Title :
A Problem Based Learning (PBL) module on electronics & the environment
Author :
Fitzpatrick, Colin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron.&Comput. Eng., Limerick, Univ., Limerick
Abstract :
This paper describes and discusses a module that addresses environmental and sustainability issues as they effect the electronics and IT industries using the problem based learning (PBL) methodology. The module is designed to attempt to instill attitudes and values that are required in order to seek more sustainable solutions in the context of a career in these sectors. In the view of the author, the PBL methodology offers a more effective approach to learning and education for sustainable development than the traditional didactic method.
Keywords :
electronic engineering education; sustainable development; IT industries; didactic method; environmental issues; problem based learning; problem based learning module; sustainability issues; Biological system modeling; Counting circuits; Education; Electronics industry; Engineering profession; Environmental factors; Industrial electronics; Laboratories; Student members; Sustainable development; Education for Sustainable Development; Education in Industrial Ecology; Electronics & the Environment; Problem Based Learning (PBL);
Conference_Titel :
Electronics and the Environment, 2008. ISEE 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2272-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2298-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISEE.2008.4562933
