| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 55.52 |
| Liaison | Alan Burr |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2020 |
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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4.60 / 8.00 |
Amy
Seeboth-Wilson Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Management |
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:
All undergraduates participate in the General Education program. This program has the following sustainability learning outcomes:
- Cultural Awareness is a set of knowledge and skills related to understanding privilege, bias, multiculturalism, and diversity as experienced in U.S. and global society. Issues pertaining to respect, inclusion, and equity are critical to promoting a vibrant, viable, and functional society.
The internationally aware person has the knowledge, competencies, values, and dispositions to act in an informed manner, demonstrate empathy, engage in effective intergroup communication, and build community across social, cultural, political, environmental, geographic, and economic boundaries.
Social responsibility involves understanding one’s role in society, understanding how values relate to decisions in one’s life, differentiation between ethical and unethical behavior, and accepting the importance of active participation.
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:
We did an inventory of degree-based learning outcomes (see below) and calculated the number of graduates from each of those programs during our reporting period.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Sustainable and Renewable Energy Systems
"Prepare students with abilities to assess the relative merits and potential impacts of different energy sources within the framework of sustainability."
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities and the impact of technical and/or scientific solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/sres-objectives-and-outcomes
Software Engineering
"an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors"
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/software-engineering-objectives-and-outcomes
Mechanical Engineering
"an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors"
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/mechanical-engineering-objectives-and-outcomes
Industrial Engineering
"an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors"
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/industrial-engineering-objectives-and-outcomes
Electrical Engineering
"an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors"
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/electrical-engineering-objectives-and-outcomes
Engineering Physics
"an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors"
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/engineering-physics-objectives-and-outcomes
Civil Engineering
"evaluate projects from a holistic perspective including some or all of the following: sustainability, environmental impacts, ethics, aesthetics, politics, historical perspectives, social impacts, technical needs and costs"
"an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental and economic factors "
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/civil-engineering-objectives-and-outcomes
Environmental Engineering
"evaluate projects from a holistic perspective including some or all of the following: sustainability, environmental impacts, ethics, aesthetics, politics, historical perspectives, social impacts, technical needs and costs"
"an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts"
https://campus.uwplatt.edu/ems/environmental-engineering-objectives-and-outcomes
Biology
"Our biology majors will demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics that unify all living organisms, the forces that shape their diversity, and the structures and functions inherent to different living organisms."
"The advancement of scientific knowledge happens within a societal context. Our biology majors will evaluate interactions between science and society and the ethical issues surrounding those interactions."
https://catalog.uwplatt.edu/undergraduate/business-industry-life-science-agriculture/biology/
Environmental Horticulture
"Understand how global issues including climate change, energy use, water availability, and/or food safety impact the sustainability of horticultural systems locally, nationally, and globally"
https://catalog.uwplatt.edu/undergraduate/business-industry-life-science-agriculture/agriculture/environmental-horticulture/
Geography
"Understand the processes and patterns of the physical world and how human actions impact and interact with natural systems"
"Develop a perspective that allows them to understand spatial variation and diversity on global, regional, and local scales"
https://catalog.uwplatt.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts-education/geography/
Reclamation, Environment, and Conservation
"Characterize and apply interdisciplinary knowledge, skills and ethics necessary to restore and manage cultural and natural landscapes"
https://catalog.uwplatt.edu/undergraduate/business-industry-life-science-agriculture/agriculture/reclamation-environment-conservation/
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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:
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