Enhancing student innovation: Physical models in the idea generation process

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Viswanathan, V K ^a   Linsey, J S ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design fixation; Idea generation; Physical models; Prototypes

Indexed keywords

CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; DESIGN PROBLEMS; DESIGN PROCESS; ENGINEERING CREATIVITY; IDEA GENERATION; MENTAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL MODELS; SAMPLE SIZES;

DESIGN; EDUCATION COMPUTING; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INNOVATION;

MODELS;

EID: 77951436189     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2009.5350810     Document Type: Conference Paper

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