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Sustainability Challenges

SUST 301
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MacEwan University
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Tami Ambury
Experiential Learning Facilitator
(256)
4
Timeline
  • September 7, 2022
    Experience start
  • October 1, 2022
    Student Teams Finalized
  • October 15, 2022
    Community partner meetings with student teams early/mid October
  • November 5, 2022
    Community partner project plan feedback between late October/early November
  • December 3, 2022
    Community partner draft project feedback between late November/early December
  • December 10, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
10 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Leadership Communications Humanities Education Social sciences
Skills
digital marketing project planning business analytics marketing strategy research
Learner goals and capabilities

Overview

Community Engaged Learning at MacEwan University is a project-based, teaching-learning strategy that connects classroom theory to challenges experienced in the “real world” by our community partners (CPs).

Partnership Opportunity: no-fee help with building a plan to address United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for your business or organization. Want to be more sustainable but don’t know where to start? Students from our School of Continuing Education will map out a concept and build a project plan or proposal.

To learn more about the UN SDGs, please check out the short video An Introduction to the UN SDGs (1:57)

How this works

The instructor and Community Partnership Developer will select projects in early Dec. They will confirm with the selected CPs by the end of Dec. In Jan, you will virtually meet with your student team to brief them and answer questions.

Projects are tied to a student’s overall course mark and must be completed within a 2-month period.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
40 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

What you get

  • A systems map. Think of a systems map as a type of detailed concept map that can be used to analyze how your organization can contribute to success within a broader framework of sustainability.
  • A project or proposal for your organization to implement to contribute to at least one SDG. Please note, that while general budgets will be considered and documented where possible, the course does not equip students to develop detailed budget plans.
  • Bonus: In addition to the above pieces, students may also develop a presentation (format to be determined) highlighting key parts of the proposal or plan and how it will support your organization in contributing to the SDGs

Timelines

· In early August 2022, the professor short lists applicable projects that will meet course learning goals.

· In early September 2022, student teams select a project and partners are informed of a match.

· Teams and partners meet (largely virtually, but can be in person if the partner is local) as needed to build and understanding of the issue, refine project goals, and create action plans.

· Teams present final project to partners in late November/early December.

Project timeline
  • September 7, 2022
    Experience start
  • October 1, 2022
    Student Teams Finalized
  • October 15, 2022
    Community partner meetings with student teams early/mid October
  • November 5, 2022
    Community partner project plan feedback between late October/early November
  • December 3, 2022
    Community partner draft project feedback between late November/early December
  • December 10, 2022
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Examples of suitable projects:

· Researching policies and procedures related to sustainability such as waste management or social justice

· Developing community resources (brochures, activity kits, social media plans, etc) to support organization programming or activities related to the SDGs or related projects

· Researching new opportunities, developments, and barriers related sustainability such as agricultural practices, transportation fleet replacement, or engagement with marginalized communities

· Developing/implementing a citizen engagement plan to identify areas of need related to the SDGs

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Available to meet with student consults at least three times throughout the term.

Provide timely feedback (within 48 hours) on two project deliverables (systems map and draft project proposal) to ensure the project accurately reflects your organization and aligns with your needs.

Community partners will need to ensure that all data/ information is available by the course's start date. Provide background information and relevant information to student projects.

Community partners must also be willing to complete the following Google Form for this class: https://forms.gle/6mmWrno2WkzsHSWa7