Targeted Infusion Project Grant: Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum Using Project-Based Learning

定向灌输项目-使用基于项目的学习将可持续发展概念纳入本科土木工程课程-在北卡罗来纳农工州立大学（NCA&amp；T），目标是通过使用基于项目的学习方法将可持续发展概念纳入本科课程，提高土木工程专业学生对可持续发展及其影响的知识。该项目的具体目标是创建与可持续发展相关的教学材料，将内容纳入本科生土木工程课程的三门课程序列，并评估这种干预对学生学习成果的影响。这个项目将可持续发展的概念融入到本科课程中，从土木工程课程的现有课程中创建了三个课程序列，同时将这些课程从讲座型转变为项目型。为了成功地介绍与可持续发展相关的主题，理论概念和实践项目将同时实施。在这项研究中，选择交通运输是因为交通运输领域的全面、广泛和有形的性质，以及交通运输部门可持续性的重大影响。基于建构主义理论（一种学习理论，认为通过反思我们的经验，我们构建自己对世界的理解），由于学生与交通系统的各个方面的日常互动和个人经验，交通被认为是适当的。通过实施这一干预措施，学生们将能够理解基本理念，以及在未来的设计、建造和维护活动中融入可持续发展概念的重要性。

The Targeted Infusion Project - Incorporation of Sustainability Concepts into the Undergraduate Civil Engineering Curriculum Using Project-Based Learning - at North Carolina A&T State University (NCA&T) has the objective to enhance civil engineering students' knowledge about sustainability and its implications by incorporating concepts on sustainability into the undergraduate curriculum using a project-based learning approach. The specific objectives of the project are to create instructional materials related to sustainable development, to incorporate the contents into a three-course sequence in the civil engineering curriculum for undergraduates, and to evaluate the impact of this intervention on students' learning outcomes.This project incorporates concepts on sustainability into the undergraduate curriculum by creating a three-course sequence from existing courses in the civil engineering curriculum while transforming these courses from lecture-based to project-based. To successfully introduce topics related to sustainability, theoretical concepts and hands-on projects will be implemented simultaneously. In this study transportation was selected because of the comprehensive, broad and tangible nature of the transportation field as well as the significant implications of sustainability in the transportation sector. Based on the theory of constructivism (a theory of learning which states that by reflecting on our experiences, we construct our own understanding of the world), transportation was deemed to be appropriate due to the daily interaction and personal experiences of students with aspects of transportation systems. As a result of the implementation of this intervention, students will be able to understand the basic philosophy and the importance of incorporating concepts on sustainability into their activities in future design, construction and maintenance.