Paper ID #37982Implementing Integrated Project-Based Learning Outcomes in a21st-Century Environmental Engineering CurriculumSusan Gallagher, Montana State University - Bozeman Susan Gallagher is the Education and Workforce Program Manager at the Western Transportation Institute (WTI) at Montana State University.Adrienne Phillips, Montana State University - BozemanEllen Lauchnor, Montana State University - BozemanAmanda HohnerDr. Otto R. Stein, Montana State University - BozemanDr. Craig R. Woolard, Montana State University - BozemanCatherine M. KirklandDr. Kathryn Plymesser P.E., Montana State University - Bozeman
to advance water justice and sustainability, as well as sociotechnical engineering education research. She previously served as the project manager and lead editor of the NSF-funded TeachEngineering digital library (TeachEngineering.org, a free library of K-12 engineering curriculum), during which she mentored NSF GK-12 Fellows and NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) participants on the creation and publication of their original engineering curriculum. Dr. Forbes is a former high school physics and engineering teacher and a former NSF GK-12 Fellow.Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan Lord is Professor and Chair of Integrated Engineering at the University of San Diego. She received a BS from
, this course also fulfills another requirement in a student’s engineering major. For instance, a sustainability-themed economics class would meet the requirement for the sustainability designation and also count for the engineering economics requirement. c) A sustainability-related practical experience, such as an internship, a research experience, or a capstone design project. Typically, this requirement bears no credit load although it could be fulfilled within an engineering student’s four-credit design class. d) A one-semester-hour engineering Sustainability Analysis course, ENGR 384, which serves as an introduction to such topics as life cycle assessment, risk and
degree from Tulane University in 1989 and a doctoral degree from Duke University in 1992. He is a member of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and, has also been involved with the American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). He is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii) remote sensing and precision agri- culture, and,(iii) biofuels and renewable energy. He has been involved with several extramurally funded projects as PI or Co-PI to support outreach, education, and research activities from various state, federal, and private agencies; served in leadership roles in
model systems to predict fluid movement and its impacts on the environment. Dr. Ahn is also actively engaging undergraduate students in various research. She has demonstrated commitment to innovation in teaching and engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023Innovative Outreach for Careers in the Water and Wastewater UtilitiesAbstract: A USEPA funded project titled WaterWorks aimed at exposing careers in water andwastewater utilities to K-12 educators and students is currently in progress. WaterWorks,consists of four contemporary core K-12 educational modules titled WaterMobile, WaterTalk,WaterPal and WaterCave to excite the next generation to join our
EngineeringAccreditation Commission (EAC) Student Outcome 5 was also a factor, with teamworkincorporated on graded assignments to achieve ABET EAC Student Outcome 5. Courses withlabs and sizeable design projects, especially those tied to ABET EAC Student Outcome 5, had amuch larger fraction of team-based activity points than those without labs or large courseprojects. To examine teamwork as a teaching method, an evaluation of student grades indicatedthat team-based activities did not equally benefit all students, with lower performing studentsreceiving a larger grade benefit. In similar fashion, group learning exercises did not significantlyimprove student learning for subsequently administered individual exams. When studentlearning related to team selection
community vision with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects have in- cluded evaluating composting stations in Wilkinsburg, studying infrastructure resilience in Homewood, enabling community solar in PA, improving energy efficiency in McCandless Township, and improving water quality in
practitioners.Cynthia D. Anderson, Alula Consulting Cynthia (Cindy) Anderson (she/her/hers) is the founder and CEO of Alula Consulting. Cindy specializes in innovative sustainability- and online-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institu- tions, non-profits, government and corporations. Cindy has taught thousands of people through courses and workshops, around the world and online, in the fields of biology, sustainability and biomimicry. She is honored to be a collaborative partner on the Engineering for One Planet initiative since its inception, co- author of the EOP Framework and new framework integration guides, and active EOP Network Member. Cindy holds a MS from Oregon State University, a MEd from Griffith
