Board # 107 :Using Design Thinking Principles to Develop New Community-centered Engineering Educational Initiatives for High School Students

David Pistrui; Nassif E. Rayess

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Conference: 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Publication Date: June 24, 2017
Start Date: June 24, 2017
End Date: June 28, 2017
Conference Session: Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Tagged Division: Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Tagged Topic: Diversity
Page Count: 6
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--27681
Permanent URL: https://strategy.asee.org/27681
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David Pistrui University of Detroit Mercy

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David Pistrui, Ph.D., is an executive, entrepreneur, and educator with over 30 years of experience serving the corporate, nonprofit, and education sectors. In 1993, David founded Acumen Dynamics, LLC, a global advisory firm that serves the public and private sectors.

David has held faculty appointments at University of Detroit Mercy, Fayetteville State University, and Illinois Institute of Technology, He has co-authored over 60 publications in the areas of growth strategies, family business, and engineering.

David has held corporate leadership positions with VideoCart, MediaOne, Parade Publications, Time Inc., and Purex Industries. He has worked with a wide range of organizations including Tenneco, KPMG, Motorola, Wrigley, IBM, Comarch, GrubHub, Minnetronix, Cleversafe, Siemans, and Dentsu, among many others.

David holds a Ph.D. (Cum Laude) in Applied Economics, Entrepreneurship and Strategy, from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, a Ph.D., in Sociology from the University of Bucharest, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies from DePaul University, and a Bachelor of Business Administration, in Marketing and Economics from Western Michigan University.

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Nassif E. Rayess University of Detroit Mercy

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Nassif Rayess is an associate professor at University of Detroit Mercy (UDM), He teaches design, innovation and entrepreneurship. He received his Ph.D. from Wayne State University and joined UDM in 2001.

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Abstract

Using Design Thinking Principles to Develop New Community Centered Engineering Educational Initiatives for High School Students.

The pathways of a typical high school student towards careers in engineering are fraught with obstacles; chief among them is a misconception that engineering is a singularly technical pursuit devoid of human interests. Design Thinking is a very valuable enabler to attract high school students to engineering. Design thinking facilitates inspiration, evokes ideation, and provides pathways for implementation and evaluation. This emerging discipline blends sensibility and processes, to match people’s needs with what is technologically feasible.

The paper will chronicle the creation of a new innovative high school engineering education curricula and delivery approach that was developed by a college of engineering and science together with industry partners, and regional school systems. This interactive program provided an introduction to the methods, tools, techniques, and frameworks associated with Design Thinking. Participants were introduced to, participated in, shared, and gained practical insights and experiences.

Currently, curriculum development efforts have brought the realization of engineering as a human endeavor. Such efforts are parts of various comprehensive strategies to attract students to engineering and retain them through to graduation. During 2016 the college of engineering and science developed and delivered a two-week Design Thinking Summer Camp intended to engage high school students from across the community in human-centered design activities and, in the process, lay out a vision of how an engineering education can be leveraged to create products and services that affect and improve peoples lives.

The paper will focus on five specific areas including: 1 - Providing insights into the processes, methods and techniques used to develop the curriculum, 2 - Discussing insights into the pedagogy, instruction environment and student contact hours, 3 - Gaining insights into successful collaboration and partnership models between education (high schools and universities) and industry, 4 - Sharing results, outcomes and assessment techniques, and 5 - Offering lessons learned and details on how we plan to further develop and grow future Design Thinking based programs. The insights from the paper present a successful prototype of a new community centered engineering educational initiative and methodology that can be used by others.

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Pistrui, D., & Rayess, N. E. (2017, June), Board # 107 :Using Design Thinking Principles to Develop New Community-centered Engineering Educational Initiatives for High School Students Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--27681

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The pathways of a typical high school student towards careers in engineering are fraught with obstacles; chief among them is a misconception that engineering is a singularly technical pursuit devoid of human interests. Design Thinking is a very valuable enabler to attract high school students to engineering. Design thinking facilitates inspiration, evokes ideation, and provides pathways for implementation and evaluation. This emerging discipline blends sensibility and processes, to match people’s needs with what is technologically feasible.  

The paper will chronicle the creation of a new innovative high school engineering education curricula and delivery approach that was developed by a college of engineering and science together with industry partners, and regional school systems.  This interactive program provided an introduction to the methods, tools, techniques, and frameworks associated with Design Thinking.  Participants were introduced to, participated in, shared, and gained practical insights and experiences.  

Currently, curriculum development efforts have brought the realization of engineering as a human endeavor. Such efforts are parts of various comprehensive strategies to attract students to engineering and retain them through to graduation.  During 2016 the college of engineering and science developed and delivered a two-week Design Thinking Summer Camp intended to engage high school students from across the community in human-centered design activities and, in the process, lay out a vision of how an engineering education can be leveraged to create products and services that affect and improve peoples lives.

The paper will focus on five specific areas including: 1 - Providing insights into the processes, methods and techniques used to develop the curriculum, 2 - Discussing insights into the pedagogy, instruction environment and student contact hours, 3 - Gaining insights into successful collaboration and partnership models between education (high schools and universities) and industry, 4 - Sharing results, outcomes and assessment techniques, and 5 - Offering lessons learned and details on how we plan to further develop and grow future Design Thinking based programs.  The insights from the paper present a successful prototype of a new community centered engineering educational initiative and methodology that can be used by others.

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