Educating engineers in the sustainable futures model with a global perspective: Education, research and diversity initiatives

International Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 254-265

  Hokanson, David R ^a,b   Phillips, Linda D ^a   Mihelcic, James R ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b TRUSSELL TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Graduate certificate; Interdisciplinary education; International senior design; Masters degree; Sustainability; Sustainable engineering; Undergraduate minor

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249333109     PISSN: 0949149X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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