An experimental investigation of the innovation capabilities of undergraduate engineering students

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-81

  Genco, Nicole ^a   Hölttä Otto, Katja ^a   Seepersad, Carolyn Conner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Innovation

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INNOVATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CREATIVITY; ENGINEERING CURRICULUM; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FRESHMAN ENGINEERING STUDENTS; INNOVATION ENHANCEMENT; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING STUDENTS; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84856668798     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2012.tb00041.x     Document Type: Article

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