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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 Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Innovation, Social Equity, and Entrepreneurship in Media
Furkan Gur, Northern Illinois University
I integrated the module in an honors seminar on Innovation, Social Equity, and Entrepreneurship in Media which I co-teach with an instructor from Communications department who is also a documentary director. Together we focus on social issues using various forms of media and incorporate entrepreneurship to address these issues.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University
Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Science of Sustainability
Ryan Bouldin, Bentley University
This course examines the scientific basis for human development that provides people with a better life without sacrificing and/or depleting Earth's resources or causing environmental impacts that will undercut future generations. A service-learning project concerning conservation, recycling and reuse of everyday materials and products in the local area is a major component of the course.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Bentley University
Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Production
Theodore Hogan, Northern Illinois University
This is a semester-long General Education course that uses active learning to explore the concepts of sustainability through the paper, plastic and metal in a charger cable or other simple phone accessory. Students teams learn about the life cycles of each of these materials, and weigh each of the materials and quantitate the production environmental impacts on water, air and soil and human health impacts.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Mental Health Practice
Stephanie Little, Wittenberg University
Laboratory course examining the scientific basis and application of assessment (e.g., cognitive ability, personality) and intervention techniques (e.g., behavioral, cognitive) within the mental health field.
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
BASICS Institution: Wittenberg University
Using the Mississippi River Watershed Module in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Sustainability
Bart Sharp, Northern Illinois University
Examination of strategic aspects of launching and scaling an entrepreneurial venture with a focus on opportunity identification, feasibility analysis, sustainability and business planning. Develops knowledge about innovation in a variety of contexts.
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University
Using the Zero-Waste Circular Economy Module in Global Social Entrepreneurship
Sunny Jeong, Wittenberg University
This course is a mix of reading, case discussion, group and individual projects, social entrepreneur interviews and social venture business plan. There are three major components to the course: 1) reading and critically debating chapters and articles prized within the global leadership and social entrepreneur community; 2) completing and presenting the portfolio project; 3) creating a social venture model of your own passion and skills
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14)
BASICS Institution: Wittenberg 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, College Lower (13-14)
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 Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)
BASICS Institution: Northern Illinois University