Using data to support and refute ideas and exploring multiple solution paths helps students develop critical thinking skills and exercise data-driven decision-making. This QRG includes ideas for implementation to support students in utilizing data.

Effective, robust rubrics can contribute enormously to instructional quality. Rubrics are not just scoring tools, but also provide insight into instructional quality. This QRG includes ideas for designing and implementing effective rubrics that align the assignments with the learning objectives of the course.

The entrepreneurial mindset (EM) is a problem-solving approach that begins with curiosity about our changing world, connecting information from various resources to gain insight, and identifying unexpected opportunities to create value. This QRG provides a robust list of EM assignments and resources, specific to several engineering disciplines.

The entrepreneurial mindset (EM) is a problem-solving approach that begins with curiosity about our changing world, connecting information from various resources to gain insight, and identifying unexpected opportunities to create value. This QRG includes actionable strategies for EM classroom activities, course learning objectives, and faculty mentorship.

Engineering ethics is the guiding, ethical principles that apply to the practice of engineering. Principled Innovation, one of ASU’s new design aspirations, is the ability to imagine new concepts, catalyze ideas, and form new solutions guided by principles that create positive change for humanity. This QRG includes ideas for implementation and strategies to create opportunities for students to reflect on engineering ethics and principled innovation practices.

Guide students to adopt a customer-centered approach by connecting technical skills to real-world challenges. Customer discovery focuses on identifying user needs, validating assumptions, and refining solutions through direct engagement. This QRG offers methods such as interviews and research, supporting a human-centered design.

Cultivating curiosity in students allows them to uncover essential information that shapes engineering solutions. This QRG includes types of curiosity, ideas for implementation, and actionable strategies to drive student curiosity.

Creating value means that students consider the economic, social, societal, and personal value that their engineering solutions create. This QRG includes ideas for implementing value creation in engineering courses, assignments, and projects to have students consider who they are designing for and why.

Faculty can inspire students to see connections between their technical skills and the world around them. A systems-thinking approach allows engineers to see multiple viewpoints and solutions. This QRG includes ideas for implementation and actionable strategies to emphasize connections in your course with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM).