Fishlock Sam, Thompson Matthew, Grewal Anoop
The Engineering and Design Institute TEDI-London Building 11 Quebec Way London SE16 7LG UK.
Arizona State University GWC 416 Tempe AZ 85287 USA.
Glob Chall. 2023 Oct 3;7(10):2300158. doi: 10.1002/gch2.202300158. eCollection 2023 Oct.
Over 60 million tons of E-waste is expected to be generated in 2023, with associated significant impacts on health and the environment. To reduce the number of products sent to landfills, "Right to Repair" (RtR) movements are gaining momentum in many countries, including the UK, USA, and EU member states. While Universities are seen as important stakeholders to drive forward sustainable design practices, there is currently little work looking at training undergraduate design engineers in the principles of designing household products in support of RtR. In particular, the project-based learning (PBL) pedagogy shows promise in engaging and training students with the skills and knowledge required to successfully design products for RtR. In this paper, a pilot-study of teaching engineers is presented to design products compatible with RtR principles, alongside many technical skills, in a first-year PBL course. The key outputs of this paper are the design of the module, which can be used to help inform first-year engineering education, the high engagement of students, with 100% of respondents agreeing that they intend to try to implement sustainable design practices in future, and some of the innovative features that students implement in their projects.
预计2023年将产生超过6000万吨电子垃圾，对健康和环境产生重大影响。为了减少送往垃圾填埋场的产品数量，“修复权”（RtR）运动在包括英国、美国和欧盟成员国在内的许多国家正蓬勃发展。虽然大学被视为推动可持续设计实践的重要利益相关者，但目前很少有工作关注在本科设计工程师中培养支持RtR的家用产品设计原则。特别是，基于项目的学习（PBL）教学法在吸引和培训学生掌握成功设计支持RtR的产品所需的技能和知识方面显示出前景。本文介绍了一项针对教学工程师的试点研究，该研究在第一年的PBL课程中，让工程师设计与RtR原则兼容的产品以及许多技术技能。本文的关键成果包括该模块的设计，可用于为一年级工程教育提供参考；学生的高度参与度，100%的受访者表示他们打算在未来尝试实施可持续设计实践；以及学生在项目中实施的一些创新特性。
