A graduate engineering technology online course in sustainable and green manufacturing

Abstract

This paper describes the development of a new graduate engineering technology online course in sustainable and green manufacturing. The course is intended to provide an indepth overview of environmental issues in manufacturing and industrial resources to reduce the environmental impact of their produced products and services. Green manufacturing is an emerging field in recent years and is also the sustainable development model for modern manufacturing industries. Sustainable green manufacturing encompasses the concept of combining technical issues of design and manufacturing, energy conservation, pollution prevention, health and safety of communities and consumers. The goal of this paper is to assess the current graduate engineering technology online program curriculum at Drexel University (DU) with regard to sustainable and green manufacturing predominantly metal working based manufacturing curriculum. In this paper we will discuss key environmental topics that can be integrated into manufacturing coursework at DU to include sustainability principles. Finally, the graduate online course has been evaluated and reviewed to indentify barriers and inclusion of sustainable green manufacturing course into current curriculum. © American Society of Engeneering Education, 2013.