Behjat, LalehRosehart, William DanielMarasco, Emily Ann2018-10-092018-10-092018-09-21http://hdl.handle.net/1880/108788Creative ability and innovative design have become essential skills for engineers as industries continue to face increasing technical challenges. Current engineering education initiatives focus on creativity within introductory and senior design courses, with limited work related to creative ability development within technical engineering courses. This thesis presents three contributions for integrating creative thinking and development in technical electrical and computer engineering education. The first contribution is the development of a course design architecture for planning courses with integrated creative learning outcomes. The second contribution is the development of a formalized project structure for designing technical projects that develop creative skills. The third contribution is the design of a hierarchy for developing creative thinking through divergent and convergent thinking processes. The developed approaches integrate concepts from engineering design processes, project management, entrepreneurship, arts education techniques, and game-based learning to create a unique set of standards for creative learning. The creativity and innovation pedagogy presented in this work will contribute to the development of emerging engineers capable of designing the technologies and solutions of the future.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.creativityengineering educationinnovationpedagogycreative thinkingcreative abilityEducationEducation--HigherEngineeringEngineering--Electronics and Electricaldoctoral thesis10.11575/PRISM/33139