Sustainable Development 1

General Data
Academic program	ECAM LaSalle Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Programme			Module Manager(s) : BRAILLY Elsa,JULIAU Emilien
EC Type : Lectures	Sustainable Development 1 (LIIEEng01ESustDev1)
Lectures : 4h00 Project : 6h00 Individual work : 9h00 Total duration: 10	Status	Period Semester 1	Teaching language : English

General objectives
This course introduces the main issues of Sustainable Development (SD) with a specific focus on the role of future engineers and the way of thinking the future responsibilities of individuals and of industry. Students must be familiarized with the popular issues raised by SD. They must develop their capacity to: - Discuss and debate about the current SD issues - Adopt a critical viewpoint on these issues - Develop a critical presentation on a debating topic: perform some personal research (scientific bibliography); popularization of the subject; and oral presentation.

General objectives

This course introduces the main issues of Sustainable Development (SD) with a specific focus on the role of future engineers and the way of thinking the future responsibilities of individuals and of industry.
Students must be familiarized with the popular issues raised by SD. They must develop their capacity to:
- Discuss and debate about the current SD issues
- Adopt a critical viewpoint on these issues
- Develop a critical presentation on a debating topic: perform some personal research (scientific bibliography); popularization of the subject; and oral presentation.

Content
Part 1: Discussion: - About the background of the students - About the role of engineers in the future, in the context of industry evolution. Lecturese 1: Introduction to Sustainable Development: - Historical background - The 12 SD objectives of the United Nations - Main issues raised from technology development and current trends Choice of topics and constitution of pairs.

Corequis
None

Bibliographie
- Brundtland Commission (1987) "Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development" United Nations - UNESCO (2018) "Issues and trends in education for sustainable development" ISBN 978-92-3-100244-1. - United Nations website: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/

Assessment(s)
N°	Nature	Coefficient	Observable objectives
1	Written exam	90	Intermediate deliverable: report containing a detailed plan + bibliography
2	Written exam	10	MCQ