Description: _x000D_ Results of an assessment of educational programs and materials in Sustainable Engineering around the country/ The primary objectives of this project were to: (1) identify accredited engineering programs at US institutions that incorporate sustainability concepts into engineering curricula and within these programs characterize the design decision levels being employed and the degree to which information and concepts from non-engineering disciplines are being employed; (2) identify faculty who incorporate sustainability concepts into their research and other activities; (3) map results into a sustainability matrix that captures system complexity and size and the degree to which data and concepts from non-engineering disciplines are being employed; (4) identify best practices for sustainability engineering and leading contributors to sustainability engineering education; and (5) develop a preliminary roadmap with a protocol for a more formal roadmap that will define a path for achieving excellence in sustainability engineering education in the United States._x000D_
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Learning Resource Type: Semiconductor Fabrication Facility Teaching - Case Study (College Freshman - Graduate)
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Resource Use: Excerpt from findings: The engineering education community is now at a critical juncture. To date, there has been a significant level of ý??grass-rootsý?ý activities but little structure or organization. The next step will be for engineering accreditation bodies to think critically about what should or should not be included in a curriculum into which sustainable engineering has been incorporated. The path forward will require the evolution of a set of community standards. This document provides an inventory of what is currently available and can serve as a resource as professional organizations develop these standards.
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Comments: 1)Rating: 3_x000D_Title: How I Use Benchmarking Sustainable Engineering Education: Final Report, 2/8/09_x000D_By: Cliff Davidson_x000D_Details: Excerpt from findings: The engineering education community is now at a critical juncture. To date, there has been a significant level of �??grass-roots�?� activities but little structure or organization. The next step will be for engineering accreditation bodies to think critically about what should or should not be included in a curriculum into which sustainable engineering has been incorporated. The path forward will require the evolution of a set of community standards. This document provides an inventory of what is currently available and can serve as a resource as professional organizations develop these standards.