A Study On The Current Situation And Promotion Strategy Of Design Thinking Of Master’s Students

Master’s degree students are high-level,high-quality,high-level innovative talent training objects of the country,shouldering the mission to carry out scientific research and innovative practice.However,as the number of postgraduate students in higher education institutions continues to expand,there is a real dilemma of unsustainable quality and lagging innovation drive.Design thinking,as a source of innovation and motivation,has received increasing attention in recent years,but the current status of design thinking among master’s students has been slightly under investigated.Therefore,it is important to investigate the current situation of design thinking of master’s students and the strategies to improve it,in order to provide a strong support for universities to cultivate top innovative talents and implement innovative development paths for future information and intelligence.Based on the theories related to design thinking and the Stanford EDIPT model,this study combines the competency-based Creativity Confidence Scale(CBCA)and the ARTi D Reflective Thinking Evaluation Measurement Scale to build a theoretical framework for evaluating design thinking.A combination of qualitative research and quantitative analysis was used to further develop a design thinking assessment dimension that is appropriate for the Master’s degree student population.Using rooting theory and interview coding,semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 master’s degree students from different backgrounds in the empathy,conceptualisation,definition,generation and reflection stages of design thinking,defining master’s degree students’ design thinking into five evaluation dimensions: contextual perception,communication and collaboration,creative practice,imaginative transfer and higher-order learning.The design thinking of postgraduate students was divided into three aspects: self-orientation,team guidance and environmental support,and a scale of design thinking evaluation dimensions and influencing factors was generated.After a questionnaire survey of 508 master’s students in Chinese universities,the following conclusions were drawn from the quantitative analysis of the research results: firstly,the overall level of design thinking of master’s students in Chinese universities is medium to high,and the cultivation of innovative talents has achieved certain results,but there is still much room for improvement in the cultivation of thinking;secondly,the differences in design thinking between academic and professional master’s students are large,and there are significant differences in the level of design thinking between different groups of master’s students.Thirdly,self-orientation,team guidance and environmental support all have a significant positive impact on design thinking,and the positive effect of self-and supervisory factors on master’s students is most significant.Universities need to further stimulate the innovation consciousness of master’s degree students,focus on supervisors to provide supportive and appropriate guidance for the cultivation of their thinking,and continue to optimise research platforms and visual teaching and support tools.Based on the results of the empirical research,this study proposes a strategy to improve the current state of design thinking of master’s students,and develops the "SCCIH five-dimensional model" teaching model based on a sustainable training goal for the future,a subject object that stimulates contextual creativity,a collaborative teamwork that promotes teamwork,and a teaching and research environment that tends to be interactive.The SCCIH five-dimensional model was developed and validated in a project to continue to enhance the design thinking of master’s students and to re-examine the strategic position of design thinking in the cultivation of talents in universities,with a view to incorporating it into the overall planning of the cultivation of top innovative talents in universities.