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Current engineering students receive an extensive education in the technical principles associated with the design and manufacturing of products and services. However, collaboration, communication and innovative thinking are not often stressed in traditional engineering curriculums. This study proposes a new interdisciplinary, group-based educational approach to build additional competence for accelerated problem solving and innovative thinking in the future generation of engineers and support the United States’ transition towards a knowledge economy.
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Zareba, M., Schuh, A. & Camelio, J.A. Accelerated Problem Solving Sessions in University Laboratory Settings. J Intell Manuf 24, 517–526 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-011-0558-9
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