Document Type : Scientific - Research
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yazd University
2 Master Student, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Yazd University, Yazd University
Abstract
For presentation of approaches and models for engineering education, special emphasis has been made on teaching skills and attitudes (engineering practices) in addition to teaching engineering knowledge. Hence, determining the effective teaching methods and educational topics than technical issues were the base of many researches in the present century. Nowadays, training courses for engineering due to irreparable damages to the environment has become very necessary. Engineers’ knowledge on environmental science increase their sense of responsibility towards preventing or reducing the environmental degradation. Although the effectiveness of knowledge on people's sense of responsibility is shown in previous studies, it needs more emphasis for the present engineers. In this study, the effect of teaching environmental science and paying attention to the environmental issues on civil engineering students was examined. 80 students were selected and put in two different groups randomly. They were taught two different methods: studying environmental course and learning environmental issues along with technical course. For collecting data, we used a self-made questioner with reliability coefficient of 0.792. Data were analyzed by use of Pearson correlation coefficient and statistical analysis of paired and decision tree. The results suggested teaching has significant effect on knowledge and observance of environmental issues of students at work, but there's no significant difference between teaching methods and student gender. Decision tree shows considering environmental issues during work by students will increase when their knowledge increases.
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