Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.30
Liaison Emma Shipalesky
Submission Date June 19, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
AC-1: Academic Courses

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 10.83 / 14.00 Neil Fassina
Provost & VP Academic
Provost and Vice-President Academic
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Figures required to calculate the percentage of courses with sustainability content::
Undergraduate Graduate
Total number of courses offered by the institution 1,636 0
Number of sustainability courses offered 47 0
Number of courses offered that include sustainability 199 0

Number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer at least one sustainability course and/or course that includes sustainability (at any level):
65

Total number of academic departments (or the equivalent) that offer courses (at any level):
90

Number of years covered by the data:
One

A copy of the institution’s inventory of its course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
An inventory of the institution's course offerings with sustainability content (and course descriptions):
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The website URL where the inventory of course offerings with sustainability content is publicly available:
A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the course inventory:

The STARS Sustainability Renewal Coordinator reviewed all course descriptions, and identified those that appeared to be either a sustainability course or course that includes sustainability in the NAIT Sustainability Course Inventory. She also analyzed whether a course appeared to include environmental, social, and/or economic dimensions of sustainability, and if it was a sustainability course (SC) or course that includes sustainability (CIS).

Because of NAIT's tight timeline to complete the STARS report, slightly modified definitions/criteria were established for completing the inventory:
- A course is a SC if it includes 'sustainable' in the title OR addresses all 3 dimensions of sustainability (environment, society, economy).
- A course is a CIS if it includes 2 dimensions of sustainability, a module on sustainability, OR addresses a sustainability challenge.

With the support of the deans, the inventory was then distributed to all departmental chairs for their review and verification. Chairs were invited to make comments to add/remove/edit courses on the inventory.


How did the institution count courses with multiple offerings or sections in the inventory?:
Each course was counted as a single course regardless of the number of offerings or sections

A brief description of how courses with multiple offerings or sections were counted (if different from the options outlined above):
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Which of the following course types were included in the inventory?:
Yes or No
Internships No
Practicums Yes
Independent study No
Special topics No
Thesis/dissertation No
Clinical Yes
Physical education Yes
Performance arts No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses in its catalog of course offerings?:
No

Does the institution designate sustainability courses on student transcripts?:
No

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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