Welcome to EV 120:Elements of Sustainability. This class is being offered
for the first time ever as a topics class at Colorado College. The idea
for the class arose from the work of the Working Group for Campus Sustainability
last year. The two main theoretical aspects of this class include an understanding
of sustainability on both a local and a global scale. The practical applied
part of the class includes developing, implementing and reporting on a significant
campus sustainability project that can actually reduce the Colorado College
ecological footprint.
Required Texts:
Peter M. Senge, The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of The Learning
Organization, Doubleday, NY, 1990.
Gerald Marten, Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development,
Earthscan Publications Ltd., Sterling VA, 2001.
Mathis Wackernagel & Bill Rees, Our Ecological Footprint:Reducing
Human Imapct on the Earth, New Society Publishers, Stony Creek, CT,
1996.
Class Assignments & Grading:
Grades: The standards for class grading will be clearly articulated
in the learning outcomes document that will be jointly compiled by the class
and professor. The approximate percent of each category in the final grade
determination is listed below.
Learning Records (30%): This assignment is detailed in the accompanying
handout: Individual Learning Records.
As described in the handout, learning records will be due almost every
evening of the class via email. I will read them each morning before class
to help me assess where you are relative to the intended outcomes. The
learning records should contain passages for the reading due the next day
as well as for the class discussion on that day.
Class Participation (20%)
Discussion Leading: A pair of students will be responsible for
leading selected chapters of the Human Ecology readings each day. We will
develop a rubric for the effectiveness of leading a class discussion.
Discussion Listening and Contributing:
Reflection
Short Assignments: These include
Final Project
Project Proposals: 10%
Final Report: 25%
Group
Individual
Draft
Web Site Design
Final Presentation: 15%
Group
Individual
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