| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.59 |
| Liaison | Delicia Nahman |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2020 |
Lafayette College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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1.97 / 8.00 |
Nick
DeSalvo Energy Manager Finance |
Has the institution adopted one or more sustainability learning outcomes that apply to the entire student body or, at minimum, to the institution's predominant student body?:
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
Total number of graduates from degree programs:
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)" survey for 2018-2019 available at
<http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Lafayette+College&s=all&id=213385>
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Chemical Engineering- Students will demonstrate professional responsibility, addressing economic, sustainability, and environmental considerations in the solution of engineering problems in both local and global settings.
CHE 222: Students will learn how to calculate how much heat is sent to the environment for every degree we cool our house with an air conditioner
Civil Engineering- Students will demonstrate professional responsibility, addressing social, cultural, economic, sustainability, and environmental considerations in the solution of engineering
problems in both local and global settings.
CE 351: Students will understand the concept of sustainability within a water resources
engineering context
Electrical and Computer Engineering- Students will develop an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.
Engineering Studies- Students will demonstrate professional responsibility, in terms of social, cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability in the solution of engineering problems in both local and global settings;
Environmental Studies- Students will integrate and apply perspectives from across the natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities in the context of complex environmental problems.
Environmental Science- Students will identify the complex relationships between scientific approaches to environmental issues and political, social, economic, and ethical perspectives on the environment.
Mechanical Engineering-Students will have the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
ME 478: Students will learn how feedback control is used in automobile engines to reduce pollution and fuel consumption. Low power microprocessors are widely used to monitor electric power consumption. Hybrid vehicles depend upon controllers to function.
Spanish 211- Students will focus on environmental/socio-economic sustainability of mining in Crucitas, Costa Rica and determine whether tourism is good or bad for specific Latin American countries (Cuba, Perú, Costa Rica, México).
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data from 2018-2019 academic year
Data from 2018-2019 academic year
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