Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 51.07
Liaison Adam Maurer
Submission Date March 31, 2021

STARS v2.2

South Seattle College
AC-2: Learning Outcomes

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.07 / 8.00 Adam Maurer
District Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes

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?:
No

Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
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A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes

Total number of graduates from degree programs:
1,025

Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
9

A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
Divided the number of SBST graduates in AY 19-20 by the total number of graduates from degree programs

A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Learning outcomes of the Sustainable Building Science Technology include;
1. Understand all operation and systems unique to sustainable buildings (old and new).
2. Analyze, define and validate solutions.
3. Deliver industry specific solutions from analysis.
4. Utilize effective communication forum and techniques to facilitate all aspects of sustainable building management.
5. Develop and lead a team of various personalities and skills.
6. Work in a team and know how to collaborate, build functional work groups and take responsibility for outcomes.
7. Anticipate, identify, troubleshoot, analyze, and solve problems and lead a project.
8. Understand accounting, budgeting, real cost/return on investment, cost effectiveness and life cycle cost.
9. Measure, diagnose and understand building system interactions and summarize results in order to compare to standards or specifications.
10. Understand and analyze building profiles and identify opportunities for improving performance.
11. Calculate, develop and understand codes and standards for construction of sustainable energy efficient buildings.
12. Understand components and drive the process of quality construction including safe work environments, documentation, contractors/sub-contractors, building options and inspection.
13. Demonstrate working knowledge of building science, building physics, operating principles and their relationships to each other across disciplines.
14. Prepare project budget, cost estimate, cost benefit analysis.
15. Demonstrate proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPointappropriate software programs for written communication, numerical calculation, and presentations; and other widely accepted software with specific intention of acquiring the ability to collect and analyze commonly available instruments, such as power analyzers, thermal imager, and HVAC equipment.
16. Create and maintain a professional environment based on values and ethics.
17. Use computer programs used in building industries and quality assurance to make fact based decisions.

Learning outcomes for the Landscape Horticulture pertinent to this credit include;
1) Consistently know and practice safety, environmental protection, workplace standards, work ethics, and leadership issues

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:
0.88

Optional Fields 

Website URL where information about the sustainability learning outcomes is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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