Information literacy
S.M.R. Alavi Moghadam; A.S. Delbari
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The aim of this study was to evaluate student’s knowledge on solid waste management in Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT).A questionnaire was designed and 200 undergraduate students of 6 specified Faculties were asked to fill it. The SPSS software was applied for analyzing the collected data ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate student’s knowledge on solid waste management in Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT).A questionnaire was designed and 200 undergraduate students of 6 specified Faculties were asked to fill it. The SPSS software was applied for analyzing the collected data of filled questionnaire. The results showed that highest (5.53out of 10)and the lowest(3.66 out of 10)average of knowledge belong to the students of Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Faculty of Industrial Engineering ,respectively. With reference to the results obtained and in order to improve level of public knowledge of undergraduate students of universities on solid waste management as well as environmental issues, a course of “environmental Science and technology” as a part of every academic curriculum is suggested to be set.
Architecture
S.M.R. Alavi Moghadam; A. Bani Hashemi; R. Maknoon; M. Nik Azar
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The main aims of this study were to compare the effectiveness of Polyaluminum Chloride (PACl) and Ferric Chloride, to optimization the coagulation/flocculation process, to investigate the effect of adding bentonite (as a coagulant aid) and to compare the residual Aluminum after adding PACl and Alum. ...
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The main aims of this study were to compare the effectiveness of Polyaluminum Chloride (PACl) and Ferric Chloride, to optimization the coagulation/flocculation process, to investigate the effect of adding bentonite (as a coagulant aid) and to compare the residual Aluminum after adding PACl and Alum. Samples were collected from influent of Jalalieh water treatment plant, Tehran, Iran. In the first phase, the effectiveness of PACl and Ferric Chloride was compared. In this phase, the optimum coagulant dosages were 40 and 35 mg/L for Ferric Chloride and PACl, respectively. In the second phase, with adding 20 mg/L of bentonite, the optimum coagulant dosages were reduced to 25 and 15 mg/L for Ferric Chloride and PACl, respectively. The results of third phase of this study showed that PACl leaves less residual Aluminum than Alum.
Architecture
S.M.R. Alavi Moghadam; R. Maknoon; A.T. Shamsi
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Education at all levels plays a very important role in achieving sustainable development. The main goals of education are to raise the level of knowledge, analysis and ethics in individuals and increase their sense of responsibility towards society. Chapter 36 of Workbook 21, entitled "Education Development ...
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Education at all levels plays a very important role in achieving sustainable development. The main goals of education are to raise the level of knowledge, analysis and ethics in individuals and increase their sense of responsibility towards society. Chapter 36 of Workbook 21, entitled "Education Development and Raising Awareness," addresses the importance and role of education in sustainable development. Engineer training in the 21st century should be in line with the goals of sustainable development so that it can play a role in correcting the attitude of young engineers and applying these principles in their lives and specialized activities. One of the important tasks of universities is to provide a suitable platform for such education. In this regard, Amirkabir University of Technology, as one of the most important industrial universities in the country, is developing various strategies in this field. Establishment and strengthening of postgraduate courses in environmental engineering, presentation of new courses related to various fields of environment and sustainable development for all engineering students, change and modification of course topics and establishment of environmental research institute are among the most important of these strategies. As an example, a course called "Green Design" is envisaged in the curriculum in which students become familiar with the basics and principles of green attitude in design. Changing the attitude of engineering students from traditional design to green design (where the principles of sustainable development are considered by the designer) is one of the main goals of this course. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role and tasks of 21st century engineers and to explain the basic strategies of Amirkabir University of Technology in line with the goals of the Green University and sustainable development.
