The EOP Framework Guide
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- Communication and Teamwork
- Critical Thinking
- Design
- Environmental Impact Measurement
- Environmental Literacy
- Materials Choice
- Responsibile Business and Economy
- Social Responsibility
- Systems Thinking
EIM-Adv_01
Environmental Impact Measurement
Is able to conduct basic environmental impact measurements (e.g., life-cycle assessments, carbon footprints, etc.)
CT-Adv_01
Critical Thinking
Is able to interpret and incorporate qualitative and quantitative research
CT-Core_01
Critical Thinking
Is able to define problems comprehensively with consideration of consequences, unintended and intendedΔ∞
TEAM-Adv_01
Communication and Teamwork
Is able to build and maintain relationships through quality interpersonal skillsΔ∞ • displays emotional intelligence and is empathic • communicates on teams effectively • is an effective listener and willing to be influenced and changed by the views of others • understands and considers different perspectives • is respectful • engages in conflict constructively (i.e., gains alignment to move forward, resolves differences, etc.) • understands power dynamics
TEAM-Core_01
Communication and Teamwork
Communicates through audience-specific written, graphic/visual, oral and interpersonal communication skills, in order toΔ∞ • sell, pitch and explain ideas and advance learning • advocate for underrepresented groups • drive organizational change • maximize team effectiveness • work well with others, across disciplines and cultures
DS-Adv_01
Design
Is able to conduct stakeholder user experience/participatory studies (e.g., design thinking, humancentered design) and social impact assessments to meet user needs in responsible, novel, improved and sustainable waysΔ∞
DS-Core_01
Design
Is able to set design goals and use technical analyses to choose strategies that minimize environmental impactΔ∞
MC-Adv_01
Materials Choice
Is able to conduct assessments and weigh trade-offs that guide selection of design-appropriate materials (e.g., technical considerations including strength, weight, cost, material compatibility and thermal proper
MC-Core_01
Materials Choice
Is able to select materials and consider design alternatives that enable a long functional lifetime, have reduced, minimal, no harm, or are restorative to people and environmental ecosystemsΔ∞
EIM-Core_01
Environmental Impact Measurement
Is familiar with high-level environmental impact measurements (e.g., basic life-cycle assessments and life-cycle hazards; i.e., how they work, what information they require, how to incorporate their findings into their work)
RBE-Adv_01
Responsibile Business and Economy
Is aware of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) based management systems (e.g., Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS), Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), quality, etc.) as tools to enable systematic integration of environmental impact management into business practices
RBE-Core_01
Responsibile Business and Economy
Is able to forecast the near- and long-term costs and value of their work to the environment and society through the efficient use of resources (e.g., efficient for whom?) and socially/culturally responsible engagement with stakeholdersΔ∞
SR-Adv_01
Social Responsibility
Is aware of the breadth of social justice issues, indigenous rights, laws, policies and commitments (e.g., Global Compact (GC))Δ∞
SR-Core_01
Social Responsibility
Is familiar with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)∞
ST-CORE_01
Systems Thinking
Demonstrates whole system awareness with the ability to identify and understand interconnectedness (intersecting, related and/or connected systems; synergies and rebound effects) and how all human-made designs rely upon and are embedded within ecological systemsΔ
EL-advanced_01
Environmental Literacy
Is aware of key environmental laws, ethics and policies at the regional, national and global levels and ability to consider ethical implications beyond current compliance and political boundariesΔ∞
EL-core_01
Environmental Literacy
Demonstrates knowledge of the basic facts and ability to quantify data about important (current/past/future and local/regional/global) environmental issues (e.g., climate change, water use, scarcity and pollution, air quality, waste management, toxicity, etc.)Δ∞
ST-adv-01
Systems Thinking
Demonstrates whole system awareness with the ability to identify and understand interconnectedness (intersecting, related and/or connected systems; synergies and rebound effects) and how all human-made designs rely upon and are embedded within ecological systemsΔ