Going Green with Computing

Srinivasan Raghavan

Programmer Analyst, Marymount University, 2807 N Glebe Road, Arlington VA 22207

(703) 284-3828

sraghava@marymount.edu

Donna Schaeffer

Associate Professor of Information Systems Management,

Marymount University, 2807 North Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA 22207

703 - 284 - 5718

donna.schaeffer@marymount

Needs analysis

Who are our students?

· Information Systems majors (undergrad and grad)

· Computer Science majors (undergrad and grad)

· Sustainability minors

· Discover Seminar

How are their language abilities?

· Reading

· Writing

· Communication (Debate)

What content and experiences do students need, and for what purposes ?

· Interdisciplinary

· Transactional

· Inquiry-based

What is the gap between what students are able to do and what they need to be able to do?

What are the perceived and present needs as well as potential and unrecognized needs?

Situation analysis

Who are the stakeholders?

· ABET

· ACM

· Accrediting Bodies

· Employers

· Society

For example, ABET 2000 Criterion:

· an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility

· an ability to communicate effectively

· the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context

· a knowledge of contemporary issues

What societal factors relate to green computing?

· People

· Planet

· Profits

What institutional factors may facilitate or hinder change and innovation at the curricular level?

We were fortunate that Marymount University selected “Sustainability” as its theme for the 2010 – 2011 academic year.

What teacher skills are needed?

Specification of goals, objectives, and outcomes

Goals

· general purposes of a curriculum

To foster an environmental awareness and concern for the use of natural resources in today's students, since they are the decision-makers of the future

Objectives

· more specific and concrete description of purposes/goals

The Basel Action Network (BAN) has qualified E-Stewards Recyclers that will not export your toxic electronic waste to developing countries. Find a recycler near your home or Marymount and WRITE a one page report about the recycler that includes information about where is it located, its hours of operation, the types of e-waste accepted, what happens to the e-waste and the company's values.

Specify learning outcomes

· what students will have learned/ be able to do

From the Discover seminar:

At the conclusion of this course students will show growth in academic and personal development and level of community engagement:

1. Academic Objectives

a. Select a current problem or issue for inquiry;

b. Identify necessary background or history;

c. Develop a plan and goal for the inquiry;

d. Apply critical thinking to selection and analysis of supporting sources;

e. Demonstrate oral communication skills in presenting inquiry results.

f. Communicate accurately, clearly, and coherently through written summary of a primary or secondary source.

2. Personal Objectives

a. Demonstrate personal development in adjusting to college life;

b. Display growth in academic and personal responsibility;

c. Identify university resources supporting academic and personal needs;

d. Experience community engagement outside the classroom with faculty and peers

e. Assess career interests and skills and use the results to reflect on personal career goals.

Syllabus design and course planning

· What is being taught?

· When is it to be taught?

· How is it to be taught?

At the end of the semester the class hosted an e-recycling event on campus. Students, staff, and members of the local community brought old monitors, keyboards, printers, and PCs to Lee Center. We filled a truck.