Work in progress - Incorporating 'sustainability' into the core curriculum through the development of an introductory course

Anoop Desai, Jean Claude Thomassian

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Abstract

An educational effort was undertaken at Georgia Southern University that sought to incorporate the three aspects of Sustainability, environment and technology into a single course. An effort was also made to tie these three seemingly diverse constituents into one coherent course at the introductory level. This paper seeks to present the results of that effort. Audio-visual media are the chosen field of instruction to facilitate knowledge transfer to students. Some of the aspects that receive attention include geology, business case for sustainability, recycling, disassembly and green manufacturing etc. The basic objective of this course is to bring together students from various educational backgrounds in one place and encourage critical and creative thinking using a systems approach. The course focuses on hands-on activities such as mini-design projects that challenge students to think creatively and make some aspect of any chosen system more sustainable.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
Subtitle of host publicationImagining and Engineering Future CSET Education, FIE 2009
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Imagining and Engineering Future CSET Education, FIE 2009 - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: Oct 18 2009Oct 21 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
ISSN (Print)1539-4565

Conference

Conference39th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference: Imagining and Engineering Future CSET Education, FIE 2009
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period10/18/0910/21/09

Keywords

  • Business
  • Cost considerations
  • Supply and demand
  • Sustainability

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