Title: A QUT experience in combining sustainability research with educational activities and professional practice
Abstract: The paper discusses the development and delivery of a university subject on sustainable
construction, using related research projects as case studies and learning materials. It exposed
students from a variety of disciplines to real life scenarios, to group around project cases, and
learn to work with one another in solving sustainable development problems. The problem
based learning approach directly responds to the new trends of learning by practising which, in
the area of sustainability education, is particularly appropriate because of the need for multidisciplinary
approach to complex issues, and the impetus for research and development to
provide timely input for education in this growing discipline with a relatively short history.
Collaboration of students from cross-disciplines, the engagement of industry and practitioners,
the concept of using project cases and student design competition, and the tangible improvement
of students’ comprehension of the sustainability phenomenon as a whole, have been the
highlights of this Australian experience.
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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