WIP: Introducing Green Computing and Sustainable Software Development in Computer Engineering Curricula

In this Research-To-Practice WIP paper, the authors are going to introduce educational modules about green computing and sustainable software development in an elective course, named Algorithms for Big Data, which is taught at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department hosting this study. The initiative is aiming to educate undergraduate computer engineers about the negative impact of the software industry on the environment and how to design sustainable solutions for different sectors of this industry. The impact of the new modules on students is assessed via a survey and the results show that students find the modules to be interesting and enriched their knowledge about the problem. The authors will also share the best methods of incorporating green computing and sustainable software development in undergraduate engineering curricula.