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Professor of Teaching; Co-Director of the Masters of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems
Dr. Susan Nesbit
Bio

Dr. Nesbit is a leader in sustainability education with experience in course design, program design, and institutional change. Her teaching achievements, which include in introduction of service learning into undergraduate programs, and the successful development of on-line and blended courses in sustainability and engineering, have been cited by engineering educators across North America for their excellence. She is a co-director of the Masters of Engineering Leadership in Urban Systems.

Research Area / Group
Engineering education for sustainable development
Research Interests

Transdisciplinary education; Curricula design and assessment; Beliefs and attitude development in engineering education

Courses
CIVL 200

Engineering and Sustainable Development

Implications of a finite biosphere and the complexities inherent in environmental decision-making.

CIVL 201

Civil Engineering I

Sustainable development, design process, project planning, and modeling with sketches, spreadsheets, and other tools.

CIVL 202

Civil Engineering II

Social context of infrastructure, climate change and energy, leadership, and project management and construction.

CIVL 445

Engineering Design and Analysis I

Integration and application of previously acquired knowledge and skills to find design solutions. Focus on conceptual designs.

CIVL 598b

Civil Engineering and Sustainability

APSC 150

Engineering Case Studies

Application of scientific principles and technical knowledge to practical problems. Introduction to the engineering design process and to engineering graphics. 

Latest Publications

2015

N. C. Coops, Marcus, J., Construt, I., Frank, E., Kellett, R., Mazzi, E., Munro, A., Nesbit, S., Riseman, A., Robinson, J., Schultz, A., and Sipos, Y., “How an entry-level, interdisciplinary sustainability course revealed the benefits and challenges of a university-wide initiative for sustainability education”, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 729 - 747, 2015.
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2013

C. Oliver, Nesbit, S., and Kelly, N., “Dissolving Dualisms: How Two Positivists Engaged with Non-Positivist Qualitative Research”, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol. 12, pp. 180-194, 2013.
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S. Nesbit, Froese, T., Ivanov, A., and Sianchuk, R., “Curriculum Management and CEAB Outcome Reporting: Recent Activities at the University of British Columbia”, Canadian Engineering Education Association Annual Conference. Montreal, 2013.
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M. Wright, Campbell, C., Nesbit, S., Froese, T., and Wilton, S., “Student Perspectives on Graduate Attributes”, Canadian Engineering Education Association Annual Conference. Montreal, 2013.
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S. Nesbit, Cruickshank, H., and Nesbit, J., “Educational Principles in Engineering Education for Sustainable Development”, 6th International Conference of Engineering Education for Sustainable Development. University of Cambridge, 2013.
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J. Montgomery, Nesbit, S., Ellis, N., Froese, T., Staub-French, S., and Cruickshank, H., “Filling the Gap in Engineering Education for Sustainability: Developing a Cohort-based Masters Degree in Engineering Leadership for Sustainability”, 6th International Conference of Engineering Education for Sustainable Development. University of Cambridge, 2013.
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2012

N. Kelly, Nesbit, S., and Oliver, C., “A Difficult Journey: Transitioning from STEM to SoTL”, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012.
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S. Nesbit, Sianchuk, R., Aleksejuniene, J., and Kindiak, R., “Influencing Student Beliefs About the Role of Civil Engineering in Society”, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, vol. 6, no. 2, 2012.
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S. Nesbit, Stano, J., Atwater, J. W., and Casavent, T., “Cascading Water: Combining GIS and System Analysis to Maximize Water Reuse”, Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 39, no. 12, pp. 1321-1327, 2012.
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N. Kelly, Nesbit, S., Millar-Young, J., Higgs, B., and Oliver, C., “STEM Scholars Transitioning to SoTL: Bumps, Barriers, and Bridges”, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference . 2012.
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Contact
nesbit@civil.ubc.ca
T:
604.822.8703
Personal Website:
http://blogs.ubc.ca/nesbit/
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The University of British Columbia
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