Sustainability in Engineering Education: A Literature Review of Case Studies and Projects

Published in: Global Partnerships for Development and Engineering Education: Proceedings of the 15th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology
Date of Conference: July 19-21, 2017
Location of Conference: Boca Raton, FL, United States
Authors: Jaime Mesa, MS. (Universidad del Norte, CO)
Ivan Esparragoza, PhD. (Penn State University, US)
Heriberto Maury, PhD. (Universidad del Norte, CO)
Full Paper: #241

Abstract:

Sustainability is complex and demanding to teach and learn in engineering. Several learning activities have been reported in the literature to incorporate sustainability in engineering education. This work reports an extensive literature search about learning approaches on sustainability that use case studies and projects. The most significant works were characterized and analyzed to determine trends and opportunities in the development of learning activities that can be used to incorporate sustainability at different levels in the engineering curriculum.