-credit students (upper-level undergraduates) 4-credit students (graduate students)1) Project paper: 20% (proposal 3%, outline 1) Project paper: 20% (proposal 3%, outline 7%, paper 10%) 7%, paper 10%)2) Project video: 10% 2) Project video: 10%3) Final exam: 20% 3) Final exam: 20%4) Midterm exam: 20% 4) Midterm exam: 20%5) Homework/quizzes: 10% 5) Homework/quizzes: 10%6) Case study: 10% 6) Case study: 5%7) Participation: 10% 7) Policy memos: 5% 8) Briefing: 5
Community of Practice and social learning initiatives, their collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Frontier Set, a network of 31 post-secondary institutions working to close the student opportunity gap, and the NSF funded Pathways to Innovation program, a network of 50 post-secondary institutions working to embed innovation and entrepreneurship into undergraduate engineering.Cynthia Anderson, Alula Consulting Cindy Anderson (she/her/hers) is the founder and CEO of Alula Consulting. Cindy specializes in in- novative sustainability- and online-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institutions, non-profits, government and corporations. Cindy has taught thousands of people through
the idea ofsustainable development and ecological civilization, the ultimate goal of the greenengineering concept is to achieve common development of human social economyand ecological environmental protection[1]. ECUST launched the project of cultivatingengineering ethics in 2016, focusing on strengthening the green development conceptof graduate students[2]. In addition, School of Chemical Engineering of ECUSTlaunched a new round of textbook update at the end of 2016. When revising thecontent, it focused on improving the content of courses involving high energyconsumption and pollution, adding professional courses that popularize the content ofclean production, as well as offering courses on the history of science and technologyand the
prepare graduates to apply knowledge ofmathematics through differential equations, calculus-based physics, chemistry, and at least oneadditional area of basic science. Students will need to know how to: 1. apply probability and statistics to address uncertainty; 2. analyze and solve problems in at least four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering; 3. conduct experiments in at least two technical areas of civil engineering and analyze and interpret the resulting data; 4. design a system, component, or process in at least two civil engineering contexts; 5. include principles of sustainability in design; 6. explain basic concepts in project management, business, public policy, and leadership; 7. analyze issues in
challenges. Current thrusts focus on Smarter Riversheds, Microbial Fuel cells and advanced oxidation and separation processes. Focused on co-creating long term partnerships that synergize community vision with Pitt’s core compe- tencies of research and education, Sanchez has built up Pitt Hydroponics in Homewood, founded Con- stellation Energy Inventor labs for K-12 students, and re-created the Mascaro Center’s Teach the Teacher sustainability program for science educators in the region. As a teacher he designed and created the Sustainability capstone course which has annually partnered with community stakeholders to address sustainability challenges at all scales. Past projects have in- cluded evaluating composting
involvement offaculty from environmental engineering, University extension, and nursing to provide bothbreadth in how to engage with communities for design (i.e., from a nursing perspective) as wellas depth in how to understand and consider local food systems (i.e., from a University extensionperspective).IntroductionHistorically, the use of a traditional lecture-discussion pedagogical format augmented withextended homework assignments and a semester-long design project was employed to teach thedesign of wastewater treatment plants and other environmental cleanup technologies toapproximately 25 seniors in the final year of pursuing a baccalaureate degree in environmentalengineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology, a state
health [11]. These categories are echoed in the ABETEnvironmental Engineering curriculum standards: (a) mathematics, fundamental sciences, andfluid mechanics, (b) material and energy balance, fate and transport in/between air, water, andsoil phases, (c) hands on experiments and data analysis, (d) design of systems considering risk,uncertainty, sustainability, etc., and (e) professional practice and project management includingpolicy and regulation [32]. These categories form the basis of course groupings shown in Table2. Among the eight EnvE PUIs, three were selected for direct curricular comparison – Cal PolyHumboldt, Saint Francis, and UW-Platteville. These three cover the temporal and spatialvariation of EnvE PUIs. Two are public, state
emphasizes the need to 20 provide pilot and hands-on demonstrations to engage and increase the adoption of RWH practices. Misconceptions or lack of knowledge are the leading cause of apprehension in active participation in RWH. 4. Participants indicated they would be willing to pay $50 for an RWH project in their homes. This can present an opportunity to incentivize participation in RWH initiatives. 5. The differing opinions on climate change, such as the belief that humans do not affect climate change, decrease the desire to participate in RWH practices. If