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Where Have all the Inventors Gone? Is There a Lack of Spirit of Research in Engineering Education Curricula?

In: Engineering Education 4.0

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  • Tobias Haertel

    (TU Dortmund University, Engineering Education Research Group, Center for Higher Education)

  • Claudius Terkowsky

    (TU Dortmund University, Engineering Education Research Group, Center for Higher Education)

  • Isa Jahnke

    (University of Missouri, Director of Research for the Information Experience Lab with the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies)

Abstract

In political discussions and the research and innovation policy of the European Union, the topic “creativity” seems to become increasingly important. Innovation depends on good ideas, so the need of innovative solutions in a globalized world puts creativity in focus. Engineers, who embody the creative inventors and tinkerers more than any other occupation group, carry an important contribution (or even the societal responsibility) to solving current problems. However, engineering education has not been known to be particularly creative or to foster creativity. Based on the results of several interwoven research projects, this paper presents an approach to the nature of creativity in the context of higher education and a small pre-study about the actual activities to foster creativity in two engineering courses. The results indicate a lack of fostering creative learning to establish a spirit of research among students. For this reason, two examples of well elaborated didactical concepts are given, able to foster creativity in engineering education in adaptable dimensions.

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  • Tobias Haertel & Claudius Terkowsky & Isa Jahnke, 2016. "Where Have all the Inventors Gone? Is There a Lack of Spirit of Research in Engineering Education Curricula?," Springer Books, in: Sulamith Frerich & Tobias Meisen & Anja Richert & Marcus Petermann & Sabina Jeschke & Uwe Wilkesmann (ed.), Engineering Education 4.0, pages 763-776, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-46916-4_61
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46916-4_61
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