Addressing sustainability competencies in engineering coursesan experience

  1. María Teresa Guraya Diez
  2. Esperanza Díaz Tajada
  3. Zaloa Aginako
  4. María Begoña Peña Lang
  5. Joseba Albizuri Irigoyen
Book:
Engineering Education towards sustainability: approaches for institutionalization and teaching implementation : Second International Conference on Engineering Education for the 21st Century – ICEE21C 2019
  1. Teresa Guraya (coord.)
  2. Luis Cabedo (coord.)

Publisher: Servicio Editorial = Argitalpen Zerbitzua ; Universidad del País Vasco = Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

ISBN: 978-84-1319-074-7

Year of publication: 2019

Pages: 104-108

Congress: Internacional Conference on Engineering Education for the 21st Century (2. 2019. Bilbao)

Type: Conference paper

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Abstract

An attempt to introduce competences related to Sustainable Development Goals has been carried out in two materials engineering courses of an engineering degree. As part of the tasks in the semester, students worked in a problem-based learning activity. Mobile telephones and electric car were the core of the activities. Aside from the specific and soft skills described on the course guides, some points as raw critical materials, extreme conditions to extract some metals, the necessary use of hazardous materials and the environmental impact of consuming society where highlighted. Personal and common reflection on Sustainable Development Goals and the impact of technology and massive consume on them were promoted.

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