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Session Description

This session examines how students develop foundational design skills, including problem framing, requirements definition, and theory-to-practice integration. Papers explore how learners build their understanding of design processes, with an emphasis on instructional strategies.

Moderated by

1. Corey James Kado

Papers Presented

1. Senior Software Engineering Students’ Understanding of Design [view paper]
   Dr. Andrea L. Schuman (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo), Dr. David B Knight (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), and Mohammed Seyam (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)


2. A Systematic Review of the Literature on Engineering Requirements and the Framing of Design Problems in Engineering Education [view paper]
   Dr. Andrew Olewnik (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York), Dr. Vanessa Svihla (University of New Mexico), and Dr. Ruben D. Lopez-Parra (Universidad del Norte)


3. Ideation Equation: Examining how mechanical engineering and industrial design capstone students generate ideas [view paper]
   Prof. William Nickley (The Ohio State University), Prof. Dan Wisniewski (The Ohio State University), and Prof. Annie Abell (The Ohio State University)


4. Integrating Theory and Practice into a Design Foundations Course [view paper]
   Sourojit Ghosh (University of Washington), Dr. Sarah Marie Coppola (University of Washington), and Arpita Bhattacharya (University of Washington)


5. Supporting First-Year Students to Set Engineering Requirements [view paper]
   Dr. Ruben D. Lopez-Parra (Universidad del Norte), Mx. Madalyn Wilson-Fetrow (University of New Mexico), Dr. Vanessa Svihla (University of New Mexico), Dr. Yadeeh Sawyer (University of New Mexico - School of Engineering - Engineering Student Success Center), Dr. Christina Salas (University of New Mexico), Carl Willis (University of New Mexico), and Dr. Andrew Olewnik (University at Buffalo, The State University of New York)