Journal of Engineering Education Transformations
DOI: 10.16920/jeet/2024/v37is2/24134
Year: 2024, Volume: 37, Issue: Special Issue 2, Pages: 873-878
Original Article
1Lavanya Nagamalla, 2G Vanaja Reddy, 3Gnanitha Suryadevara, 4N V Rajendra Kumar
1Associate Professor, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management
2Associate Professor, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management
3UG Student, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management
4Associate Professor, Hyderabad Institute of Technology and Management
*Corresponding Author
Email: lavanyan.sh@hitam.org
vanaja.humanities@hitam.org
ssvas229@gmail.com
nvrajendrakumar.sh@hitam.org
Students in Hyderabad, India, explain the “freshmen’s Composting Initiative”, a project they undertook as a part of their environmental science course. The initiative puts a strong emphasis on problem-based learning (PBL) and real-world sustainability. It emphasizes the significance of giving pupils the knowledge and abilities necessary for environmental responsibility as well as the connection between human wellbeing and the natural world. The all-India Council for Technical Education’s (AICTE) decision to include “Environmental Science” in the first-year B.Tech. Curriculum served as the impetus for the effort. Although sustainability is emphasized in policies, there is frequently a gap in actual application, which this research seeks to fill. This research helps students comprehend sustainable business practices and environmental issues while also giving them a foundation for putting sustainability into reality. It illustrates the transformative potential of PBL and the part that students play in bridging the sustainability gap between theory and practice. In conclusion, the “Freshmen’s Composting Initiative” shows how first-year engineering students may actively support sustainability through practical projects, aligning with the increased emphasis on environmental educationand the realworld application of sustainable ideas.
Keywords— Compost, environment, PBL, sustainability
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