Special Session - Engineering for a sustainable world: How do we incorporate sustainability in undergraduate engineering education?

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Prins, Robert ^a   Kander, Ronald ^a   Moore, Towana ^a   Pappas, Eric ^a   Pierrakos, Olga ^a  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Engineering; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

CLASS LEVELS; ENGINEERING CLASSROOMS; ENGINEERING EDUCATORS; GRADUATE PROGRAMS; PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERINGS; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATIONS; SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING EDUCATIONS; UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERINGS;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 78650759611     PISSN: 15394565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FIE.2008.4720521     Document Type: Conference Paper

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