Fong, E., & Yeter, I. H., & Venkatesh, S., & Kim, M. S., & Liu, J. (2023, June), Studying the Development of Design Thinking of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Singapore: Qualitative Reflection Analysis (Research)  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44350

\bibitem{asee_peer_44350}
  Fong, E., \& Yeter, I. H., \& Venkatesh, S., \& Kim, M. S., \& Liu, J. (2023, June), \emph{Studying the Development of Design Thinking of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Singapore: Qualitative Reflection Analysis (Research)}
  Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.
  10.18260/1-2--44350

Eileen Fong, Ibrahim H. Yeter, Shamita Venkatesh, Mi Song Kim, and Jingyi Liu.  "Studying the Development of Design Thinking of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Singapore: Qualitative Reflection Analysis (Research)".  2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2023.  https://peer.asee.org/44350 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_44350}
  Eileen Fong, Ibrahim H. Yeter, Shamita Venkatesh, Mi Song Kim, and Jingyi Liu.
  "Studying the Development of Design Thinking of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Singapore: Qualitative Reflection Analysis (Research)".
  \emph{2023 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland, 2023, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2023.
  https://peer.asee.org/44350 Internet.  13 Dec, 2024

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title = "Studying the Development of Design Thinking of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Singapore: Qualitative Reflection Analysis (Research)"
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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This study contributes new knowledge to engineering education research by exploring the development of Singaporean students’ decision-making and justification over time when partaking in a 13-week undergraduate engineering course on industrial design with the explicit task of self-reflection at set points during the course completion. With the rising relevance of authentic learning in the classrooms, it is becoming more pertinent to teach engineering students the skill of problem scoping (i.e., determining the nature and boundaries of a problem) to succeed in future work in both industrial and academic environments. Based on Stanford University's Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test (EDIPT) design thinking model, the effectiveness of asking students guided questions to reflect on their approach to problem scoping was analyzed while tackling complex engineering problems provided by industry partners. The overarching research question is: to what extent is the EDIPT framework relevant in Singapore? A qualitative approach and deductive analyses were employed to elicit and explain the findings, which were then mapped to the aspects of the EDIPT. Ten participants were randomly selected from a cohort of third-year undergraduate students enrolled in an engineering course from a research-focused university in the Southeast Asia region. During this period, students were organized by university faculty and their industrial mentors into design teams of six or seven to ideate, prototype, and evaluate solutions to real-life industrial problems. The students' key ideas and corresponding direct statements were collected from five self-reflections. These reflections focused on their individual and team responses and were mapped to the five EDIPT aspects. Findings showed that the student usage of the EDIPT thinking framework increased over the weeks and that the EDIPT was a robust lens to evaluate the effectiveness of the selected reflection questions. Through these analyses, key EDIPT ideas related to problem scoping skills of engineering students within the Singaporean context were identified, showcasing the relevance of the EDIPT model in Asia. Educational and theoretical implications were discussed.
AU  - Eileen Fong
AU  - Ibrahim H. Yeter
AU  - Shamita Venkatesh
AU  - Mi Song Kim
AU  - Jingyi Liu
CY  - Baltimore , Maryland
DA  - 2023/06/25
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Studying the Development of Design Thinking of Undergraduate Engineering Students in Singapore: Qualitative Reflection Analysis (Research)
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--44350
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