Identifying students’ sustainability preferences to improve design team performance

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dc.contributor.authorBarrella, Elise
dc.contributor.authorGirdner, Justyn
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Robin
dc.contributor.authorWatson, Mary Katherine
dc.contributor.funderNational Science Foundationen
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-10T14:41:39Z
dc.date.available2021-06-10T14:41:39Z
dc.date.issued2021-06-14
dc.description.abstractIn this paper, we discuss evidence from two studies, which use a mix of individual and team tasks to uncover students’ knowledge and skills related to sustainable design. The research explores two questions: (1) Could a team with a mix of individual student sustainability profiles influence individual team members’ learning? (2) Does a diverse, balanced team enhance project performance? When we look at individual students, preferences or affinities emerge that indicate socially-, environmentally-, economically-, or technically- minded individuals. As part of a team, students influence each other’s design decisions, often by bringing new knowledge or a different perspective into a discussion. Team composition that prioritizes a mix of individual preferences could be a valuable strategy for sustainable design, and help team members appreciate the value of different sustainability aspects.en
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (Grant No. 1811170)en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionAccepted Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationBarrella, E., Girdner, J., Anderson, R. and Watson, M. K. (2021) ‘Identifying students’ sustainability preferences to improve design team performance’, EESD2021: Proceedings of the 10th Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference, 'Building Flourishing Communities', University College Cork, Ireland, 14-16 June.en
dc.identifier.endpage8en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/11464
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.urihttps://www.eesd2020.org/
dc.relation.urihttps://cora.ucc.ie/handle/10468/11459
dc.rights© 2021, the Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licenseen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en
dc.subjectSustainable developmenten
dc.subjectEngineering educationen
dc.subjectSustainable designen
dc.subjectTeam compositionen
dc.titleIdentifying students’ sustainability preferences to improve design team performanceen
dc.typeConference itemen
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