Environmental Engineering Body of Knowledge

CBET 0736903知识环境工程机构中佛罗里达大学Debra Reinhart该项目提供参与者支持资金，支持两个研讨会，作为环境工程社区为环境工程领域开发“知识体系”(BOK)的努力的一部分。知识体系(BOK)提供了定义专业的基础，许多工程学科都认识到了BOK的必要性。环境工程的BOK将描述在这一广泛和跨学科领域的理解和实践所必需的知识和核心能力。一个成立于2006年的工作组旨在开发环境工程方面的BOK，其成员包括代表学术界的成员，以及来自咨询专业和行业的执业环境工程师。2007年1月，工作组在亚利桑那州坦佩举行了第一次会议，作为国家科学基金会资助的环境工程教育前沿讲习班的一部分。工作组第二次会议将于2007年7月29日在弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡举行的2007年AEESP研究和教育会议上举行，会议将讨论BOK的关键要素，包括成果说明和适当的成就水平。2008年春季举行的第三次也是最后一次讲习班的目标是结束悬而未决的问题，并制定一项计划，征求实地重要利益攸关方的意见。

CBET 0736903Environmental Engineering Body of KnowledgeDebra ReinhartUniversity of Central Florida This project provides participant support funds to support two workshops as part of an effort by the environmental engineering community to develop a "body of knowledge" (BOK) for the field of environmental engineering. A body of knowledge (BOK) provides the foundations that define a profession, and the need for a BOK has been recognized by many engineering disciplines. The BOK for environmental engineering will describe the knowledge and core competencies integral to the understanding and practice in this broad and interdisciplinary field. A working group established in 2006 to develop the BOK for environmental engineering has members representing the academic community, as well as practicing environmental engineers from the consulting profession and industry. An initial meeting of the working group was held in Tempe, AZ, as part of an NSF-funded workshop on Frontiers in Environmental Engineering Education, in January 2007. A second meeting of the working group, to be held at the 2007 AEESP Research and Education Conference in Blacksburg, VA, July 29, 2007, will discuss critical elements of the BOK, including outcome descriptions and appropriate levels of achievement. The goals of a third and final workshop in spring 2008 are to reach closure on outstanding issues and develop a plan to seek input from important stakeholders in the field.