Assessment Item 1 (2000 words) – Due end of Week 7
Select a Region/Country/State/City of your choice and prepare a report on the current state of application of cleaner production and eco-efficiency practices. Such report, normally referred to as the state of cleaner production report, could include the following topics:
Profile of the selected Region/Country/State/City
Description of environmental issues
Potential Benefits of cleaner production to the selected entity
Steps undertaken to-date in implementing cleaner production
Cleaner production success stories
Challenges and barriers
Conclusions
The report should include a detailed success story on how the cleaner production assessment was undertaken in this instance.
7402ENG: Cleaner Production and Eco-efficiency: Marking Rubric
Needs Improvement
1
Fair
2
Very Good
3
Excellent
4
Information Seeking/Selecting and Evaluating
30%
Student gathered information that lacked relevance, quality, depth and balance. Student gathered information from a limited range of sources and displayed minimal effort in selecting quality resources Student gathered information from a variety of relevant sources–print and electronic but limited critical readings relating to the thesis or topic. Student gathered information from a variety of quality electronic and print sources, including appropriate licensed databases. Sources are relevant, balanced and include critical readings relating to the thesis or topic.
Analysis and Synthesis
30%
Student conclusions simply involved restating information. Conclusions were not supported by evidence. Student work is not logically or effectively structured. Student conclusions could be supported by stronger evidence. Level of analysis could have been deeper. Student could have put greater effort into organizing the product Student product shows good effort was made in analysing the evidence collected Student is/are able to organize the product and made a few good connections among ideas Student carefully analysed the information collected and drew appropriate and inventive conclusions supported by evidence. Student developed appropriate structure for communicating product, incorporating variety of quality sources. Information is logically and creatively organized with smooth transitions.
Documentation
20%
Student clearly plagiarized materials. Student need to use greater care in documenting sources. Documentation was poorly constructed or absent. Student documented sources with some care, Sources are cited. Few errors noted. Student documented all sources. Sources are properly cited. Documentation is error-free.
Product/Process
20%
Student showed little evidence of thoughtful research. Product does not effectively communicate research findings. Student need to work on communicating more effectively Student effectively communicated the results of research to the audience. Student effectively and creatively used appropriate communication tools to convey their conclusions and demonstrated thorough, effective research techniques. Product displays creativity and originality.
TOTAL
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Guidelines for Grading Written Paper: (http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/resrub.html)
Formatting
The format of the assessment item is flexible. However, it should comply with the normal requirements of a paper published in a journal. The rationale behind this assessment item is to assess the student’s ability to research on a given topic, ability to cite latest literature and report on latest developments in this area and to assess the ability to write a research paper to the standards normally required by a journal. Students are strongly encouraged to get familiar with such requirements by referring to paper published in an international scientific journal.
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