SUS 204 : Civic Engagement: Sustainability Capstone
This field intensive course serves as the student's civic engagement capstone experience after having completed all prerequisite SUS classes. It is designed for students to apply the knowledge and skills gained via the SUS courses to a real world situation in the field, chosen by the student in collaboration with her/his capstone advisor, and facilitated through BCC's Office of Civic Engagement. Each student will spend a minimum of 6 hours per week in the field at the chosen site and meet weekly with the capstone advisor to review progress in the field. Prerequisite(s): SUS 203; Co-requisite SOC 253. Three lecture hours per week.
Course Outcomes
1. The student will have the opportunity to engage in a real world, hands-on experience in the field where s/he can apply knowledge learned in the classroom to a situation in the field
2. To train the student in a research method of particular use to sustainability work and to a civic engagement project- Participant Observation
3. The student will gain a sense of self-actualization, self-confidence, and a sense of agency through active engagement in a professionally-oriented social setting
4. The student will learn to think critically and systematically in addressing research materials and site issues
5. The student will gain experience in writing and communicating orally in a cogent, accessible manner
6. The student will develop a sense of professionalism by working in the field, conducting research and making recommendations as to sustainability adaptations and solutions