Dr. Aziz Shekh-Abed

Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Aziz Shekh-Abed
azizs@ruppin.ac.il

building 27, room 222

Teaching

  • Skills and Engineering Thinking
  • Micro-Controllers Lab
  • Digital Electronics
  • Analog Electronics
  • Digital systems and introduction to computer architecture

Research

  • Engineering Systems Thinking
  • Abstract Thinking
  • Project-Based Learning
  • Interdisciplinary Education
  • Soft Skills
  • Metacognition

Publications

Shekh-Abed, A. (2025). Assessing students' soft skills development: a case study of an arduino-based engineering course. In: Auer, M.E., Rüütmann, T. (Eds), Futureproofing Engineering Education for Global Responsibility. ICL 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 1280 (pp. 285-292). Springer, Cham.     

Shekh-Abed, A. (2025). Enhancing learning in microelectronic circuits: integrating LTspice simulations and structured reflections in a design project. Education Sciences, 15(8), 1045.

Shekh-Abed, A., Barakat, N. (2024). Associations between components of systems thinking and soft skills among engineering students. Global Journal of Engineering Education, 26(3).

Shekh-Abed, A. (2024). Metacognitive self-knowledge and cognitive skills in project-based learning of high school electronics students. European Journal of Engineering Education. 50(1), 214-229.


Shekh-Abed, A., & Barakat, N. (2023). Systems thinking among engineering students.  In: Auer, M.E., Cukierman, U.R., Vendrell Vidal, E., Tovar Caro, E. (Eds.) Towards a Hybrid, Flexible and Socially Engaged Higher Education. ICL 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 901 (pp. 15-21). Springer, Cham

Shekh-Abed, A., Stav-Satuby, Y. (2023). Relationships between reflection ability and learning performance of junior electronics engineering students.  International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(3), 604-611.

Shekh-Abed, A., Barakat, N. (2023). Challenges to systems thinking and abstract thinking education during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal of Engineering Education, 39(1), 48-54

Barakat, N., & Shekh-Abed, A. (2023). Soft skills of engineering students. European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI).  

​Shekh-Abed, A., Barakat, N. (2022). Challenges and opportunities for higher engineering education during the COVID-19 Pandemic. International Journal of Engineering Education, 38(2), 393-407.

Gero, A., Shekh-Abed, A., & Hazzan, O. (2022). Dedicated assignments as a means of advancing junior students' systems thinking and abstract thinking.​ In M. Auer, H.  Hortsch, O.  Michler, & T. Köhler (Eds.), Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development - Challenges for Higher Education. (pp. 210-216). Springer, Cham.

Gero, A., Shekh-Abed, A., & Hazzan, O. (2022). Dedicated assignments as a means of advancing junior students’ systems thinking and abstract thinking. In M. Auer, H. Hortsch, O. Michler, & T. Köhler (Eds.), Mobility for Smart Cities and Regional Development—Challenges for Higher Education (pp. 210-216). Springer, Cham.

Shekh-Abed, A., & Barakat, N. (2022). Exploring the correlation between systems thinking and soft skills for improved effectiveness of project based learning. In 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Uppsala, Sweden.

Shekh-Abed, A., & Barakat, N. (2022). Changes of project based learning effectiveness due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN.

Shekh-Abed, A., & Barakat, N. (2021). Transition of Engineering Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic. In 2021 World Engineering Education Forum/Global Engineering Deans Council (WEEF/GEDC) (pp. 29-35). IEEE.

Shekh-Abed, A., Hazzan, O., & Gero, A. (2021). Promoting systems thinking and abstract thinking in high-school electronics students: Integration of Dedicated Tasks into Project-Based Learning. International Journal of Engineering Education, 37(4), 1080-1089.

Gero, A., Shekh-Abed, A., & Hazzan, O. (2021). Interrelations between systems thinking and abstract thinking: the case of high-school electronics students. European Journal of Engineering Education, 1-15.

Gero, A., Shekh-Abed, A., & Hazzan, O. (2020). Correlation between systems thinking and abstract thinking among high school students majoring in electronics. In M. Auer, H. Hortsch, & P. Sethakul (Eds.), The impact of the 4th industrial revolution on engineering education (pp. 541-548). Springer, Cham.