Learning Goals
Students will be able to describe solid waste disposal methods and classify campus, shipboard, and port waste streams by the most likely disposal method and pathway.
Students will be able to analyze the effects of landfill, incineration, recycling, composting, and sewage treatment on water quality, air quality, biodiversity, and human health in maritime and campus contexts.
Students will be able to evaluate changes to current waste practices and sewage treatment using evidence from waste audits, case studies, and stakeholder feedback to determine benefits and drawbacks.
Students will be able to design and refine an evidence-based recommendation that reduces pollution and health risks in campus, port, or shipboard waste systems.
Students will be able to communicate and justify a public recommendation using data displays, impact maps, and a short presentation that responds to peer and stakeholder feedback.
Products
Waste System Evidence Brief and Prototype Recommendation Sheet
Each student creates a research-based brief that includes a campus/shipboard/port waste audit, a comparison of disposal options, and a one-page prototype recommendation for reducing pollution. The product must show how firsthand evidence and scientific tradeoffs informed the student’s proposed change.
Harbor Change Summit Gallery Station with Revised Solution Pitch
Teams build a gallery station and oral pitch featuring a shared problem statement, evidence maps, a higher-fidelity prototype or service concept, and a clear recommendation for stakeholders. The final solution must explicitly show how individual research informed the team’s design choices and revisions.
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