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Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Introduction to Environmental Economics
Anna Klis, Northern Illinois University
This course offers an overview of economic analyses of environmental issues like pollution and resource management for non-majors. Students will receive an introduction to marginal thinking, market-based solutions, valuation techniques, and government intervention, with a focus on current issues and applying economics in an interdisciplinary manner to other environmental fields.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University
Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Principles of Microeconomics (Honors)
Laura Jackson Young, Bentley University
Principles of Microeconomics (Honor)s is a semester-long course which focuses on microeconomics. It is designed to provide the newcomer to economics with an understanding of the economic way of thinking and a set of microeconomic tools and models which will be useful for analyzing real world economic problems.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Bentley University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Business Process and Systems (GB 310)
Ankita Srivastava, Bentley University
This course introduces students to the concept of a business as an integrated set of business processes and associated systems designed to deliver value to customers.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Bentley University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in History of Sustainable Design
Rebecca Houze, Northern Illinois University
History, theory, and criticism of design, sustainability, and the environment from the 18th century to the present.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Global Climate Change
Stacy Porter, Wittenberg University
This course is designed for science and non-science majors and will provide a more thorough understanding of the scientific basis of both natural and anthropogenic (human-produced) climate and environmental changes.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Wittenberg University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Falcon Discovery Seminar
Noah Giansiracusa, Bentley University
The Falcon Discovery Seminar engages first year students in the university community and prepares them to be lifelong learners. After they graduate, they will join new communities and continue to do so throughout their lives. This course introduces students to the power of communities by framing the discussion of communities around an authentic problem of the faculty member's choosing.
BASICS Institution: Bentley University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in MG215 - Supply Chain and Operations Fundamentals
Euthemia (Effie) Stavrulaki, Bentley University
This course introduces the fundamentals of operations and supply chain management and discusses how coordinating supplier and internal processes creates value for the customer, the company, and society at large.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Bentley University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in English 190: Trash Talk: Eco-Justice Writing
Marlo Starr, Wittenberg University
In this course, we explore ideas of modernity through material waste, excess and accumulation, and environmental violence.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Wittenberg University
Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Science of Sustainability
Melissa Hey, Bentley University
In this course, we investigate the science underlying a range of environmental sustainability topics. Specifically, this course explores issues pertaining to several planetary boundaries including global climate change, ocean acidification, nutrient loading, land-system change, and freshwater resource depletion.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
BASICS Institution: Bentley University
Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Introduction to Probability and Statistics - STAT 300
Joel Gimbel, Northern Illinois University
Introduction to the basic ideas and fundamental laws of probability including sample spaces, events, independence, random variables, special probability distributions and elementary statistical inference.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University