Dr. Caroline H-Vermette ENGR 202 Sustainable Development and Environmental
Stewardship Concordia University
Course number Course Title Term
ENGR 202 Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship Winter 2025
Item Details
Instructor Dr. Caroline H-Vermette
Assignment Assignment 1 – Sustainability Challenges: Quantifying and Comparing
name/number Environmental Risks
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 (for Thursday class) Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 (for Friday
class)
Due Date
Late penalty: –10% per day, up to 3 days; not accepted afterward unless approved
in advance.
Written report answering all three challenge questions (nutrient runoff, indoor air
pollution, nuclear waste).
Deliverable
Include handwritten calculation notes and/or photos of your work where
requested in the assignment.
- Full calculations (show steps clearly)
Other required - Explanations linking results to sustainability impacts
pieces - References to supporting sources (research notes, guidelines)
- Scans/photos of hand notes or sketches when specified
- Format: Typed, PDF- Length: 3–4 pages (excluding references)- Font: 11–12 pt,
Specs
double spaced- Citation style: APA or IEEE (consistent)
Submission
Instructions Purpose/Rationale & Associated Learning Outcomes
, Submit electronically via Moodle (Assignments section). Photos/hand notes (as
required) should be embedded in the PDF (not separate files).
Purpose: To connect simple quantitative analysis with sustainability challenges,
and evaluate risks in terms of environmental, social, and ethical impacts.
Use of AI Learning outcomes measured:
- Explain principles of sustainable development and their importance in engineering
and society.
- Recognize environmental, social, and economic impacts of engineering activities.
- Identify strategies to improve sustainability through quantitative reasoning and
Criteria
evidence.
- AI tools may be used only for brainstorming ideas, refining language,
grammar, or clarity.
- AI cannot be used to generate full solutions or bypass calculations.
- Any AI use must be declared on the assignment cover sheet: specify the tool,
purpose, and how you revised the output.
- Students are fully responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their work.
- Accuracy of calculations (30%)- Quantitative comparison with guidelines (20%)-
Depth of sustainability discussion (20%)- Quality of proposed strategies (15%)-
Organization, clarity, and citations (15%)
5% of final course grade
Evaluation
This assignment is obligatory, no submission results in a zero grade
Stewardship Concordia University
Course number Course Title Term
ENGR 202 Sustainable Development and Environmental Stewardship Winter 2025
Item Details
Instructor Dr. Caroline H-Vermette
Assignment Assignment 1 – Sustainability Challenges: Quantifying and Comparing
name/number Environmental Risks
Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025 (for Thursday class) Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 (for Friday
class)
Due Date
Late penalty: –10% per day, up to 3 days; not accepted afterward unless approved
in advance.
Written report answering all three challenge questions (nutrient runoff, indoor air
pollution, nuclear waste).
Deliverable
Include handwritten calculation notes and/or photos of your work where
requested in the assignment.
- Full calculations (show steps clearly)
Other required - Explanations linking results to sustainability impacts
pieces - References to supporting sources (research notes, guidelines)
- Scans/photos of hand notes or sketches when specified
- Format: Typed, PDF- Length: 3–4 pages (excluding references)- Font: 11–12 pt,
Specs
double spaced- Citation style: APA or IEEE (consistent)
Submission
Instructions Purpose/Rationale & Associated Learning Outcomes
, Submit electronically via Moodle (Assignments section). Photos/hand notes (as
required) should be embedded in the PDF (not separate files).
Purpose: To connect simple quantitative analysis with sustainability challenges,
and evaluate risks in terms of environmental, social, and ethical impacts.
Use of AI Learning outcomes measured:
- Explain principles of sustainable development and their importance in engineering
and society.
- Recognize environmental, social, and economic impacts of engineering activities.
- Identify strategies to improve sustainability through quantitative reasoning and
Criteria
evidence.
- AI tools may be used only for brainstorming ideas, refining language,
grammar, or clarity.
- AI cannot be used to generate full solutions or bypass calculations.
- Any AI use must be declared on the assignment cover sheet: specify the tool,
purpose, and how you revised the output.
- Students are fully responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their work.
- Accuracy of calculations (30%)- Quantitative comparison with guidelines (20%)-
Depth of sustainability discussion (20%)- Quality of proposed strategies (15%)-
Organization, clarity, and citations (15%)
5% of final course grade
Evaluation
This assignment is obligatory, no submission results in a zero grade
