WIP: Developing Novice Design Thinkers

This work-in-progress research-to-practice paper describes a study of the effects of early introduction of Electrical and Computer Engineering students to design problem solving. Design problems promote design thinking which entails students thinking about how to deploy new knowledge to come up with solutions. The courses in this study are sophomore-level, core courses which entail classical lecturing and analytical problems that only end with a unique solution. Design problem solving modules are introduced to sophomore courses and the student's performance and satisfaction are gaged.