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A systematic approach to implementing complex problem solving in engineering curriculum

Over the years, there are various reports that confirmed the importance of complex problem solving in the workplace. Complex problem solving is the top identified skill to thrive in the 4th Industrial Revolution and emphasised in the Washington Accord’s 12 Graduate Attributes. However, in most cases...

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Main Authors:	Liew, Chia Pao, Hamzah, Siti Hawa, Puteh, Marlia, Mohammad, Shahrin, Wan Badaruzzaman, Wan Hamidon
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Published:	Springer, Cham 2020
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93612/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40274-7_86
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spelling	my.utm.936122023-04-04T07:50:11Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/93612/ A systematic approach to implementing complex problem solving in engineering curriculum Liew, Chia Pao Hamzah, Siti Hawa Puteh, Marlia Mohammad, Shahrin Wan Badaruzzaman, Wan Hamidon H Social Sciences (General) Over the years, there are various reports that confirmed the importance of complex problem solving in the workplace. Complex problem solving is the top identified skill to thrive in the 4th Industrial Revolution and emphasised in the Washington Accord’s 12 Graduate Attributes. However, in most cases, engineering educators often fail to design complex engineering problems to equip the students with the mastery of this skill in preparing them for the workforce. This paper attempts to present a systematic approach for engineering educators in designing assessments with complex engineering problems. Methods of qualitative analysis was employed namely field notes from accreditation site visits to the Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs); document analysis on the guidelines by accreditation bodies; and extensive literature review on various learning theories to support the implementation of complex problems. The results showed that engineering educators have poor understanding of the attributes of complex problems and often failed to construct complex problems for their courses. The proposed approach has outlined two strategies in addressing the problems. Firstly, it detailed out the attributes of complex engineering problem as guidance for the HLIs in implementing the engineering curriculum. Secondly, it identified the most appropriate learning theory, appropriate teaching and delivery methods, as well as suitable courses to address complex engineering problem solving. The approach is heuristic in nature with an iterative process in observing the attainment of this important skill. Springer, Cham 2020 Book Section PeerReviewed Liew, Chia Pao and Hamzah, Siti Hawa and Puteh, Marlia and Mohammad, Shahrin and Wan Badaruzzaman, Wan Hamidon (2020) A systematic approach to implementing complex problem solving in engineering curriculum. In: The Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution on Engineering Education Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL2019) – Volume 1. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 1134 (NA). Springer, Cham, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 880-891. ISBN 978-3-030-40273-0 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40274-7_86 DOI : 10.1007/978-3-030-40274-7_86
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description	Over the years, there are various reports that confirmed the importance of complex problem solving in the workplace. Complex problem solving is the top identified skill to thrive in the 4th Industrial Revolution and emphasised in the Washington Accord’s 12 Graduate Attributes. However, in most cases, engineering educators often fail to design complex engineering problems to equip the students with the mastery of this skill in preparing them for the workforce. This paper attempts to present a systematic approach for engineering educators in designing assessments with complex engineering problems. Methods of qualitative analysis was employed namely field notes from accreditation site visits to the Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs); document analysis on the guidelines by accreditation bodies; and extensive literature review on various learning theories to support the implementation of complex problems. The results showed that engineering educators have poor understanding of the attributes of complex problems and often failed to construct complex problems for their courses. The proposed approach has outlined two strategies in addressing the problems. Firstly, it detailed out the attributes of complex engineering problem as guidance for the HLIs in implementing the engineering curriculum. Secondly, it identified the most appropriate learning theory, appropriate teaching and delivery methods, as well as suitable courses to address complex engineering problem solving. The approach is heuristic in nature with an iterative process in observing the attainment of this important skill.
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author	Liew, Chia Pao Hamzah, Siti Hawa Puteh, Marlia Mohammad, Shahrin Wan Badaruzzaman, Wan Hamidon
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title	A systematic approach to implementing complex problem solving in engineering curriculum
title_short	A systematic approach to implementing complex problem solving in engineering curriculum
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