Introduction to Sustainable Development

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Articulate concepts, definitions, purpose, history, and theories of sustainable development.
• Identify major stakeholders and institutions that drive change toward sustainable development.
• Discuss how values, beliefs, norms, behavior, perceptions, and knowledge impact development
• Discuss sustainable development as a local to global issue.
• Apply sustainable business solutions to address emerging social, environmental, and economic challenges
• Describe dynamic elements of different cultures. These elements may include (but are not limited to) aesthetic systems, communication systems, economics, physical environments, ethics, gender norms, geography, history, politics, religious principles, or social beliefs, norms, and practices. (MAC Global and Intercultural)
• Explain how similarities, differences, and connections among different groups of people or environmental systems affect one another over time and place. (MAC Global and Intercultural)

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Chapter Quizzes	675 points
Sustainable Issue Group Paper	150 points
Final Exam	175 points
Total Points Available	1000 points

Letter grade assignments based on points:

Percentage	Letter Grade
1000 - 930 points	A
929 - 900 points	A-
899 - 870 points	B+
869 - 830 points	B
829 - 800 points	B-
799 - 770 points	C+
769 - 730 points	C
729 - 700 points	C-
699 - 670 points	D+
669 - 630 points	D
629 - 600 points	D-
599 - 0 points	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Textbook (Required): FOUNDATIONS of SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS 3rd Edition, ©2024 Nada R. Sanders John D. Wood ISBN: 978-1-394-20896-8