Developing systems thinking in a Project-Based Learning environment

IF 0.7 4区 工程技术 Q4 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES International Journal of Engineering Education Pub Date : 2020-06-15 DOI:10.14710/IJEE.2.1.63-81
S. Kordova
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As science and engineering projects are becoming increasingly more complex, sophisticated, comprehensive and multidisciplinary, there is a growing need for systems thinking skills to ensure successful project management. Systems thinking plays a major role in the initiation, effective management, and in facilitating inter-organizational tasks. This research assesses the capacity for engineering systems thinking and its contribution in carrying out a multidisciplinary project. The research also reviews the cognitive process through which systems thinking skill is acquired. The study focused on a group of students who have completed their senior design projects in high-tech industry, while their plans were being integrated into existing larger projects in the respective industrial sites. The systems thinking skill of the students was examined according to a questionnaire for assessing the Capacity for Engineering Systems Thinking (CEST). Statistical analysis shows significant differences in the students capacity for systems thinking at the beginning and end of the work (p<0.001). This research demonstrates that systems thinking skills can be improved through awareness and involvement in multidisciplinary projects.
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在基于项目的学习环境中发展系统思维
随着科学和工程项目变得越来越复杂、精密、全面和多学科,越来越需要系统思维技能来确保项目管理的成功。系统思维在启动、有效管理和促进组织间任务方面起着重要作用。本研究评估了工程系统思维的能力及其在实施多学科项目中的贡献。研究还回顾了系统思维技能获得的认知过程。这项研究的重点是一组学生,他们已经完成了高科技行业的高级设计项目,而他们的计划正被整合到各自工业基地的现有大型项目中。采用工程系统思维能力评估问卷对学生的系统思维能力进行测试。统计分析显示,学生在工作开始和结束时的系统思维能力有显著差异(p<0.001)。这项研究表明,系统思维技能可以通过意识和参与多学科项目来提高。
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International Journal of Engineering Education
International Journal of Engineering Education EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES-ENGINEERING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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2.40
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30.00%
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4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: The International Journal of Engineering Education (IJEE) is an independent, peer-reviewed journal. It has been serving as an international archival forum of scholarly research related to engineering education for over thirty years. The Journal publishes six issues per year. These include, from time to time, special issues on specific engineering education topics. Only manuscripts that have a focus on engineering education will be considered for publication.
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