Systematic creativity methods in engineering education: A learning styles perspective

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 566-576

  Ogot, Madara ^a   Okudan, Gül E ^a,b,c,d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pennsylvania State University ^*

^c ASME

^d Human Effectiveness Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative problem solving; Learning styles; TRIZ

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745272229     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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