Emory University
AC-1: Academic Courses

In October, 2016, all regular faculty (including tenured, tenure-track, lecturer-track) received an email request from Emory’s Office of Institutional Research and by the Office of Sustainability Initiatives to report sustainability courses, courses that include sustainability, and courses using the campus as a living lab.

Containing pre-populated lists of all distinct courses and numbers taught during the previous three years, the survey sent out to faculty covered Fall 2014 to Fall 2016 (AY 2014-15, AY 2015-16, and Fall 2016) course data. The survey offered definitions of the three kinds of courses and asked faculty to check which met the appropriate criteria. For those indicating a sustainability course or a course that includes sustainability, a brief description was solicited, as required by STARS. For those indicating a “living lab” course, a list of campus arenas for engagement was provided, and faculty checked appropriate categories. An opportunity to add any appropriate courses was provided.

Entries were compiled into a master inventory by School and Department. Some repetitive cross-listings were eliminated, but generally each course was counted only once, even if offered multiple times in the three years. Courses that are team-taught were generally reported by both faculty and counted twice (often, enrollments for such courses are double normal size). Multiple sections of the same course (Biology, Calculus) were not counted separately. When the same title is repeated in the inventory, it is understood that course content varied over time. Each entry was reviewed by a faculty member in the Sustainability Office and queries to faculty respondents clarified any confusions.

The 2016 inventory is published at: http://sustainability.emory.edu/page/1005/CURRICULUM-&-RESEARCH

In determining the total number of courses offered, the following were excluded:
• Internships
• Practicums
• Independent study
• Thesis / dissertation /Research
• Clinical

Courses that are team-taught were generally reported by both faculty and counted twice (often, enrollments for such courses are double normal size). Multiple sections of the same course (Biology, Calculus) were not counted separately. When the same title is repeated in the inventory, it is understood that course content varied over time.

The survey sent out to faculty covered Fall 2014 to Fall 2016 (AY 2014-15, AY 2015-16, and Fall 2016) course data. The awards data covered 3 years. Teaching Assistantships and Teaching Associateships were also excluded.

Though Oxford College courses are included in the publicly available inventory, these courses are not counted in this report for STARS because Oxford is considered outside of the institutional boundary for STARS.