| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 57.98 |
| Liaison | Jonna Korpi |
| Submission Date | June 2, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Minnesota, Duluth
AC-5: Immersive Experience
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.00 / 2.00 |
Arianna
Austin Student Personnel Coordinator UMD International Education |
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Does the institution offer at least one immersive, sustainability-focused educational study program that meets the criteria for this credit?:
Yes
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A brief description of the sustainability-focused immersive program(s) offered by the institution:
Study ways in which the science of the natural environment interacts with economic, social and political forces in Ghana. Meet leaders in sustainability. Work within cross-disciplinary and cross-cultural groups to create and develop a concept for a sustainable product. Conduct research on current sustainable practices and gain an understanding of lifecycle analysis utilized in product design and manufacture of sustainable products. Examine alternative research, design and manufacturing methods, which are reinforced by field trips and excursions. Learn about the production of Kente cloth, bamboo bike frames and ceramics in local facilities.
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The website URL where information about the immersive program(s) is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Earn 3 credits in FST 4365, ME 4365: Global Sustainability Experience in Design and Manufacturing. Professors from the University of Minnesota Duluth and Kwame Nkruma University of Science and Technology will jointly teach this course. Course topics include:
Sustainability in design and manufacturing
Resource consumption and its drivers
Analysis of material life cycles
Selection of eco-informed materials and processes for manufacturing
Use of Eco-audit software
Examination of eco-data
Relationship of legislation with sustainability
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