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Design Thinking (DT) in Engineering Education (EE): A Systematic Literature Review (SLR)

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Organizational Engineering in Industry 4.0 (ICIEOM 2018)

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Design Thinking not only is a well-known technique for user-oriented product design, but also is an education technique in Higher Education. Design thinking is increasingly used as an innovative educational tool to promote in engineering student transversal skills as critical thinking, creativity, and teamwork. However, despite its popularity, the teaching community has implemented it in many different ways focusing on specific aspects without taking in notice of previous experiences. The aim of this work is to analyze the literature published about Design Thinking experience in Engineering Education through a systematic literature review. Our conclusions will contribute to this educational area pointing the state of the art and the future lines of this educational methodology.

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  1. Department of Management and Business Economy. Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, University of León, Campus de Vegazana, 24071, León, Spain

    E. Acebo, J. A. Miguel-Dávila & L. Herrera

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  1. Department of Business Administration, Polytechnic School of Engineering, University of Oviedo, Gijón, Spain

    David De la Fuente

  2. Department of Business Administration, Polytechnic School of Engineering, University of Oviedo, Gijón, Spain

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    Rafael Rosillo

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Acebo, E., Miguel-Dávila, J.A., Herrera, L. (2021). Design Thinking (DT) in Engineering Education (EE): A Systematic Literature Review (SLR). In: De la Fuente, D., Pino, R., Ponte, B., Rosillo, R. (eds) Organizational Engineering in Industry 4.0. ICIEOM 2018. Lecture Notes in Management and Industrial Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67708-4_19

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