Submit Report of Project / or Final Paper
- Due Mar 19, 2018 by 11:59pm
- Points 100
- Submitting a text entry box, a website url, a media recording, or a file upload
Submit your report of the project
Gather up your answers to the previous tasks. Revise your answers in light of the material you have learned during the quarter. Then submit a final draft of all eight tasks. (For Task 5, describe the difference between your proposal and what you ended up actually doing for the project, and why.) In addition, add three sections:
1 & 2. Analyze your own project according to the question in Tasks 2 and 3 (but in past-tense).
- Finally, reflect on your project. What went well? What went wrong? What would you do differently next time? What will you do now, moving forward? What other reflections do you have?
Each student submits their own report of the project. (4-7 pages)
Note if you choose to submit a final paper instead of a project:
You are still required to complete all the tasks (as if you were doing a project). Then, instead of Task 7, submit a topic proposal for your paper. Instead of Task 8, post an abstract of your paper (250-600 words). To submit your paper, write a paper on the environmental ethics topic of your choice using the theories and ideas presented in this course (4-6 pages). See Final Paper Guidelines (if you choose to write a paper instead of doing a project) As part of your final submission, you are still required to gather up your answers to the previous tasks. Revise your answers in light of the material you have learned during the quarter. Then submit a final draft of all eight tasks.
Rubric
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Revision of Tasks 1-6
Tasks demonstrate student's understanding of key course concepts: anthropocentrism, nonathropocentrism, environmental justice, ecofeminism's critique of the Logic of Oppression, different definitions and puzzles within sustainability.
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Task 2a - Value OR Part 1
For projects: Explains how nature is valued in the student's own project (is the project anthropocentric/Nonanthropocentric? Holist/Individualist?
For papers: States main claim OR moral dilemma
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Accuracy
Views attributed to the authors being evaluated are accurate. Factual claims are accurate.
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Originality
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Professionalism (grammar, spelling, proper citations, etc.)
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Logic is valid. Fallacies? Reasonable length and amount of detail?
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Task 2b - Power OR Part 2 explains moral framework
For projects: Explains who is in control in the student's own project, and which groups of people are included (or ignored or marginalized)
For papers: State and explain another author’s claim OR Explains the moral framework or principle being considered to help choose the morally correct action.
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Task 3 Evaluation of success OR Part 3 argument
For projects: Explains the goals of the project. Evaluates whether the project succeeded in its own goals. Evaluates whether the goals of the project, if completed, are enough to help overall goals of sustainability (grade on how well the report evaluates the project, not on whether the project succeeded)
For papers: Provides one argument the author gives or could give in support of that claim. Or States and explains an argument showing what the moral framework would say is the morally correct action.
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Task 2d Sustainability OR Part 4 objection
For projects: Explains how/whether the student's own project defines "sustainability" and explains whether the plan aims to help life on earth be sustainable.
For papers: Explains a possible objection to the argument presented in Part 3.
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Task 2c Part of Nature? OR Part 5 response
For projects: Explains role of humans in the student's own project (e.g. as destructive or positive force)
For papers: Explains a possible objection to the argument presented in Part 3.
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Reflection OR Clarity
For projects: What went well? What went wrong? What would you do differently next time? What will you do now, moving forward? What other reflections do you have?
For papers: Clear signposting. It is clear which views the author agrees with and which views the author is arguing against. Views are clearly explained, so that someone not familiar with the topic would be able to understand.
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