Florida State University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Sustainability outcomes come from specific courses that are part of degree programs: Biological Science Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Communications Computer Science Economics Electrical Engineering English Entrepreneurship Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Science Geography History Hospitality Interior Design Law Leadership Studies Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Philosophy Public Administration Sociology Teacher Education Urban & Regional Planning

Aptitude in ecology, taxonomy, natural resource management - Understanding of science, critical thinking, reading science, writing, experimental design - Understanding of the ecology of tropical marine habitats, their interconnectivity, and the roles they play in overall ecosystem health. - Understanding of the biology of sharks and their relatives and the fisheries management and conservation challenges that are unique to these taxa. - Understand global challenges to sustainability from economic, environmental and social perspectives - Understand how science interacts with culture, society, economics, and politics to affect the environment - Discern alternatives to current practices that impact long-term sustainability - evaluate the impact of personal decisions on local, regional, national and global sustainability - Evaluate the impact of personal decisions on the environment and personal life goals - develop decision-making tools to move toward fulfillment of personal life goals - Implement personal behaviors consistent with personal life goals - Critically analyze a major problem at both the global and local levels - Assess and make recommendations for the application of sustainable practices to institutions with power - Speak and write effectively about issues of sustainability, and practice working effectively in a group - Understanding of science and agriculture, reading science, critical thinking, writing, proposal formulation - Ability to analyze energy usage of processes - Ability to choose separation processes that are most economical - Learn how to conduct research and use theory in order to create a plan to promote healthy, pro-social, or pro-environmental behaviors among a relevant group of people - Propose a programmatic or research initiative to address a social need - Learn about social entrepreneurship and the social entrepreneurial process" - Gain knowledge of the earth's systems and processes - Understand the industrial and chemical sources of pollutants in the atmosphere, and their consequences for human and environmental health - Equip students to evaluate more effectively the decision-making and planning choices made at municipal and regional levels - Identify anthropogenic activities which have the greatest impact on marine biodiversity - Discuss the direct and indirect impacts of anthropogenic activities on marine fauna - explain the impact of the loss of higher predators and large herbivores on their larger ecosystem - Recognize the magnitude and breath of society’s impact on the environment - Appreciate the nuances and complexities of important environmental debates - Learn how to make an effective argument with stories and scientific evidence - Engage in activities that increase awareness of where we live, what we consume, what we waste, and the consequences of our decisions - Master an awareness of, an understanding of, or a competency in the aesthetic, mathematical and mechanical approaches to lighting and electrical systems design - Comprehend the scientific theories associated with sustainability. - Explain environmental concerns and challenges related to natural resources. - Explain policies, issues, and legislation related to sustainable design. - Apply the principles of sustainability as they relate to the building envelope as well as the interior. - Understand the categories associated with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). - Apply the sustainable principles and LEED requirements in a design project" - Understanding of social, political, historical and philosophical bases of education. I personally interject numerous examples of sustainability in the classroom and how students can help with this in all subject areas - Understand the concept of “sprawl”, the problems rightly attributed to this development pattern, and the issues that arise in promoting different urban patterns. - Provide a basic understanding of some of the most important tools and techniques employed by planners to manage growth. - Understand the evolution of growth management efforts in the United States. - Understand the principles of environmentally sensitive land use, design and development to enhance social-ecological resilience - Understanding of how transportation investments and policies influence land use patterns - Understand what it means to have a transport system that is environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable. - Identify components and key actors of the global food system as it has emerged over the last century and articulated a number of social, ecological and economic impacts of that system - Describe how urban planning can interface with the global food system at local and regional scales and what roles planners might play in assessing and shaping policy for local food systems