Champlain College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Environmental Policy majors Social Work majors Any student in the Stiller School of Business

By the time you complete the academic and internship requirements for your Environmental Policy degree, you will be able to: * Manage information—Locate, use, evaluate and communicate quality information—ecological, economic, chemical, physical, mathematical and other—needed for making decisions on environmental policy. Discern the quality of information on environmental issues. * Analyze issues—Define and debate the technical, social, cultural, institutional, emotional and ideological aspects of local, national and global environmental issues. * Comprehend, name and accurately describe—including origins, impacts and means of resolving—environmental issues of the present, and those that may occur in the near and long term future. Define the term "policy" and its uses with respect to environmental issues. * Communicate—Demonstrate the communication skills needed to guide policy in ways which will foster sustainable practices. This includes interpersonal, written and oral communication as well as skills in conflict management. * Investigate sustainability—Explore and synthesize the developing concept of sustainability as applied to environmental issues. Define what sustainable living implies for developed, developing and underdeveloped areas of the planet. * Interpret relevant data—Recognize measures and associated technology appropriate for information gathering in this field. Use mathematical and statistical analyses effectively. * Describe and compare governmental and systematic impacts—For the U.S., describe the processes of selecting those who represent us at the local, state and federal levels of government and the major institutions and agencies—governmental or otherwise—involved in environmental policy decision making. Describe the international major political and economic systems, cultural, economic and environmental aspects of "globalism" and "privatization." * Develop policy in an interdisciplinary context—Describe some of the major sociological, psychological, theological, economic and cultural considerations that separate us in the way we view environmental issues. Develop and defend environmental policy choices for business, industry, government and non-governmental institutions in the U.S. or elsewhere. * Apply ethical codes of conduct in analysis, interpretation and development of environmental policy. http://www.champlain.edu/academics/undergraduate-academics/majors-and-specializations/environmental-policy/learning-outcomes-environmental-policy Social Work (BSW) Learning Outcomes Through this program, you'll gain the knowledge, values and skills to join the growing group of Social Work professionals who are making positive change in the world. Enjoy close and supportive interpersonal relationships with your program director, field practicum coordinator and Social Work instructors as you gain competence in the knowledge, values and skills you need to help people improve their lives. By the time you complete the academic and internship requirements for your Social Work degree at Champlain College, you will: * Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly. * Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. * Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments. * Engage diversity and difference in practice. * Advance human rights and social and economic justice. * Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research. * Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. * Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services. * Respond to contexts that shape practice. * Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. All students within the Stiller School of Business: Integrated Business Experience - In our forward-thinking Integrated Business Experience (IBE), all incoming Robert P. Stiller School of Business students are immersed in a working business simulation to develop an understanding of the inter-relationships of all business disciplines. So in your very first semester, you'll use your entrepreneurial mindset to make business decisions and adapt to a rapidly changing business environment as you compete against other student teams, and analyze and understand the impact of your team's decisions. In your second semester, you will switch from simulation to practical application by taking on a live marketing case study presented by businesses in the Burlington community. Subsequent semesters of learning from and in the business community focus on the organizational mindset, the social responsibility and sustainability of business, and the creation of innovative business solutions required in a global economy. This unique, leading-edge curriculum was designed to graduate students who are completely ready and confident to launch into successful careers. http://www.champlain.edu/academics/academic-divisions/robert-p-stiller-school-of-business/undergraduate-business-programs/integrated-business-experience

Based on graduation rates for 2015.