Engineering Skills and Global Issues:
Engagement in engineering projects fosters problem-solving abilities that can be directed towards addressing global challenges by considering diverse perspectives and crafting innovative solutions.
Sustainability and Environmental Awareness:
Exploration of eco-friendly design principles aligns with the global citizenship's environmental emphasis. Understanding widespread concerns such as climate change nurtures a sense of responsibility towards sustainable engineering practices.
Ethical Considerations:
Engaging with discussions about ethical dimensions within engineering encourages an exploration of justice, fairness, and human rights disparities on a global scale. Such dialogues cultivate ethical awareness and promote responsible decision-making.
Communication and Collaboration:
Participation in collaborative engineering projects underscores the significance of cooperation in addressing global challenges.
Cultural Awareness and Diversity:
Exposure to diverse technological contexts enhances cultural appreciation, aligning with global citizenship's emphasis on understanding and respecting different cultures through the lens of technological exploration.
Social Impact and Responsibility:
Understanding technology's societal influence prepares students for responsibly addressing global challenges, contributing positively to both local and global communities through considerate engineering solutions.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
Encouragement of innovative thinking within engineering aligns with the global citizenship's call for creative problem-solving and proactive engagement. The cultivation of an entrepreneurial mindset empowers students to address global issues innovatively.
Integrating these aspects of the Leaving Certificate Engineering curriculum into Global Citizenship Education nurtures comprehensive students who possess advanced technical skills as well as ethical responsibility, cultural awareness, and the ability to make meaningful contributions to an interconnected global society.
Sustainability and Ethics:
1. Identify, and assess the environmental impacts associated with various engineering design choices, considering factors such as resource consumption and waste generation.
2. Apply principles of sustainable design to engineer solutions that minimize their negative ecological footprint, aligning engineering practices with ethical considerations and environmental responsibility.
Global Context and Diversity:
1. Investigate and compare how engineering solutions adapt across diverse cultural, geographic, and social contexts, fostering an appreciation for cultural sensitivity and global adaptability in engineering design.
2. Recognize and highlight the historical and contemporary contributions of different cultures to engineering and technology, promoting cross-cultural understanding and fostering a global perspective.
Innovation and Problem Solving:
1. Collaborate effectively with peers to address intricate engineering challenges, integrating diverse viewpoints to devise comprehensive and innovative solutions.
2. Analyze and iterate upon engineering designs, incorporating feedback and real-world constraints to refine solutions, showcasing adaptability and creative problem-solving skills.
Communication and Collaboration:
1. Articulate engineering concepts fluently through presentations, reports, and discussions, demonstrating effective communication to convey technical ideas to various audiences.
2. Collaborate within a team settings to identify shared engineering objectives, cultivating teamwork, coordination, and interpersonal skills vital for addressing complex global challenges.
Cultural Awareness and Diversity:
1. Engage with engineering problems from multicultural perspectives, demonstrating a capacity to consider diverse cultural influences and adapt engineering solutions accordingly.
2. Recognize and respect the contributions of various cultures to engineering innovation, fostering an inclusive mindset aligned with global citizenship's emphasis on cultural diversity.
Social Responsibility and Impact:
1. Evaluate the potential social consequences of engineering projects on local and global communities, applying analytical skills to comprehend the broader societal implications of technological solutions.
2. Reflect on personal and collective roles in shaping a more equitable and just world through responsible engineering practices, aligning with global citizenship's values of social responsibility.
Critical Thinking and Decision Making:
1. Assess the potential advantages and drawbacks of different engineering solutions using critical evaluation, considering not only technical efficacy but also ethical, economic, and environmental factors.
2. Make informed engineering decisions that account for both short-term and long-term consequences.
Civic Engagement and Action:
1. Identify pressing global challenges that can be addressed through innovative engineering and technology solutions, showcasing an awareness of the role engineering plays in global problem-solving.
2. Actively participate in engineering projects that contribute positively to local and global communities, exemplifying the values of civic engagement, responsibility, and global citizenship.
This section encompasses the application of the practical skills that students have acquired throughout their workshop experiences.
In this section, students engage with a broader spectrum of technological knowledge.
By skillfully transferring their workshop process knowledge to the production and design of products, students can cultivate problem-solving abilities that hold relevance in real-world challenges. This extends to considerations like resource efficiency and the ramifications of engineering solutions on diverse communities. As students comprehend technology's impact on today's environment, they develop a heightened awareness of the significance of sustainable design, conscientious consumption, and the far-reaching societal implications inherent in their engineering decisions.
Two Assessments:
Practical assessment
New projects brief every year
Written assessment
Special topic section – also new every year
CGE: incorporates the idea of learning alongside practical experiences (assessment one). These assessment methods aim to assess students critical thinking and find innovative engineering solutions to complex problems.