| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.73 |
| Liaison | Sean MacInnes |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
ER-9: Sustainability Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.27 / 10.00 |
Aaron
Allen Asst. Professor Music |
The number of graduates covered by the sustainability learning outcomes:
Total number of graduates :
A list of degree programs that have sustainability learning outcomes:
Biology
Community Health Education
Environmental Studies
Geography
Interior Architecture
Sociology / Social Problems in a Global Society
Social Work
The website URL where the publicly available sustainability course inventory that includes a list of degree programs that have specified sustainability learning outcomes is available:
A copy of the sustainability course inventory :
A list or sample of the sustainability learning outcomes associated with the degree programs:
Community Health Education
Students will be able to assess individual and community needs for health education through an examination of the relationships among behavioral, environmental and genetic factors that enhance or compromise Health.
Environmental Studies
Incorporate materials from the appropriate disciplines to describe or to explain environmental problems and possible solutions.
Geography
Geography majors will develop an understanding of scientific inquiry methods and important theories used in the study of geophysical processes and dynamics that affect Earth's geologic, hydrologic, and atmospheric systems. They will be able to explain linkages between the geosciences and sustainable environmental practices and policies.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The data on undergraduate degrees awarded are from the 2011-12 UNCG Factbook (latest complete data set):
http://ire.uncg.edu/pages/factbook/
(Graduate degrees are not included.)
Learning outcomes for various programs can be found here:
http://assessment.uncg.edu/slo/slo.html
In addition to the program-level learning outcomes of the departments listed above, the Bryan School of Business and Economics adopted "sustainability" as one of the core elements of its mission (see http://bae.uncg.edu/about-bryan/mission/ ), with an attendant requirement that all students in all departments take a course that significantly emphasizes sustainability. The students impacted by this requirement should begin to graduate in 2014-15, when the number of graduates covered by sustainability learning outcomes will increase significantly.
The data on undergraduate degrees awarded are from the 2011-12 UNCG Factbook (latest complete data set):
http://ire.uncg.edu/pages/factbook/
(Graduate degrees are not included.)
Learning outcomes for various programs can be found here:
http://assessment.uncg.edu/slo/slo.html
In addition to the program-level learning outcomes of the departments listed above, the Bryan School of Business and Economics adopted "sustainability" as one of the core elements of its mission (see http://bae.uncg.edu/about-bryan/mission/ ), with an attendant requirement that all students in all departments take a course that significantly emphasizes sustainability. The students impacted by this requirement should begin to graduate in 2014-15, when the number of graduates covered by sustainability learning outcomes will increase significantly.
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