From Small Scale, Short Term to Large Scale, Long Term: Integrating ‘Sustainability’ into Engineering Education

Lemkowitz, SM; Bibo, B. H; Lameris, GH; Bonnet, J. A. B. A. F.

doi:10.1080/03043799608923423

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“…Some authors have used Krathwohl et al's taxonomy of the affective domain to design affective learning outcomes in the same way that educators use Bloom's cognitive domain to design cognitive outcomes (see, for example, the taxonomy of affective objectives in an eLearning context; Leng 2002). Many teachers fi nd it acceptable to encourage their students to be willing to listen, to read, to acquire information and to discuss sustainability issues with others (e.g., Lemkowitz et al 1996). In these ways they are happy to create opportunities for students to formulate their own views on the issues based on their experience and learning.…”

Section: A Framework Of Affective Attribute Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Do We Measure Affective Learning in Higher Education?

Buissink-Smith

Mann

Shephard

2011

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development

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Educational outcomes related to sustainability often include affective attributes such as values, attitudes and behaviours. Educators in higher education who attempt to research, monitor, assess or evaluate learning of affective attributes can face a bewildering array of methodologies and approaches and a research literature that spans several fields of enquiry. This article provides an overview of affective learning in the broad area of education for sustainable development, guidance for university teachers and researchers contemplating measuring affective attributes and a frame-work of affective attribute measurement based on the Krathwohl et al. (1964) taxonomy.

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Section: A Framework Of Affective Attribute Measurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

How Do We Measure Affective Learning in Higher Education?

Buissink-Smith

Mann

Shephard

2011

Journal of Education for Sustainable Development

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“…The concept of cleaner production and sustainability came into focus after the issue of the Brundtland Report (Brundtland 1987). A broad definition of sustainability is to meet the needs of current Lemkowitz et al (1996) proposed that sustainability is intimately associated with safety, health and environment via the concept of spatial, temporal, biological and intellectual scales.…”

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Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into a Civil Engineering Curriculum

Chau

2007

J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract.

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The need arises to equip engineering students with a wider horizon on concepts in terms of environmental, economic and social attributes, for decision making sensitive to sustainability issues. Pedagogic frameworks have to address a multidisciplinary analysis of sustainability. This paper addresses the rationale behind the recent integration of sustainability concepts into an undergraduate civil engineering curriculum in Hong Kong. Incentives and barriers for implementation of the curriculum are addressed. A team-based design project with problem-based learning approach is highlighted. The initial results of stakeholder evaluations suggested that multidisciplinary skills developed during the learning process might contribute significantly to pertinent knowledge on sustainability.

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“…4 Furthermore, integration of sustainability in engineering must be multidisciplinary to take into consideration the social, economic, and political systems of society that affect the application and implementation of the technical, scientific, and environmental aspects. 5 To continue to progress in the face of the many challenges (for example, pollution, diminishing natural resources, climate change, etc. ), it is imperative that our society strive to reach the highest level of sustainability achievable.…”

Section: Sustainability In Engineeringmentioning

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Evaluation of Initial Environmental Engineering Sustainability Course at a Minority Serving Institution

Clark

Gragg

2011

Sustainability: The Journal of Record

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A new Environmental Engineering Sustainability course was developed and offered in the spring 2011 semester for Florida A&M University in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department to provide foundational theory in the field of environmental sustainability and green engineering. This course marked the first time sustainability was offered in an environmental engineering course at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The significance of this course is evident in the growth of the environmental sustainability field and the need for diversity in the engineering workforce; therefore, minority-serving institutions involved with improving diversity within science, technology, engineering, and mathematic (STEM) disciplines need to implement curriculum that parallels changing priorities in science and engineering.After its initial semester, the Environmental Engineering Sustainability course was rated highly by students and several conclusions were gathered from surveys and observations. One observation was that students were surprised by the breadth of topics related to sustainability across various disciplines. In another observation, students had not anticipated the relevancy and potential intricacies of life cycle analyses (LCAs) used in determining the qualitative aspect of sustainability. Lastly, most of the students would have liked to cover more topics, though lack of time prevented that during this first course offering.These general observations will be considered for future course offerings with enhancements such as providing the course through distance learning, including a more extensive design component, and collaborating with faculty from other universities to improve the course dissemination. All improvements to the course will support the purpose: to expand the concept and discipline of sustainability to all environmental engineering students who will become the 21st-century workforce and beyond. Research and Solutions

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From Small Scale, Short Term to Large Scale, Long Term: Integrating ‘Sustainability’ into Engineering Education

Cited by 16 publications

References 18 publications

How Do We Measure Affective Learning in Higher Education?

How Do We Measure Affective Learning in Higher Education?

Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into a Civil Engineering Curriculum

Evaluation of Initial Environmental Engineering Sustainability Course at a Minority Serving Institution

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