Part 1: Waste and the Linear Economy part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy
Almost everything we do creates waste. This is true of many products that we buy, from their packaging at the time of purchase to their disposal at the end of their useful life. In the U.S., we dispose nearly 5 ...

Part 3: Creating a Revised Stakeholder Map for Downstream Pollution in the Water Cycle part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed
After experiencing the role-play activity in Part 2, the goal is to create a single stakeholder map for the entire class that reflects the collective and revised understanding of the wicked problem of downstream ...

Course-Specific Exercises part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed
Course-specific exercises are activities, modules, projects, or other assignments designed by BASICS faculty to build on the content of the common exercise: The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi ...

Apply Circular Economy to Own Businesses part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Course-Specific Exercises
Students start and run micro businesses in this class. After students worked on personal waste audit and gallery map exercises, we actually worked on a 'brain dumping' session in which students worked on ...

Sustainable Lifecycle Project part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Course-Specific Exercises
Group of students investigate impacts on health from linear lifecycle and propose how to make it circular lifecycle. Students are required to interview stakeholders, conduct SWOT analysis, and address challenges ...

Teaching Materials part of BASICS:Teaching Materials
Building off of lessons learned from a pilot study, 32 faculty members (8 principal investigators and 24 participating faculty members) representing diverse STEM and business disciplines from Bentley University, ...

ESG Reporting Research Paper part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises
Students will select a topic of their choice related to ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governmental) reporting to explore further, culminating in a 5-page research paper. The research paper will have milestones ...

Wick3d Designs New Product Negotiation part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Course-Specific Exercises
This is a multi-party negotiation role play in which students are given negotiating roles and then are asked to negotiate and agree on a new product for their company. The company's values include ...

Paid Marketing Brief and Circular Economy part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of an Equitable Zero-Waste Circular Economy:Course-Specific Exercises
You are a consultant for your chosen brand. They've hired you to evaluate and create a better strategy for their paid digital marketing efforts and asked you to especially highlight that their product(s) ...

Wittenberg University Local Learning Community part of BASICS:Faculty Perspectives
× Location: Springfield, Ohio Institution type: Private liberal arts college Undergraduate enrollment: 1,326 (Spring 2022) Postgraduate enrollment: 44 (Spring 2022) Participating faculty in: Biology Business ...