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Decades of Alumni: Perspectives on the Impact of Project-Based Learning on Career Pathways and Implications for Design Education

Sheri D. Sheppard (), Helen L. Chen (), George Toye (), Aya Mouallem (), Micah Lande (), Lauren Shluzas (), Timo Bunk, Nada Elfiki, Johannes J. L. Lamprecht () and Katharina Prantl
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Sheri D. Sheppard: Stanford School of Engineering
Helen L. Chen: Stanford School of Engineering
George Toye: Stanford School of Engineering
Aya Mouallem: Stanford University
Micah Lande: South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Lauren Shluzas: Stanford School of Engineering
Timo Bunk: Stanford School of Engineering
Nada Elfiki: Stanford School of Engineering
Johannes J. L. Lamprecht: Stanford School of Engineering
Katharina Prantl: Stanford School of Engineering

A chapter in Design Thinking Research, 2023, pp 25-43 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter summarizes four interview-based studies exploring the impact of two graduate-level courses in mechanical engineering at Stanford University on the innovative, entrepreneurial, and collaborative capacities of alumni and, in particular, the innovative career pathways of female graduates. The research findings are situated in two frameworks: (1) the social cognitive career theory (SCCT), a well-established model of how basic academic and career interests develop and how academic and career success is obtained, and (2) the academic-workplace relational (AWR) model, a new model developed to describe the many bidirectional relationships observed between university and workplace settings. Finally, the continuing research efforts identifying how project-based learning prepares individuals for career success and how project-based learning can be improved and strengthened are outlined.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-36103-6_2

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