scholarly journals Sustainability of Wetlands in the Eyes of the New Generation of Environmental Engineering Students

Conservation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-195
Author(s):  
Farshad Amiraslani
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Final Solution ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Student Cohorts ◽  
Distribution Composition ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Identification Strategy

This research paper investigates the general understanding and skills of young third-year environmental engineering students concerning the criteria for monitoring wetlands. Students were asked to describe approaches, data, and final solutions to identify and/or eliminate wetland odor. Over half of the students (55%) did not consider the “identification” strategy by which to determine the source of unexpected odors. The rest gave answers focused on “restoration” (24%) and “prevention” (15%) strategies, while 6% of the answers were unrelated. In fact, without knowing the causes and without thinking about the necessity/importance of visiting/surveying the site, students came up with a priori solutions. In their mind, the immediate cause of the odor could be a disturbed or unbalanced distribution/composition of ions, salts, or microbes in the water. Indeed, most data types (71%) were those related to “water”. As the final solution, 50% of responses considered “physical” followed by “legal and planning” solutions (32%). Each factor, including “Chemical” and “Biological”, constituted 9% of the answers. This research highlights engineering students’ communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by contemplating class activities that simulate real-world situations. The research presumes that these engineering student cohorts represent typical student communities worldwide. Such findings contribute to policymaking in the engineering education system on a larger scale.

scholarly journals Academic Exchange and Outreach Projects: Reflexions from an Experience on Refugees, Homeless and Occupations in Brazil and France.

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (24) ◽  
Author(s):  
HELOISA TEIXEIRA FIRMO
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Global Citizens ◽  
Academic Exchange ◽  
Full Citizen ◽  
The Individual ◽  
New Generation

Environmental engineering students conduct academic exchanges as part of their education. Refugees and homeless in many countries have in common the search for decent housing and basic survival conditions. Today's serious socio-environmental problems must be addressed by professionals who are able to propose effective and lasting solutions. Thus, and seeking to contribute to a full citizen formation of the individual and engineer of today's society, this article describes the experience of a French exchange student from EIVP (Ecole des Ingénieurs de Ville de Paris) in Environmental Engineering at UFRJ (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) in the MUDA Outreach project, where the student had the opportunity to visit occupations supported by social movements in previously unoccupied places in the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. From reflections on the concept of refugee in Brazil and France, were analyzed and compared initiatives of settlements and homeless in both countries. It is concluded that, although distinct, the displacement crises of individuals and families in both countries have several points in common, highlighting that successful solutions can occur when the main objective is to propose comprehensive social inclusion projects that begin with the consolidation of a new generation of global citizens, which is the main contribution of this work.

scholarly journals ENGINEERING STUDENT ATTAINMENT AND ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN PROCESS

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1373-1382
Author(s):  
Avril Thomson ◽  
Hilary Grierson
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Major Project

AbstractThe paper reports on a study that aims to gain an understanding of how senior engineering design students engage and attain throughout the various stages of the design process during a major design project. Following a literature review it sets out to answer 3 main research questionsQ1. Do students engage more with certain stages of the design process during major project work?;Q2. Do students attain better during certain phases of the design process during major project ?Q3. Is there a difference in this attainment between year groups of the same degree programme ?The methodology adopted employs an analysis of marks and an online questionnaire to collect data. Patterns and trends in how senior BEng and MEng Product Design Engineering students engage and attain within the design process are presented, identified and discussed and in turn used to inform reflection on the research questions set.

Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset Through Cross-Functional Innovation Teams

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Schoonmaker ◽  
Robert Gettens ◽  
Glenn Vallee
Keyword(s):  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Student Learning Outcomes ◽  
Engineering Student ◽  
Course Assessment ◽  
Course Changes ◽  
Functional Teams ◽  
Development Course

This learning innovation article’s purpose is to provide educators with a course assessment tool that can be used to improve student outcomes in an undergraduate, production innovation, and development course, comprised of cross-functional teams (business and engineering students). We demonstrate how over a period of three years, we used the assessment tool to help make course changes that would influence student learning outcomes. In addition, we illustrate how the tool helped us to focus on particular student skills, make specific changes targeted at selected skills, and measure if these course changes were effective with engineering student outcomes.

Indonesian Youth, Global Environmentalism and Transnational Mining

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pam Nilan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Moral Responsibility ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Global South ◽  
Environmental Risks ◽  
Environmental Engineering ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The World ◽  
Good Lives

Indonesian activist students are highly conscious of the environmental risks facing Indonesia and the world. Yet they also want to make good lives for themselves in a nation experiencing strong economic growth. Using the work of Ulrich Beck, this paper examines the accounts of environmental engineering students at a prestigious university who are pro-environmental activists on campus. In interviews, they admitted that it will be difficult to negotiate a lucrative career after graduation while maintaining their environmental idealism. Even though they feel a moral responsibility of care, not only towards nature, but towards the poor of the nation, they are epistemologically anchored to the technocratic tenets of their degree. Moreover, they want to make a successful life. The paper contributes to our understanding of how youth in the Global South engage with the discourse of environmentalism while negotiating the postmillennium risk society.

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