Identifying Questions to Investigate Designers Should Enhance Students’ Ill-Structured Problem-Solving Skills Namsoo Shin & Steven McGee What are ill-structured problems?
Why is ill-structured problem solving important?
How does a designer create ill-structured problems?
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