Revamping the Curriculum: Innovative Approaches to Curriculum Change in the Era of Climate Change

1. Revamping the Curriculum: Innovative Approaches to Curriculum Change in the Era of Climate Change Responsible Management Education: Sustainable Leadership in the Era of Climate Change UN PRME/Copenhagen Business School International Conference November 23, 2009 Tony Buono Professor of Management & Sociology Coordinator, Bentley Alliance for Ethics & Social Responsibility B E N T L E Y

2. External Relations Bentley-Mmofra Trom (Ghana) Partnership Campus Life Corporate & Community Partnerships Sustainability Task Force & Bentley Green Society UN Global Compact Academic Network: PRME Habitat for Humanity Club Global Business Ethics Symposium & Teaching Workshop sponsored by State Street Foundation Center for Business Ethics Bentley Ethics Policy & Campus-wide Ethics Committee Ethics Point American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment Diversity Initiative Service-Learning Center Women’s Leadership Institute Bentley Beliefs Multicultural Center Graduation Pledge Alliance Spiritual Life Center Net Impact Chapter TIME Leadership Forum Global Cyberlaw Center Civic Leadership Program (Graduation Pledge Alliance Chapter) Valente Center for Arts & Sciences Academic & Practitioner Forums & Conferences Academic Integrity System Wilder Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Development Initiative Risk Management Research Program Transdisciplinary Faculty Research RFPs Liberal Studies Major Faculty, Staff & Student Forums & Workshops Institutional Review Board Research & Scholarship Teaching & Academic Life Complex Problems/ Creative Solutions Geneen Institute for Corporate Governance AY2009-10 Bentley Alliance for Ethics & Social Responsibility

3. Integrating Liberal Learning Initiative “… complex problems cannot be solved by a single discipline or field … Real problems in the real world defy simple solutions and require a broad understanding of multiple factors and a team approach in order to identify and implement viable solutions.” B E N T L E Y

4. Liberal Studies Major Optional double major that complements and adds value to a business major. LSM encourages students to: Make meaningful connections across and within disciplines Develop critical thinking, creative analysis and communication skills American Perspectives Earth, Environment & Global Sustainability Ethics & Social Responsibility Global Perspectives Health & Industry Media Arts & Society Quantitative Perspectives http://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate/academics/lsm.cfm B E N T L E Y

5. Earth, Environment and Global Sustainability 3 – 4 Courses in Natural & Applied Sciences NASC 111 Green Biology NASC 122 Environmental Chemistry NASC 130 Principles of Geology NASE 311 Ecology: Principles & Applications NASE 314 Coastal Biology of Cape Cod NASE 315 Human Health and Disease NASE 317 Economic Botany NASE 318 Global Health Challenges NASE 328 Water Quality NASE 332 Environmental Geology NASE 333 Natural Disasters NASE 336 Water and the Environment NASE 337 Global Climate Change NASE 339 The Atmosphere NASE 344 Energy Alternatives NASE 350 Natural History of New England NASE 364 Science of Sustainability NASC 302 Water: Resources, Planning, and Management 4 – 5 Courses HI 314 History of the World Economy HI 348 History of American Technology GLS 110 Global Regions GLS 243 The Developing World GLS 246 Geographic Information Systems GLS 325 Global Transportation and Tourism GLS 310 Perspectives on Global Commerce GLS 230 Politics & Public Policy MA 227 Mathematical Modeling in Environmental Management MA 263 Continuous Probability for Risk Management PH 301 Environmental Ethics PH 351 Perspectives on Poverty EC 311 International Economics EC 321 International Economic Growth and Development EC 346 Environmental Economics FI 327 Insurance and Risk Management FI 351 International Finance LA 102 Environmental Law B E N T L E Y

6. MyWorkspace BCLP Service-Learning LSM Viewing the matrix of [Student] Click on a cell to view/edit

7. Complex Problems / Creative Solutions The Unintended Consequences of our Consumer Choices: The Challenge of Techno-Trash B E N T L E Y

8. Business Ethics Infusion: Pedagogy“Gadfly” Program Planned Spontaneous Ethics Theory/ Experiential Teachable Teachable Discussion Learning Moment Moment Infusion Continuum Explicit Knowledge Tacit Knowledge Current Events Identifiable Cases/Videos Experienced Reflection Emergent Discussion of Ethical Issues in the Moment Readings Issues Debates Exercises & Simulations Ethics Models/ Frameworks Service-Learning/ Civic Engagement Planned/ Relatively Safe Spontaneous/ Relatively Risky Authenticity & Impact on Students B E N T L E Y

9. Complex Problems / Creative Solutions Year 1 Business Core Business Core Fall Legal & Ethical Environment of Business Information Technology & Computer Systems Problems of Philosophy [or] American Environmental History Spring Tools & Concepts in Accounting & Finance Issues & Investigations in Sociology [or] Psychology of Adjustment American Environmental History [or] Problems of Philosophy Unintended Consequences of our Consumer Choices: The Problem of Techno-Trash General Education Core General Education Core B E N T L E Y

10. Complex Problems / Creative Solutions Year 2 Business Core Business Core Fall Human Behavior in Organizations Principles of Economics Environmental Chemistry [or] Principles of Geology Spring Marketing-Operations Fundamentals Expository Writing II Comparative Government & Politics [or] U.S. State & Local Government & Politics Unintended Consequences of our Consumer Choices: The Problem of Techno-Trash General Education Core General Education Core B E N T L E Y

11. Process & Pedagogy CULMINATING EXPERIENCE Development (Pilot) Faculty brainstorming workshops Iterative Process: Lessons learned, accomplishments, wrong turns Courses Team decision-making skills development (exercises) Interactive, problem-solving orientation Multi-course integrative case Plenary sessions (e.g., Green IT) Extracurricular Guest speakers; Signature Campus Programs “The Eleventh Hour” Student Creativity Workshops B E N T L E Y

12. External Relations Bentley-Mmofra Trom (Ghana) Partnership Campus Life Corporate & Community Partnerships Sustainability Task Force & Bentley Green Society UN Global Compact Academic Network: PRME Habitat for Humanity Club Global Business Ethics Symposium & Teaching Workshop sponsored by State Street Foundation Center for Business Ethics Bentley Ethics Policy & Campus-wide Ethics Committee Ethics Point American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment Diversity Initiative Service-Learning Center Women’s Leadership Institute Bentley Beliefs Multicultural Center Graduation Pledge Alliance Spiritual Life Center Net Impact Chapter TIME Leadership Forum Global Cyberlaw Center Civic Leadership Program (Graduation Pledge Alliance Chapter) Valente Center for Arts & Sciences Academic & Practitioner Forums & Conferences Academic Integrity System Wilder Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Development Initiative Risk Management Research Program Transdisciplinary Faculty Research RFPs Liberal Studies Major Faculty, Staff & Student Forums & Workshops Institutional Review Board Research & Scholarship Teaching & Academic Life Complex Problems/ Creative Solutions Geneen Institute for Corporate Governance AY2009-10 Bentley Alliance for Ethics & Social Responsibility