Sheridan Course Outlines

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Section I: Administrative Information

Total hours: 6.0
Credit Value: 0.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Fall 2018
Prerequisites: N/A
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Building Environmental Systems
Program Coordinator(s): Cec Colbourne
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20180904_00
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: N/A

Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
In this workshop, participants will complete a series of interactive learning modules to progressively improve understanding of global and North American context for carbon policy, impacts and opportunities, understanding carbon in a business model, technical strategies for managing carbon, and how these elements merge to evolve a comprehensive strategy.

Program Context

Building Environmental Systems	Program Coordinator(s): Cec Colbourne
This course complements the Building Environmental Systems Operator Certificate.

Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

	Critical Performance:
	By the end of this course, students will have demonstrated the ability to articulate the benefits, opportunities and challenges associated with lowering organizational carbon emissions and energy consumption. Students will be prepared to develop an organizational strategy for managing carbon and energy.

	Learning Outcomes: To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:
	Describe the context of global and North American carbon policy Identify carbon-related risks and opportunities for business Articulate a basic carbon vision, strategy and goals Define technical and behavioural strategies for carbon and energy reduction Explain the steps to develop a carbon and energy plan

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS

	Pass/Fail	100.0%
	Total	100.0%

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar

Not Eligible for PLAR

Section III: Topical Outline

Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Instruction Mode: In-Class
Professor: N/A
Resource(s): N/A
Applicable student group(s): Continuing and Professional Studies
Course Details:

Understanding the global and North American context for carbon policy
Carbon-related risks and opportunities for business
Carbon in a corporate portfolio
Articulating a carbon vision, strategy and goals
Technical strategies for carbon and energy reduction
Behavioural strategies for carbon and energy reduction
Engaging operations staff in planning and implementation
Identifying external technical, financial and governmental partners
Developing a carbon and energy plan

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Course Outline Changes: The information contained in this Course Outline including but not limited to faculty and program information and course description is subject to change without notice. Nothing in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important Notice and Disclaimer which applies to Programs and Courses.

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