Sustainability Hackathon: Integrating Academia and Companies for Finding Solutions for Socio-environmental Problems

Guimarães, Lia Buarque de Macedo; Bitencourt, Rosimeire Sedrez; Chrusciak, Camilla Buttura; Derenevich, Marcia Gemari; Poncini, Cristoffer Rodrigues; Okumura, Maria Lucia Miyake; Canciglieri, Osíris

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59975-1_40

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“…It is therefore paramount that schools also organize in-house hackathons rather than send representatives to competitions hosted by outside organizations. If the involvement of external enterprises is a necessity, a university-industry collaborative approach (e.g., [48,79]) is worth consideration. By arranging regular hackathons either at a school (as an ECA) or classroom (as a pedagogy) level, students can master job-related competencies and characteristics that can put a veneer on their lack of significant work experience [13].…”

Section: Analysis Of Specific Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivationsmentioning

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Hackathons as extracurricular activities: Unraveling the motivational orientation behind student participation

Garcia

2022

Comp Applic In Engineering

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The education sector is constantly progressing its competency paradigm by establishing a nexus between practical, theoretical, and technical dimensions of teaching and learning. In the modern age of education, hackathons are becoming increasingly prominent in providing an optimal academic environment that connects classroom learnings to real‐life scenarios. This study explored the motivational orientation behind student participation in hackathons through the framework provided by self‐determination theory. Specifically, it investigated the role of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations in encouraging initial and continuous hackathon participation. The partial least squares‐structural equation modeling method was used to analyze data collected from 437 students in 12 countries. According to the findings, although intrinsic motivation influences participation intention, extrinsic motivation drives continuance participation. When intrinsic and extrinsic motivational constructs were analyzed individually, it was found that continuance participation demands both motivational orientations. Comparisons of demographic characteristics indicate that older students with more extensive educational experience may have higher intentions to participate and continue participating in these events. This study offers insights into how the education sector can increase hackathon participation by tapping on students’ motivational orientation. From a methodological point of view, it is apparent to recommend the promotion of hackathons as a core extracurricular activity at a school level, and more indispensably, as pedagogy at a classroom level. In a world where students are encouraged to fail early, fast, and often, participating in hackathons is a tactical preparation for eventual success.

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Section: Analysis Of Specific Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hackathons as extracurricular activities: Unraveling the motivational orientation behind student participation

Garcia

2022

Comp Applic In Engineering

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“…Indeed, SDGs are all interconnected and, by their nature, require a multi-disciplinary approach, which, according to Kioupi and Voulvoulis [26], make it difficult to relate them to the specific educational learning outcomes. Therefore, to deal with the complexity of sustainability and to learn the transversal skills needed, many authors advocate for the use of concrete case studies which apply unconventional active-learning pedagogies [27,28], such as the hackathon, allowing first-hand experiences in the field of sustainability by responding to specific territorial challenges [29].…”

Section: Hackathon Methodology As Innovation Context For Sustainabilitymentioning

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A Master’s Course Can Emphasize Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Management: Evidence from the University of Pisa

Pisuttu,

Adducci,

Arena

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Municipal solid waste (MSW) represents a significant global threat, which has to be managed by a model of production and consumption involving the sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling of existing materials and products for as long as possible, otherwise known as a circular economy (CE). However, there is not a universal rule for waste recycling strategies, and it has been demonstrated that active public participation is crucial in the satisfactory management of waste. In this context, citizen participation and education are two interrelated approaches, which can help to engage and inform people regarding waste and its wider impact. The present study describes the development of an interdisciplinary hackathon (hackathons are events whereby individuals from different backgrounds are brought together to work on the solutions to different problems), targeted to students of a postgraduate Master’s course on Sustainable Development and Climate Change in order to develop and understand the MSW problems and priorities currently being targeted, with the aim to propose new potential solutions for MSW reduction, reuse, and recycling. Following an empirical approach, four working groups were established and assigned the following specific tasks: (i) communication/citizen education on MSW; (ii) the reduction of MSW production; (iii) innovative solutions to recover and enhance secondary raw materials deriving from MSW processing; and (iv) the eco-design of the cities of the future concerning CE principles applied to MSW recycling. Overall, the following main findings were derived from the hackathon event: (i) an essential objective of the CE strategy is to drive Europe’s internal market towards the production and consumption of more sustainable products, thus reducing environmental and social pressures, while still retaining value; (ii) the most effective ways of tackling environmental problems are to ‘change the way we consume’, as well as to ‘change the way we produce and trade’, with the responsibility shared between businesses, governments, and the EU, as well as the citizens themselves. In this scenario, research and innovation play a key role in driving the necessary systemic changes to reach climate neutrality and ensure an inclusive ecological and economic transition. Overall, the present study confirms how the hackathon represents an effective tool to engage citizens in participation and education.

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Open Data Hackathon as a Tool for Increased Engagement of Generation Z: To Hack or Not to Hack?

Nikiforova

2022

Electronic Governance With Emerging Technologies

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Sustainability Hackathon: Integrating Academia and Companies for Finding Solutions for Socio-environmental Problems

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Hackathons as extracurricular activities: Unraveling the motivational orientation behind student participation

Hackathons as extracurricular activities: Unraveling the motivational orientation behind student participation

A Master’s Course Can Emphasize Circular Economy in Municipal Solid Waste Management: Evidence from the University of Pisa

Open Data Hackathon as a Tool for Increased Engagement of Generation Z: To Hack or Not to Hack?

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