1. An Investigation into the Current Status and Importance of Sustainability Education for Designers and Engineers.
- Author
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DELANEY, EMELIA and WEI LIU
- Subjects
ENGINEERING education ,SUSTAINABLE design ,NEW product development ,UNDERGRADUATE education ,EDUCATORS - Abstract
Sustainability has become increasingly important globally, due to climate change, and has become a key focus within New Product Development (N PD), drawing attention from academia, media, and industry. The increase pressure to be more sustainable as a humanity and within industry has led to the identification of the need to ensure that students are suitably educated on key sustainability issues related to their field. This paper shows that design and engineering education, with a focus on sustainability issues, currently being taught in university is having an impact on industry. Previous literature has highlighted gaps within the knowledge which could better the teaching in this area. The paper proposes a framework which aims at facilitating the adoption of the teaching and learning of sustainability within design and engineering undergraduate education, specifically focusing on the overall impact oftheir future positions within the NPD process. The main goal of the framework is to support students and educators in the learning and education of key sustainability issues throughout the typical undergraduate degree period, focusing on teaching methods and key themes which will be valuable as students' progress into industry. Future Research objectives have also been outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2023