The role of environmental design competitions in engineering education

• Autores: Mohamed Al-Marzouqi, Muftah H. El Naas
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 28, no. Extra 4, 2012, págs. 959-965
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Engineering design is an essential and integral part of engineering education. It must always be carried out within certainconstraints that may include technical, economic, environmental and societal concerns. Environmental design competitionsrepresent an effective tool in enhancing the role of design in dealing with real engineering challenges. This paper presents a casestudy of the Environmental Design Competition (EDC) at the UAE University. The organizational procedure, the structure as wellas the students’ perspectives are presented. The education outcomes of the competition are also presented and compared withABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology) criteria.