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Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce: A Curriculum for Sustainability

Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce: A Curriculum for Sustainability. Dr. Ronald Kander, Director School of Engineering James Madison University. Engineering “Versatilist”.

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Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce: A Curriculum for Sustainability

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  1. Preparing Tomorrow’s Workforce:A Curriculum for Sustainability Dr. Ronald Kander, DirectorSchool of EngineeringJames Madison University

  2. Engineering “Versatilist” “Enterprises that focus on technical aptitude alone will fail to align workforce performance with business value… Instead, they need to build a team of versatilists who build a rich portfolio of knowledge and competencies to fuel multiple business objectives.”

  3. Practical Ingenuity “The word “engineer” has its roots in the Latin word ingeniator, which means “ingenious, to devise in the sense of construction, or craftsmanship”. Other words related to ingeniator include “ingenuity”.”

  4. Sustainability Focus "Our colleges and universities, by and large, are not preparing design students for this crucial challenge. While design for sustainability is increasingly being seen as an important element of both foundation and specialized courses, there is still a long way to go."

  5. Sustainable Engineering Design Process

  6. Curriculum Overview Science & Math Engineering Engineering Design Business & Management General Education Sustainability

  7. “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” --- Socrates(470 BC – 399 BC)

  8. Kindling the Flame Deeply Integrated “Projects” and “Case Studies” Shallow Self-Serving “War Stories” Random Disconnected “Factoids” Filling the Vessel

  9. “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” --- Socrates(470 BC – 399 BC) and

  10. HOWEVER…

  11. “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.” --- Yogi Berra or Albert Einstein

  12. Introductory survey course (Freshmen) • 3 credits (1 lecture + 2 lab) • 5 contact hours per week • Several design-based projects and challenges • 30 minutes to 8 weeks in length

  13. Reverse Engineering Project Technical – Financial – Environmental – Societal

  14. Blooms Taxonomy of Learning Technical – Financial – Environmental – Societal

  15. A Balanced Approach Sustainable Engineering Design Process

  16. http://www.jmu.edu/engineering

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