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  • From: "Darla Schoenrock" <darlaschoenrock@hotmail.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] FYI MCAD offers a Sustainable Design Online Certificate Program...
  • Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 19:50:07 -0500

FYI - MCAD offers a Sustainable Design Online Certificate Program...interesting courses taught by interesting instructors!


MCAD's Sustainable Design Online program offers a great way to gain in-depth, actionable knowledge that helps individuals and organization embrace sustainable design practices. The courses are applicable for everyone, all aspects of and all types of businesses (not exclusive to designers).

"its good for the environment and good for business"...From enterprising start-ups to Fortune 500 stalwarts, businesses have discovered how critical sustainability practices are to be competitive in today's global economy. Sustainability is an exploding field and it is good for the environment. Courses cover all aspects of sustainable design - theory, tools and techniques...And, it is FUN!

All Courses in the certificate are all entirely online....can be done at your convenience and completed anywhere on the planet!

for more information go to /www.mcad.edu


SUMMER ONLINE CLASSES:


FRAMING THE BIG PICTURE: SYSTEMS THINKING & LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS (3 credits) June 5 - Aug. 11

"We are transitioning from the age of design for the part to the age of design for the whole. This class gives you the tools required to succeed in this dynamic market. Systems thinking, languages of design and product lifecycles are all tied together to form the foundation for innovative products. Actionable theory is absorbed through market-specific projects. Required hardware: Flatbed scanner (24-bit minimum) and/or a digital camera properly configured to work with your computer and Adobe Photoshop. Required textbooks: The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander, The Web Of Life by Fritjof Capra and Wild Solutions by Beattie and Ehrlich."

Instructor: Curt McNamara, P.E., is a practicing designer with 20 years of experience in commercial and industrial markets. He is a scholar of R. Buckminster Fuller and authored the entry on Fuller in the UNESCO Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems. An active member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Curt received the IEEE Millennium Medal in 2000 for his ongoing work in education.



EVERYDAY CHOICES: OPPORTUNITIES IN THE STUFF OF LIFE (1 Credit) June 5 - July 11

COURSE DESCRIPTION/ABSTRACT: "It seems overwhelming - doing everything perfectly so the world is not destroyed! Where do you start? Sustainable decisions are the stuff of everyday life. Paper or plastic? Diaper service or disposables? Hybrid car or bike? People everywhere are trying to do the right thing, but there is no single rating scheme to help you judge. This class will teach you how to find information and empower yourself to make sound choices."

INSTRUCTOR: Terry Gips (M.P.M./Yale University, M.S./University of California-Davis) is a widely published ecologist, agricultural economist, sustainability business consultant, speaker and author with more than 30 years of experience in global environmental leadership, government policy, sustainable development, business management and consulting. Currently he is president of Sustainability Associates, working with organizations to reduce costs, improve performance and strategic position and achieve ecological soundness and social responsibility. Previously, he served as Aveda Corporation's director of ecological affairs and sustainability, playing a leading role in creating Aveda's corporate culture. He also helped develop the CERES Principles for corporate environmental responsibility, which have been signed by 80 companies. He was a White House aide to President Carter, an assistant to U.S. Congressman John Krebs, an economic analyst and grain merchant for Cargill and co-founder and director of the Cooperative Extension Service's Sacramento Community Garden Program. He was also co-founder and president of the International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture (now the Alliance for Sustainability) and volunteers today as its president.


ELEMENTS OF SUSTAINABILITY (1 credit): June 5 - July 7, 2006 (five weeks)

COURSE DESCRIPTION/ABSTRACT:"Imagine a world where living systems matter, where people live in harmony with the planet and where economy and ecology go hand in hand. The challenge facing us: How do we meet the needs and wants of today without jeopardizing our future and the health of the planet? How is design the key to sustainability? This foundation course will introduce the various facets of sustainability and prepare students, from decision-makers to stakeholders, to apply sustainable thinking and pragmatic action to any future endeavor."

INSTRUCTOR: Garth T. Hickle is the product stewardship team leader with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA). He has been with the MPCA since 1996 working on product stewardship for various products including packaging, electronics and carpet. Prior to that he worked for the Minnesota Public Interest Research Group (MPIRG) and at the Minnesota State Senate. He was named a Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow in 2001 to pursue research in international product stewardship policy. He has published articles in Corporate Environmental Strategy, Pollution Prevention Review, Environmental Quality Management, Resource Recycling and The Environmental Forum. He holds a B.A. from the College of Wooster, an M.S.E.L. from Vermont Law School and an M.A. from Hamline University.





  • [permaculture] FYI MCAD offers a Sustainable Design Online Certificate Program..., Darla Schoenrock, 05/19/2006

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