비판적 사고를 적용한 공학설계 보고서 쓰기 교육 연구

Abstract

Critical thinking ability based on a sound sense of logic is essential for analyzing a given engineering design problem and assessingit to arrive at the most plausible conclusion. Engineering design classes require students to organize their engineering design experiencesthrough reports, and engineering design reports require detailed specifications of their tasks at each stage. Given the nature of thesecurriculums, design classes provide writing courses focusing on science and engineering within specialized fields, but there still liesmany obstacles for communication education that embraces both general education and major subjects. This study proposes a specifiedstep-by-step writing model for engineering design reports that encompasses critical thinking for the objective of systemizing designexperiences from engineering design report writing. For the purpose of the study, the concepts and relationship between critical thinkingand creative problem solving have been examined, followed by a proposal of application methods for critical thinking criteria andelements from a case example on engineering design. Furthermore, the study proposes a critical thinking-based assessment rubric forlogical decision making at each stage of engineering design as well as a resulting model for engineering design report writing.