Engineering Systems Thinking: A Multifunctional Definition |
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Authors: | Frank Moti Waks Shlomo |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, 32000 |
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Abstract: | This paper asks what engineering systems thinking is and seeks to determine what distinguishes it from systems thinking. The purpose of the study was to identify the characteristics of engineers who are able to think in the manner we call engineering systems thinking. The study seeks to define the term engineering systems thinking on a theoretical level and then to move from the theoretical level to the operational level. A thorough understanding of engineering systems thinking on both the theoretical and operational levels will prove useful in the design of curricula to improve and develop thinking of this sort. Our study was based on 28 interviews, 14 lectures, and 2 observation sites. This paper treats only the material that pertains directly to engineering systems thinking. |
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Keywords: | systems thinking engineering systems thinking science teaching engineering education curriculum design systems thinking capability systemic view facet multifunctional definition |
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