| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.28 |
| Liaison | Kara Holmstrom |
| Submission Date | Feb. 25, 2022 |
Luther College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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6.38 / 8.00 |
Jon
Jensen Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies Philosophy, Environmental Studies |
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes
Yes
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
Sustainability-focused
A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
Institution Level Learning Goals: Luther has a common set of goals for student learning that serve as an umbrella over all academic programs. Goals relate to knowledge, abilities and values.
These institutional learning goals include the following goal under the heading of Values: Students are able to respond individually and collectively to ethical challenges confronting the world, especially issues related to justice, peace, and the environment.
These institutional learning goals include the following goal under the heading of Values: Students are able to respond individually and collectively to ethical challenges confronting the world, especially issues related to justice, peace, and the environment.
Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes
398
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
19
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
The number of graduates was the average number of graduates in Environmental Studies over the past three years.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Environmental Studies Learning Outcomes
At the time of graduation, majors in Environmental Studies will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and function of biological ecosystems and the ways humans are dependent upon ecosystem services.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and function of the Earth’s systems and the history of stability and change within these systems over geologic time.
3. Demonstrate understanding of various social systems such as political and economic systems and the tradeoffs associated with different social arrangements.
4. Understand the ways humans have imagined and narrated their relationships with the Earth and the values and cultures that have informed that relationship.
5. Recognize the range and implications of environmental issues confronting contemporary societies and critically evaluate possible solutions to these issues (critical thinking).
6. Comprehend systems dynamics, including feedbacks, limits, and response times, and the ways human systems can and do threaten natural systems (systems thinking).
7. Identify, evaluate, and integrate sources of information from multiple perspectives in order to understand environmental problems (information literacy).
8. Integrate knowledge and methodologies from different disciplines to propose creative solutions to real world problems (interdisciplinary problem solving).
9. Demonstrate competency in the ability to use and analyze data (quantitative literacy).
10. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in small groups.
11. Demonstrate the capacity to utilize tools for social change.
12. Demonstrate the capacity to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
13. Reflect on the relationship between personal values, individual choices, and sustainability.
14. Manifest virtues such as empathy, respect for all life, and humility in personal responses to environmental problems.
15. Articulate a positive and hopeful vision for just and sustainable societies throughout the world and for future generations.
At the time of graduation, majors in Environmental Studies will be able to:
1. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and function of biological ecosystems and the ways humans are dependent upon ecosystem services.
2. Demonstrate understanding of the structure and function of the Earth’s systems and the history of stability and change within these systems over geologic time.
3. Demonstrate understanding of various social systems such as political and economic systems and the tradeoffs associated with different social arrangements.
4. Understand the ways humans have imagined and narrated their relationships with the Earth and the values and cultures that have informed that relationship.
5. Recognize the range and implications of environmental issues confronting contemporary societies and critically evaluate possible solutions to these issues (critical thinking).
6. Comprehend systems dynamics, including feedbacks, limits, and response times, and the ways human systems can and do threaten natural systems (systems thinking).
7. Identify, evaluate, and integrate sources of information from multiple perspectives in order to understand environmental problems (information literacy).
8. Integrate knowledge and methodologies from different disciplines to propose creative solutions to real world problems (interdisciplinary problem solving).
9. Demonstrate competency in the ability to use and analyze data (quantitative literacy).
10. Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in small groups.
11. Demonstrate the capacity to utilize tools for social change.
12. Demonstrate the capacity to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
13. Reflect on the relationship between personal values, individual choices, and sustainability.
14. Manifest virtues such as empathy, respect for all life, and humility in personal responses to environmental problems.
15. Articulate a positive and hopeful vision for just and sustainable societies throughout the world and for future generations.
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
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Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
4.77
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.luther.edu/outcomes/evidence/goals/
The total number of graduates from degree programs entered are for the 2020-21 academic year.
Environmental Studies is the only degree meeting the requirement of the concept of sustainability.
The total number of graduates from degree programs entered are for the 2020-21 academic year.
Environmental Studies is the only degree meeting the requirement of the concept of sustainability.
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