Teaching of sustainability: Higher education (HE) case studies

Haile, S; Glassey, J

doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-5856-1.ch019

Teaching of sustainability: Higher education (HE) case studies

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Sue Haile, Professor Jarka Glassey

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Abstract

© 2014 by IGI Global. All rights reserved. Following a discussion of the means of introducing sustainability and sustainable design into the engineering curriculum, this chapter provides examples of the approach taken when teaching these subjects through the use of case studies at a traditional research-intensive higher education institution in the UK: Newcastle University. This chapter demonstrates the range of topics that have been addressed through examples of case studies and discusses the methods of delivery and assessment within the curriculum. The result of a cross-curriculum mapping exercise is presented, showing how sustainability teaching can be incorporated into a variety of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.