Exploring ways of enhancing creativity in engineering education to promote innovation: Action research in engineering design

This research is based on educational research practice and seeks to address the ways of enhancing creativity in engineering education. The study aims to help students nurture their creative thinking skills during design process in their studies. In addition, it also aims to support instructors in their teaching approach to enhance students’ creative thinking abilities. This study is an important step, with a holistic approach, in suggesting creativity and creative thinking be inherent and integral parts of every engineering curriculum. It makes a major contribution to research on creativity in engineering education.