| Overall Rating | Platinum |
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| Overall Score | 86.17 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2022 |
Thompson Rivers University
AC-2: Learning Outcomes
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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5.79 / 8.00 |
Aaron
Wiebe Research Assistant Sustainability |
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Part 1. Institutional sustainability learning outcomes
No
Which of the following best describes the sustainability learning outcomes?:
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A list of the institution level sustainability learning outcomes:
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Part 2. Program-level sustainability learning outcomes
2,677
Number of graduates from degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
1,937
A brief description of how the figure above was determined:
For the academic year of 2017/18 to 2019/20 every graduating student from all of the university's on campus programs were recorded. To determine if each program lead to sustainability outcomes or included sustainability as a key focus the program's learning outcomes and class list was analyzed and compared to the list from AC-1 where possible. The end result was recorded in the spreadsheet attached below.
A list of degree programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
Faculty of Adventure, Culinary Arts & Tourism – Bachelor of Tourism Management
Graduates of the Bachelor of Tourism Management will be able to contextualize tourism within broader cultural, environmental, political and economic dimensions of society; critique tourism practices for their implications locally and globally; interpret and evaluate tourism as a phenomenon and as a business system; explain the diverse nature of tourism, including culture and place, global/local perspectives, and experience design and provision; identify and assess relationships and networks relative to building tourism capacity; apply relevant technology for the production and management of tourism experiences; plan, lead, organize and control resources for effective and efficient tourism operations; create, apply, and evaluate marketing strategies for tourism destinations and organizations; develop and evaluate tourism policy and planning initiatives; demonstrate commitment to ethical practices of tourism; actively engage in the world as global citizens; practice empathy and respect for diversity and multicultural perspectives; apply principles of sustainability to the practice of tourism in the local and global context; acknowledge one or more philosophical perspectives to knowledge creation; evaluate and apply various research methods commonly used in the context of tourism; propose and conduct a research project to inform tourism practice; select and deploy task-appropriate forms of oral, written, digital, and graphic communication; value and practice active listening, critical thinking, and critical reading; distinguish and produce forms of communication relevant to academia, business, government, and industry; assess, evaluate, and employ appropriate communication tools for discussions within and between teams and members, various audiences, decision-making teams, and corporate communication tasks; apply problem solving and critical analysis within diverse contexts; work collaboratively in groups, both as a leader and a team member, in diverse environments, learning from and contributing to the learning of others.
Faculty of Arts – Bachelor of Arts, Geography & Environmental Studies
Graduates of this program will learn strong teaching and research expertise about sustainable urban and rural landscapes, environmental geography, economic geography, hydrology, climatology, geomorphology and emerging geomatic technologies, including Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Faculty of Science – Bachelor of Natural Resource Science
The purpose of the BNRS degree program is to prepare students for careers in a wide range of natural resource sector jobs and for further academic study in graduate school. The program goals are met by providing a unique combination of courses covering biology, ecology, scientific methods, and sector-specific resource management skills in a cooperative education format. Students will learn problem solving, oral and written communication skills, and integration of various disciplines in both an independent and team environment. By understanding the scientific, economic, and social basis of natural resource issues, graduates of the program will be able to effectively interface between diverse interest groups, all having a stake in how our terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are managed. Courses and field work dealing with management of the various sectors give students technical skills in a wide variety of management disciplines. Upon graduation, students will have acquired a wide range of technical abilities in assessing the status of ecosystems. This assessment covers aspects such as forestry, fisheries, range, and recreation.
Graduates of the Bachelor of Tourism Management will be able to contextualize tourism within broader cultural, environmental, political and economic dimensions of society; critique tourism practices for their implications locally and globally; interpret and evaluate tourism as a phenomenon and as a business system; explain the diverse nature of tourism, including culture and place, global/local perspectives, and experience design and provision; identify and assess relationships and networks relative to building tourism capacity; apply relevant technology for the production and management of tourism experiences; plan, lead, organize and control resources for effective and efficient tourism operations; create, apply, and evaluate marketing strategies for tourism destinations and organizations; develop and evaluate tourism policy and planning initiatives; demonstrate commitment to ethical practices of tourism; actively engage in the world as global citizens; practice empathy and respect for diversity and multicultural perspectives; apply principles of sustainability to the practice of tourism in the local and global context; acknowledge one or more philosophical perspectives to knowledge creation; evaluate and apply various research methods commonly used in the context of tourism; propose and conduct a research project to inform tourism practice; select and deploy task-appropriate forms of oral, written, digital, and graphic communication; value and practice active listening, critical thinking, and critical reading; distinguish and produce forms of communication relevant to academia, business, government, and industry; assess, evaluate, and employ appropriate communication tools for discussions within and between teams and members, various audiences, decision-making teams, and corporate communication tasks; apply problem solving and critical analysis within diverse contexts; work collaboratively in groups, both as a leader and a team member, in diverse environments, learning from and contributing to the learning of others.
Faculty of Arts – Bachelor of Arts, Geography & Environmental Studies
Graduates of this program will learn strong teaching and research expertise about sustainable urban and rural landscapes, environmental geography, economic geography, hydrology, climatology, geomorphology and emerging geomatic technologies, including Geographical Information Systems (GIS).
Faculty of Science – Bachelor of Natural Resource Science
The purpose of the BNRS degree program is to prepare students for careers in a wide range of natural resource sector jobs and for further academic study in graduate school. The program goals are met by providing a unique combination of courses covering biology, ecology, scientific methods, and sector-specific resource management skills in a cooperative education format. Students will learn problem solving, oral and written communication skills, and integration of various disciplines in both an independent and team environment. By understanding the scientific, economic, and social basis of natural resource issues, graduates of the program will be able to effectively interface between diverse interest groups, all having a stake in how our terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are managed. Courses and field work dealing with management of the various sectors give students technical skills in a wide variety of management disciplines. Upon graduation, students will have acquired a wide range of technical abilities in assessing the status of ecosystems. This assessment covers aspects such as forestry, fisheries, range, and recreation.
Documentation supporting the figure reported above (upload):
Do the figures reported above cover one, two, or three academic years?:
One
Percentage of students who graduate from programs that require an understanding of the concept of sustainability:
72.36
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Total number of graduates for each program was requested and obtained from TRU Integrated Planning and Effectiveness. Figures about total number of graduates taken from TRU Factbook. Reported figures in this section only those students graduating with certificates, diplomas, bachelor and masters degrees.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.