MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development
Submitted by Miss Sian Owen on Tue, 07/11/2017 - 18:07
The Department asked three ESD MPhil students to summarise their dissertation topics and reveal what they thought of the course itself and how it has been of benefit to them.
Thank you to Garrett, Comfort and Theo for agreeing to be interviewed.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=WPHP_KatQxU
The need to engage in better problem definition through careful dialogue with all stakeholder groups and a proper recognition of context.
An ability to work with specialists from other disciplines and professional groups acknowledging that technical innovation and business skills also must be understood, nurtured and combined as precursors to the successful implementation of sustainable solutions.
An understanding of mechanisms for managing change in organisations so future engineers are equipped to play a leadership role.
An awareness of a range of assessment frameworks, sustainability metrics and methodologies such as Life Cycle Analysis, Systems Dynamics, Multi-Criteria Decision making and Impact Assessment.
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