Systematic approaches for inventive thinking and problem-solving: Implications for engineering education

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 612-618

  Barak, Moshe ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATIVITY; INVENTIVE THINKING; LATERAL THINKING; TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; CURRICULA; ENGINEERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TEACHING;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 4043106413     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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