So, You Want to Work Like I do? Tech and Tips for the One Man Office

Christopher Doval, Esq.Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing Reginald F. Lewis College of Business Virginia State University

Cary A. Caro, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of ManagementDivision of BusinessXavier University of Louisiana

Creating a Cause for Sustainability:A Practice-Based Research Project for Undergraduate StudentsChristopher Doval, Esq.Assistant Professor of Management and Marketing Reginald F. Lewis College of Business Virginia State University

Cary A. Caro, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of ManagementDivision of BusinessXavier University of Louisiana

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I Love Feedback!Sustainability?

More than recycling and being green

Efficiency and Social Consciousness

COBU 304 Corporate SustainabilitySustainability Corporate Social ResponsibilityOverpopulationFeeding the World in 2050The Problems with WaterOur Addiction to PlasticThe Energy CrisisThe Climate CrisisPersonal SustainabilityCampus Sustainability PoliticsEnvironmental Justice

CorporationsCapitalismHuman RightsExploitationRecyclingResponsible ConsumptionEthical MarketingGreenwashingSupply Chain Management and ManufacturingTransportationHuman Resources and Morale

How do we change corporate cultures?One person at a timeNicholas Felton a.k.a Feltron

Nicholas Felton a.k.a Feltron

Nicholas Felton a.k.a Feltron

Nicholas Felton a.k.a Feltron

It puts more focus on the little things that make up most of your time; your lifeisn't really that trip that you took last summer, it is the countable times that you walked down thesame way to get to your office, that one house on the corner with that crazy dog, you know, how many hours of your life have you spent listening to hotel California on the radio.That is the beauty of this kind of representation. If you can take something thatrepresents millions or even billions of actions and reduce it to something that is consumable

Efficiency and Social Consciousness

Malcolm Gladwell

Personal and Professional

So you want to be an expert?

3 Weeks of Data 210 Data Points

Consumption Categories Pt. 1Time spent SleepingStudyingEatingWorkingWatching TelevisionPhysically interacting with friendsDigitally interacting with friendsTraveling

Transportation Associated costsTime spent travelingDistance traveled by public transportationDistance traveled by engineDistance traveled by self-propelled deviceDistance traveled by footConsumption Categories Pt. 2Water ConsumptionGallons and DollarsToiletShowering and bathingWashing MachineSink

Energy Consumption kWh and DollarsPhoneComputerTelevisionLightingHousehold AppliancesAir conditioningRefrigeratorConsumption Categories Pt. 3PurchasesBills (Rent, Utilities, etc.)EntertainmentFoodNon-essentials (Clothing, Gadgets, etc.)

Behavior X and YAlcohol ConsumptionSex lifeCaloric intakeProfanity

Time to Data CrunchBehavior X and YAlcohol ConsumptionSex lifeCaloric intakeProfanity

Who is our student? How do they compare?

5-9 EarthsWho is our student? How do they compare?

5-9 Earths

Reflective PaperWhat does the data say about you?

How are you going to fix it?

Comparison to an average person og another nation.

PostmortemProsExcel and other software

Self-evaluationReal differences made

Failure of project actually improves involvement in class.ConsTime Management LackingData collectionReflection

Cheating

No two takesMidtermFinal

Questions