| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Kathy Dhanda |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
DePaul University
ER-8: Sustainability Courses by Department
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Evelyn
Lulis Faculty College of Computing and Digital Media |
The number of departments that offer at least one sustainability-related or -focused course :
The total number of departments that offer courses:
A list of departments that offer sustainability courses:
The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of departments that offer sustainability courses is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The Process for Collecting Information:
The Sustainability Initiatives Task (SITF) Force hired DePaul University’s Social Science Research Center to conduct a survey of full and part-time faculty in Fall 2010 on issues concerning sustainability in the curriculum. Data collected—based solely on the number of courses that survey respondents taught, not every DePaul course offered—was used to assess STAR credits 5–8 The resultant survey formed the basis for the work of the SITF’s committee on curriculum. In total, 395 faculty members completed the survey, a response rate of approximately 25%.
The survey asked faculty (1) if they have taught any courses in the last three years that incorporated sustainability as the key focus, including the economic, social, and/or
environmental aspects of sustainability, throughout the course [for sustainability-focused courses] and/or (2) if they taught any courses in the last three years that incorporated sustainability by examining a specific issue, case, or topic using a sustainability perspective [for sustainability-related courses]. If they answered yes to either question, they were asked to
provide the course department, course number, course title, whether the course was cross-listed and if applicable, the cross-listed course department and course number.
To provide consistency of sources drawn upon in this audit, the committee decided to draw on the Fall 2010 faculty survey and the collated data on learning outcomes. In the Fall 2010 survey,faculty identified courses from 41 different departments/programs as being sustainability-related and/or sustainability-focused. Learning outcomes were collected from 161 Departments and Programs at DePaul.
The Process for Collecting Information:
The Sustainability Initiatives Task (SITF) Force hired DePaul University’s Social Science Research Center to conduct a survey of full and part-time faculty in Fall 2010 on issues concerning sustainability in the curriculum. Data collected—based solely on the number of courses that survey respondents taught, not every DePaul course offered—was used to assess STAR credits 5–8 The resultant survey formed the basis for the work of the SITF’s committee on curriculum. In total, 395 faculty members completed the survey, a response rate of approximately 25%.
The survey asked faculty (1) if they have taught any courses in the last three years that incorporated sustainability as the key focus, including the economic, social, and/or
environmental aspects of sustainability, throughout the course [for sustainability-focused courses] and/or (2) if they taught any courses in the last three years that incorporated sustainability by examining a specific issue, case, or topic using a sustainability perspective [for sustainability-related courses]. If they answered yes to either question, they were asked to
provide the course department, course number, course title, whether the course was cross-listed and if applicable, the cross-listed course department and course number.
To provide consistency of sources drawn upon in this audit, the committee decided to draw on the Fall 2010 faculty survey and the collated data on learning outcomes. In the Fall 2010 survey,faculty identified courses from 41 different departments/programs as being sustainability-related and/or sustainability-focused. Learning outcomes were collected from 161 Departments and Programs at DePaul.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.