A Problem Based Learning (PBL) module on electronics & the environment

Author

Fitzpatrick, Colin

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron.&Comput. Eng., Limerick, Univ., Limerick

fYear

2008

fDate

19-22 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper describes and discusses a module that addresses environmental and sustainability issues as they effect the electronics and IT industries using the problem based learning (PBL) methodology. The module is designed to attempt to instill attitudes and values that are required in order to seek more sustainable solutions in the context of a career in these sectors. In the view of the author, the PBL methodology offers a more effective approach to learning and education for sustainable development than the traditional didactic method.

Keywords

electronic engineering education; sustainable development; IT industries; didactic method; environmental issues; problem based learning; problem based learning module; sustainability issues; Biological system modeling; Counting circuits; Education; Electronics industry; Engineering profession; Environmental factors; Industrial electronics; Laboratories; Student members; Sustainable development; Education for Sustainable Development; Education in Industrial Ecology; Electronics & the Environment; Problem Based Learning (PBL);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2272-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2298-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562933

Filename

4562933