Background A defining characteristic of expertise is the use of intuition to navigate tasks. The
construct of intuition and its importance is well‐studied in other disciplines, but little is known …

ABSTRACT Challenge Based Learning (CBL) is an educational approach that has gained
popularity in response to the need for authentic learning environments. While the CBL …

Well-structured, de-contextualized problems that can be solved using solely technical
approaches remain a large component of the engineering education curriculum. As a result …

Background Engineers are socialized to value rational approaches to problem solving. A
lack of awareness of how engineers use different decision‐making approaches is …

ABSTRACT Challenge Based Learning (CBL) is an educational approach that has gained
popularity in response to the need for authentic learning environments. While the CBL …

Engineering students need to prepare to address increasingly complex, contextual, and
ambiguous problems in their future careers. Many students pursue engineering to improve …

What it means to? think like an engineer? and what? counts? as engineering knowledge is a
foundational part of engineering culture. What engineers value as knowledge and how they …

In today's educational landscape, design thinking has emerged as a vital skill for the 21st
century, becoming ingrained in curricula from kindergarten through post-secondary …

The research presented in this thesis focuses on the learning impact of students'
participation in a novel transdisciplinary design build course offered by the faculties of …