This course is the culmination of many collaborative efforts at ASU over the last several years, including a Spring 2020 Course that produced 4 intervention projects to be implemented on campus. The original course (see syllabus) was a 400/500 level cross-listed offering, drawing on students from primarily sustainability degree programs in addition to a few other backgrounds. Students worked with campus stakeholders (for example, in dining services) to develop an intervention to address a sustainable consumption challenge on campus. To facilitate this process, the course curriculum explored behavior change theories and intervention techniques that students could use in designing their intervention materials and procedures to promote sustainability.
Beyond the original course, this material also informed a workshop hosted by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The workshop provided an overview of the curriculum presented in this course and supported participants to initiate the development of interventions to promote sustainability on their own campuses. Though the contents of the workshop are covered throughout this course, you may be interested in exploring the workshop recording, slides, participant workbook, and chat notes. You may want to especially engage with the workbook as a way to document your evolving plans about your intervention.