Topics in Equity and Society: Urban Sustainability

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Identify problems to investigate causes and solutions
• Evaluate the quality and relevance of information
• Explain key concepts, theories, perspectives, and criticisms within the given topic in equity and/or society as related to environmental and/or sustainability issues.
• Evaluate key concepts, theories, perspectives, and criticisms within the given topic in equity and/or society as related to environmental and/or sustainability issues.
• Create professional oral communication on the given topic in equity and/or society as related to environmental and/or sustainability issues.
• Analyze spatial and environmental data to assess urban sustainability systems and develop evidence-based strategies to improve environmental outcomes.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Learning Community	35%
Individual Work	35%
Semester Project	30%

Point Range | Letter Grade | Definition

Percentage	Letter Grade
94% to 100%	A
90% to <94%	A-
87% to <90%	B+
84% to <87%	B
80% to <84%	B-
77% to <80%	C+
74% to <77%	C
0% to <74%	F

Attendance/Participation:

As an online class, there is no attendance taken.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Niesenbaum, Richard A. 2020. Sustainable Solutions: Problem Solving for Current and Future Generations. New York: Oxford University Press. https://uncg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1100595400
• Pontius, Jennifer, and Alan McIntosh. 2020. Critical Skills for Environmental Professionals: Putting Knowledge into Practice. Cham: Springer. https://uncg.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1135758141