Title :
Autodesk Sustainability Workshop: Advancing the practice of sustainable engineering through education
Author_Institution :
Sustainability Education Program Manager, Autodesk, Inc
Abstract :
Today´s engineering students have the responsibility and opportunity to continue improving our quality of life while also curbing or reversing the negative impacts that our industrial society is having on the biosphere. Current engineering curricula is ill-equipping them to deal with these challenges due to a lack of project-based learning, design fundamentals, and integration of sustainable design strategies. The Autodesk® Sustainability Workshop is a learning resource, using videos, tutorials and case studies to teach basic principles of sustainable design and engineering. Our goal is to bring sustainability into the mainstream by giving students and educators tools to incorporate sustainability into the design process.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; design for environment; engineering computing; engineering education; sustainable development; Autodesk Sustainability Workshop; education; engineering curricula; project-based learning; sustainable design strategy; sustainable engineering; Conferences; Education; Green design; Industries; Materials; Software; Videos; Educational technology; Engineering education; Environmental factors; Green products;
Conference_Titel :
Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-394-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISSST.2011.5936906