nielsen, Suna Lowe
Titel	Developing Knowledge Intensive Ideas in Engineering Education: The Application of Camp Methodology
Quelle	In: Research in Science & Technological Education, 29 (2011) 3, S.275-290 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0263-5143
DOI	10.1080/02635143.2011.594789
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Engineering Education; Creativity; Global Approach; Experiential Learning; Learning Processes; Technological Advancement; Business Administration; Business Administration Education; College Students; Interviews; Student Surveys; Innovation; Interdisciplinary Approach; Instructional Design; Instructional Effectiveness; Manufacturing Industry; Learning Theories; Case Method (Teaching Technique); Problem Solving; Workshops; Denmark + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Ingenieurausbildung; Kreativität; Globales Denken; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Learning process; Lernprozess; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Business economics; Betriebswirtschaft; Collegestudent; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerbefragung; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Lesson concept; Lessonplan; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtserfolg; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Case method; Fallmethode; Problemlösen; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Dänemark
Abstract	Background: Globalization, technological advancement, environmental problems, etc. challenge organizations not just to consider cost-effectiveness, but also to develop new ideas in order to build competitive advantages. Hence, methods to deliberately enhance creativity and facilitate its processes of development must also play a central role in engineering education. However, so far the engineering education literature provides little attention to the important discussion of how to develop knowledge intensive ideas based on creativity methods and concepts. Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate how to design creative camps from which knowledge intensive ideas can unfold. Design/method/sample: A framework on integration of creativity and knowledge intensity is first developed, and then tested through the planning, execution and evaluation of a specialized creativity camp with focus on supply chain management. Detailed documentation of the learning processes of the participating 49 engineering and business students is developed through repeated interviews during the process as well as a survey. Results: The research illustrates the process of development of ideas, and how the participants through interdisciplinary collaboration, cognitive flexibility and joint ownership develop highly innovative and knowledge-intensive ideas, with direct relevance for the four companies whose problems they address. Conclusions: The article demonstrates how the creativity camp methodology holds the potential of combining advanced academic knowledge and creativity, to produce knowledge intensive ideas, when the design is based on ideas of experiential learning as well as creativity principles. This makes the method a highly relevant learning approach for engineering students in the search for skills to both develop and implement innovative ideas. (Contains 1 table and 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10