| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.60 |
| Liaison | Elaine Durr |
| Submission Date | Dec. 13, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Elon University
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
8.17 / 10.00 |
Jeffrey
Coker Director; Associate Professor Elon Core Curriculum; Biology |
The number of graduates covered by the sustainability learning outcomes:
Total number of graduates :
A list of degree programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
There is a required first year seminar for all undergraduates as part of general studies. GST 110, The Global Experience, has 6 themes including "the relationship of humans to the natural world."
The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs that have specified sustainability learning outcomes is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with the degree programs:
GST 110 Themes with Learning Outcomes
1. The importance of individual responsibility: The student can articulate and evaluate the societal and planetary consequences of his/her individual choices.
2. The relationship of humans to the natural world: The student can discuss with scientific accuracy the impacts of human activities on fundamental ecological processes and services.
3. Globalization and tribalization as powerful world forces: The student can explain how a specific culture group can operate according to both globalization and tribalization processes simultaneously.
4. The impact of imperialism and colonialism: The student can explain the continuing effects of 19th-century imperialism on a postcolonial country in Asia, Africa or the Americas.
5. The nature of culture: The student can explain how culture influences an individual’s perception of issues and events.
6. The plights of disempowered groups: The student can discuss an event, problem or controversy from the perspective of its least powerful stakeholders.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The number of graduates is based on the 2010 - 2011 academic year. Undergraduates graduated in May 2011 and all graduate programs graduated in May 2011 except for the DPT Program (December 2010) and the M.Ed. Program (August 2011). General Studies web site - http://www.elon.edu/e-web/academics/generalstudies/
The number of graduates is based on the 2010 - 2011 academic year. Undergraduates graduated in May 2011 and all graduate programs graduated in May 2011 except for the DPT Program (December 2010) and the M.Ed. Program (August 2011). General Studies web site - http://www.elon.edu/e-web/academics/generalstudies/
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