scholarly journals DEVELOPING SYSTEMS THINKING SKILLS: A HIGH-SCHOOL COURSE ON ENGINEERING DESIGN

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aharon Gero ◽  
Ofer Danino
Keyword(s):  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Engineering Systems ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Israel Institute ◽  
Anonymous Questionnaire ◽  
12Th Grade ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Technion Israel Institute

A unique course has recently been developed at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology for 12th grade students majoring in physics and electronics. During the course students are required to complete – on a team basis – various engineering tasks. The aims of the course are to increase its graduates’ motivation to study science and engineering, to develop their systems thinking skills, and to train them in teamwork. The study described in the paper examined to what degree the course’s second goal (developing systems thinking) had been attained. Thirty-two 12th graders participated in the study, which utilized quantitative tools alongside qualitative ones. The students were asked to fill out an anonymous questionnaire at the beginning and the end of the course. The questionnaire was a five-level Likert scale based on the CEST (Capacity for Engineering Systems Thinking) questionnaire. Additionally, semi-structured interviews were held with students at the end of the course. The study indicates an improvement in students’ systems thinking skills – characterized by a large effect size.

Improving Systems Thinking Skills Of Second Year Engineering Students By An Introductory Project

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
Gero Aharon
Keyword(s):  
Systems Thinking ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Israel Institute ◽  
Cleaning Robot ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
First Time ◽  
Technion Israel Institute ◽  
Senior Engineer

AbstractIn 2011, the course Introductory Project in Electrical Engineering took place for the first time at the Department of Electrical Engineering of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The course was devised to expose sophomore students to the discipline of electrical engineering and improve their systems thinking skills. The core of the course was a design project of a window cleaning robot. This task was carried out by teams of five students, with personal instruction by a mentor, a senior engineer in the Department. The present research, which used quantitative tools alongside qualitative ones, indicates significant improvement in systems thinking skills of students who took the course.

EYE ON CHINA

2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 5-15
Keyword(s):  
Biological Psychiatry ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Israel Institute ◽  
Clinical Trial Application ◽  
Drug Clinical Trial ◽  
New Learning ◽  
Fibrolamellar Carcinoma ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Public Offering ◽  
Technion Israel Institute

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