In Their Own Words: Student Perceptions of Technical Poetry Writing in Discipline-Specific Undergraduate Engineering Courses: Opportunities and Challenges
In Their Own Words: Student Perceptions of Technical Poetry Writing in Discipline-Specific Undergraduate Engineering Courses: Opportunities and Challenges
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用他们自己的话说：学生对特定学科本科工程课程中技术诗歌写作的看法：机遇与挑战
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10.1287/ited.2023.0284
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2023
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Mariana Buraglia
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作者：
Elif Akçalı;Jade Williams;Rachel Burress;Albert Aguila;Mariana Buraglia
虽然一些研究已经将诗歌纳入工程课程，没有研究存在，探讨使用写诗技术主题，以发展创造性思维能力，在本科工程教育。本研究探讨工科学生对将诗歌写作纳入高等专业工科课程的看法。两个研究问题被认为：（RQ 1）学生认为诗歌作业将有利于他们的职业生涯？(RQ2)学生们从诗歌作业中报告了什么有益的收获？来自佛罗里达大学工业和系统工程课程的61名学生完成了一项四个问题的开放式调查。对数据进行定性编码和分析。对于RQ 1，63.3%的参与者认为这项任务对他们未来的工程职业生涯有利，13.3%的人认为没有好处，23.3%的人不确定。对于RQ 2，出现了11个代码类别和四个主题;三个主题涉及与专业技能（创造性思维，解决问题，沟通）有关的好处，一个主题建议通过加深概念知识的获取来提高技术技能。在工科本科教育的高级专业课程中，以技术为主题的诗歌创作具有培养创造性思维能力的潜力。需要进行更多的研究。资金来源：这项工作得到了佛罗里达大学创意校园计划以及科特梅尔家庭创新前沿教师奖学金的支持。阿克恰勒补充材料：电子伴侣可在https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2023.0284上获得。
Although some studies have incorporated poetry into engineering courses, no studies exist that explore the use of writing poetry about technical topics to develop creative thinking skills in undergraduate engineering education. This study explores engineering students’ perceptions of incorporating poetry writing within an upper-level discipline-specific engineering course. Two research questions are considered: (RQ1) Do students think that the poetry assignments will be beneficial to their careers? (RQ2) What beneficial gain, if any, do students report from the poetry assignments? Sixty-one students from an industrial and systems engineering course at the University of Florida completed a four-question, open-ended survey. Data were qualitatively coded and analyzed. For RQ1, 63.3% of participants considered the assignment beneficial to their future engineering careers, 13.3% did not see it as beneficial, and 23.3% were uncertain. For RQ2, 11 code categories and four themes emerged; three themes addressed benefits related to professional skills (creative thinking, problem-solving, communication) and one theme suggested the enhancement of technical skills via deepened conceptual knowledge acquisition. Poetry writing on technical topics has the potential to cultivate creative thinking skills in upper-level discipline-specific courses in undergraduate engineering education. Additional research is warranted. Funding: This work was supported by the University of Florida Creative Campus Program as well as The Cottmeyer Family Innovative Frontiers Faculty Fellowship awarded to E. Akçalı. Supplemental Material: The e-companion is available at https://doi.org/10.1287/ited.2023.0284 .