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Siddharth Shah & Dorothy MissinghamThe University of Adelaide
Optimising Problem Solving: Students Adapting the RSD so that it Would Speak to Students
OPTIMISINGPROBLEM SOLVING:STUDENTS ADAPTING THE RSD SO THAT IT WOULD SPEAK TO STUDENTS
SIDDHARTH SHAH & DOROTHY MISSINGHAMSCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
THE COURSE
Design, Graphics & Professional Practice• Oral & Written Communication
• Problem Solving
• Teamwork
• Research
• Project Management
• Hand-drawn sketching
• CAD (Computer Aided Design)
• Creativity
• Product Design
The Journey Implementation Reflections
THE COURSE GROUNDING
• Situated in active, inquiry based learning
• Grounded in a social-cultural constructivist environment
• Heavily influenced by Freirean concepts of democratic learning
• Informed by Mezirow’s theory of transformative learning
The Journey Implementation Reflections
TUTOR TEAM
Tutor Selection Process
Experienced tutors devising DGPP design project topic
The Journey Implementation Reflections
OPTIMISING PROBLEM SOLVING (OPS)
OPS
Engineering
Method
Background Implementation Reflections
THE DEVELOPING OPS FRAMEWORK (2014)
Background Implementation Reflections
THE DEVELOPED OPS FRAMEWORK
“When in doubt,
return to the centre”
Background Implementation Reflections
INTRODUCING OPS TO STUDENTS
John’s LectureSarah’s Lecture
Background The Journey Reflections
PUZZLE
Bob Mary Jane
Background The Journey Reflections
ENGINEERING EMERGENCY
Background The Journey Reflections
BLIND DRAWING
Background The Journey Reflections
REFLECTIONS
John’s LectureSarah’s Lecture
Blind Drawing
Engineering EmergencyPuzzle
Background The Journey Implementation
Client Brief
Research
Alternatives
Evaluate
Decide
Recommend
Define Problems +
Specifications
Find +
Reflect
OPS nested within
The Engineering Method
WHAT WE DO
Background The Journey Implementation
THE PENROSE STAIRS OF DGPP SUCCESS
Research skills framework
(OPS)
Student willingness
to engage in peer
learning
Knowledge transfer
through tutor team
Facilitated co-creation
environment for tutors and
students
Background The Journey Implementation