Weaving Threads of Sustainability into the Fabric of the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum: Impacting the Fundamental Manner in which Students Solve Problems

该工程教育研究奖授予密歇根理工大学，将开发基于问题的学习模块，将可持续性和可持续性设计整合到从大二到大四的三门机械工程课程中。目标是教授可持续性作为日常决策和分析的一个组成部分，这是机械工程的基础，而不是次要的问题。机械工程课程将通过对社会有直接好处的内容来丰富，从而对未来的学生更具吸引力。总体目标是通过培养学生对环境可持续性的理解，更好地为他们的工程实践做好准备。这些技术有望增加学生对工程的兴趣，并将增加完成工程学位并准备填补工程工作的人数。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)This engineering education research award to Michigan Technological University will develop problem based learning modules that integrate sustainability and sustainable design into three mechanical engineering courses spanning the sophomore through senior years. The goal is to teach sustainability as an integral part of the day-to-day decision-making and analyses that are fundamental to mechanical engineering, rather than as a secondary concern. The mechanical engineering curriculum will be enriched by content that has a direct benefit to society, thus becoming more appealing to prospective students. The overall goal is to better prepare students for the practice of engineering through developing their understanding of environmental sustainability. These techniques are expected to increase students' interest in engineering and will enhance the number who complete engineering degrees and are ready to fill engineering jobs.