 ANTHROPOLOGY
MODULE
Name: Sandra Faiman-Silva
Module Title: Sustainability and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Keywords: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), sustainability, globalization
Abstract: This 1-2 class module will introduce students
to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, and how these goals
address sustainability issues. Students will be directed to the UN websites
during class, and can also look at them as a homework assignment. I will
use PowerPoint in class to introduce the topics, and go through the 8
goals. I will conclude by updating students on the current status of UN
and global efforts to address these goals.
Faiman_Silva_SustainabilityTeachingModule2008.ppt
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 ECONOMICS
MODULE
Name: Soma Ghosh
Module was developed for: ECON 299-001: Our Campus and the Economics of
Environmental Sustainability
Abstract: This module can be used in an opening class
for any business or social sciences course. Students learn definitions
of sustainability and are introduced to the relationship between economics
and environmental sustainability. Almost every talk that we have today
involves concerns about rising oil-prices, energy shortages, and the collapse
of various ecosystems, global warming, and the pressures of a world population
that may reach nine billion by mid-century. But is it possible for each
one of us to be responsible for small activities and do our bit that will
save us from the consequences of consuming too much and preserving too
little? This course will provide an understanding of the intrinsic incompatibility
of a modern industrialized society and concern for natural resources.
Finally, we will diagnose the extent of major environmental issues on
our campus (using sustainability indicators), search for remedies, and
create sustainable strategies to solve them.
Economics Module Ghosh.ppt
Module
Information Form.doc
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 PHILOSOPHY
MODULE
Name: Catherine Womack
Module Title: Where Our Food Comes From: Food Politics in Local, National
and Global Perspectives.
Keywords: Food, geopolitics, economics, politics, global
Abstract: In this module, students investigate how political
and economic interests form, direct and constrain people’s eating
behaviors and attitudes. Below I list the steps in the process of investigation,
which starts with student group projects on the cuisine of an Asian country,
reading the Omnivore’s Dilemma, and culminates with student poster
projects on geopolitical issues in various Asian countries and their effects
on the diet of people in those countries.
- Student group projects: ethnographic survey of cuisine of Japan,
India, Vietnam, Thailand, or a region of China
- Read/discuss the Omnivore’s Dilemma: how do politics and
economics affect what and how we eat?
- Student group research: selection of a research topi8c, tailored
to the country of the ethnographic food survey, on how politics or economics
affected the eating habits of a nation.
- Student group presentations at the Mid-year Symposium: examples,
praise, commentary and suggestions for application.
In my discussion, I will use a Power point presentation to present the
module, including the details of the components, critique and suggestions
for modifications, and some ideas for application in other courses.
Womack.ppt
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 PHYSICS
MODULE
Name: Dr. Jeff Williams
Module was developed for: PHYS 560 Energy classes for Teachers, SYS, FYS,
PHYS 180 Energy and Society
Abstract:
This module consists of an excel spreadsheet. The task for the student
or group of students is to manage the planets energy resources for the
next 100 years for the U.S. The students need to be concerned with standard
of living, effects of different sources of energy (including cost) and
population. Faculty can de-emphasize or emphasize topics depending on
the learning outcomes of their classes.
The original developers of the spreadsheet are: Pat Keefe from Clatsop
Community College and Greg Mulder from Linn-Benton Community College
Overview.doc
Rubric.doc
Presentation
Questions.doc
Notes
from past experiences.doc
US
Energy Spreadsheet Example Solution.xls
US
Energy Spreadsheet Graphs.xls
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 POLITICAL
SCIENCE MODULE
Name: Dr. Deniz Zeynep Leuenberger
Module was developed for: POLI 592- Sustainable Development Assessment
and Measurement (a Master of Public Administration Course) or POLI 400-
Sustainable Development (an undergraduate political science course). Also
may be appropriate for social work and sociology
Abstract: Sustainable Development: Balancing Human and
Environmental Needs
This module focuses on foundational information on balancing human and
environmental needs in sustainable development. In Part 1, students learn
definitions of sustainability and sustainable development and are introduced
to sustainable development goals and principles. Part 2 discusses the
relationship between sustainability and systems theories. Part 3 introduces
positive and negative externalities and related market failure solutions.
Part 4 discusses Broad-based Sustainable Development and ethical issues
related to sustainability. The PowerPoint slides are also accompanied
by a worksheet which offers questions and exercises related to the module
content. The module is appropriate as a general introduction in social
sciences courses such as political science, social work, and sociology.
Center
for Sustainability Curriculum.ppt
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