DocumentCode :
258487
Title :
A new course on creativity in an engineering program: Foundations and issues
Author :
Morin, Sonia ; Robert, Jean-Marc ; Gabora, Liane
fYear :
2014
fDate :
13-15 Aug. 2014
Firstpage :
270
Lastpage :
275
Abstract :
The importance of innovation in the world´s economy, now undeniable, draws great attention to the need to improve organizations´ creative potential. In the last 60 years, hundreds of books have been written on the subject and hundreds of webpages display information on how to be more creative and achieve innovation. Several North American and European universities offer graduated programs in creativity. However, building an effective and validated creativity training program is not without challenges. Because of the nature of their work, engineers are often asked to be innovative. Without aiming for a degree in creativity, could future engineers benefit from training programs in creativity? This article presents the conceptual framework and pedagogical elements of a new course in creativity for engineering students.
Keywords :
educational courses; educational institutions; engineering education; further education; innovation management; European universities; North American universities; creativity course; creativity training program; engineering program; engineering students; graduated programs; innovation; organizations creative potential; pedagogical elements; world economy; Context; Encoding; Europe; Games; Technological innovation; Training; Cognitive abilities; Conceptual framework; Creativity training; Engineering; Training methodology;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Innovative Design and Manufacturing (ICIDM), Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-6269-3
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IDAM.2014.6912706
Filename :
6912706
Link To Document :
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