Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.56
Liaison William Clancey
Submission Date Oct. 2, 2012
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Durham College
ER-5: Sustainability Course Identification

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.00 / 3.00 James Webb
Sustainability Coordinator
Sustainability
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Has the institution developed a definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:
Yes

A copy of the institution's definition of sustainability in the curriculum?:

Courses that focus on the economic, social, and environmental principles that involves meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.


Has the institution identified its sustainability-focused and sustainability-related course offerings?:
Yes

A brief description of the methodology the institution followed to complete the inventory:

Sustainability Focused Courses – Are primarily dedicated to learning sustainability concepts, including their economic, environmental, and social dimensions. The course intentionally embeds significant content and/or pedagogies that are consistent with the values, attitudes, skills and knowledge that have the potential to advance sustainable communities. Alternatively, sustainability focused courses may examine an issue or topic using sustainability as a conceptual lens.

Sustainability Related Courses – Incorporate sustainability as a distinct course component or module, or concentrate on a single sustainability principle or issue where the principle or issue being discussed is connected to the larger concept of sustainability, including it’s economic, environmental, and social dimensions. A sustainability related course intentionally includes content and/or pedagogies that are consistent with the values, attitudes, skills, and knowledge that have the potential to create sustainable communities.


Does the institution make its sustainability course inventory publicly available online?:
Yes

The website URL where the sustainability course inventory is posted:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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