STM4A1 The HistoricalContext of Sustainability
AssessmentGuidelines
Inthismoduleyouwillbeassessedbymeansofoneindividualprojectworth100%ofthe modulemark.Inview ofdevelopingtheproject,youwillhavea formativeworkshop,whichis notcompulsory normarked,butishighlyrecommended asyou will receiveinstantqualitative feedback from yourseminar tutorbeforeyou progresstothesummative (marked)project. ThesummativeassessmentisanindividualProjectthatyouhavetodevelopandsubmitin writingbyendofweek10.Youarealsorequestedtobrieflypresentthehighlightsofyour projectthatsameweekoraweeklater,toshareyourkeyfindingsandrecommendations withtheclass.Inthisway,everyoneintheclasswillgainbetterinsightsintoeachother’s countries natural resources and the key aspects of its socio-economic historical development.
a)FormativeAssessments
?Selecta specificnaturalresourceusedasrawmaterial,ideallyfromyour own country.
Examples: cotton,wool,fur,wheat,corn,barley,milk,meat,fish,salt,gold,diamonds, quartz, marble,silica, steel,aluminium, ironore,coal,oil sands,water…. NOTE:Onlyonetopicperstudentallowedforthesamecountryinthesameseminar group,ona‘firstcome-firstserved’basis.Forexample,ifyouarefromAngolaand choosediamondsasyourtopic,thenanyotherstudentfromAngolainyourseminar groupwillberequestedtochooseadifferenttopic.However,otherstudentsmaystill selectthetopicDiamonds,aswellaslongastheycomefromadifferentcountry.Thisis in order toavoid submission ofpotentiallyverysimilarprojects. •VisitMuseums(e.g. theBritish Museum),businesscompanies,check reliable videos (e.g.
HistoryChannel,BBC)andanyothersourceorlocationyoumay thinkcouldprovideyou with furtherinformationonthe resource andits useandperceivedvaluesthrough history (inyourcountry andothercountries).Reference atleast3sources fromyourRUL database. •Startdevelopingthestructureofyourproject:whatwillyoufocuson,howabundantthe resourcewas (and is)inyourcountry, howfarbackin historycan youtrace it…
•Youwillhavethechancetocontributetotheformativeworkshopinclassinweek7by meansofpresentingabriefinformaloverview ofoneofyourcolleaguescountry’snatural resourcesandgive the class ahintofwhat theirprojectwill be about. •Yourseminartutorwillprovideyouinstantfeedbackandfeedbacksuggestionstohelp
you continue yourresearch andfinalize yourproject (summative).
b)SummativeAssessment:PROJECT(100%of TMM)
?The individual project should draw from and fully integrate and reflect upon the knowledge, awareness and skillsacquired during the lectures, seminars, and the feedbackyougotduringtheformative stage. ?Theindividualprojectmustalsorefertotheapplicableconceptsandtoolsacquired through the semesterin thelectures,intheseminarsand inyourownindependentfurther study. ?YourProjectshoulddemonstrate thatyouhavegainedawarenessandunderstandingof theinterconnectednatureofglobalbusiness practiceanditsmanagementtowards sustainabilityinthemanagementofthespecific natural resourceyouselectedaswellas itshistorical context.
MAIN OBJECTIVE
Basedonyourresearchandtacitknowledge,youaretodevelopaProject(NOTan essay) that will set a recommendation for businesses, industries or even local governmentonthespecificcountry natural resourceyouselected,toadvise themonhow tomakebetterandmoresustainableuseofthatspecificresource.Youshouldsetthe sustainabilitychallengethatyou areaddressingwithin itshistorical context. •It could bebymeansof addressingCSRissues( workers, animal welfare,fair trade);
•Oritcouldbebyaddressingthewaysinwhichtheresourceisextractedfromamine (humanhealthandwelfare,use ofwaterorenergy,environmentalimpact causedby the exploration,etc.) •Orthewayinwhichthebreedingprogrammesaresetfortheanimalstobeexploitedas
food,orfur/wool/feathers…
•OrtheissueswithCO2emissionsbecauseofthe transportinvolvedintakingthenatural resource fromitsextraction/production/naturalorigintothe processing/manufacturing/storage/distributionsites; •Ortheissuesabout illegal trading
•Or anyother issuesrelated tobusinessethicsandsustainability
Example:Supposingthat you chosea specificfur-type (mink forexample)as yourtopic.You foundoutduringthe research that many industriesmake useofmink fureventhough itisa highlypolemicresource.So,firstyouwouldanalysetheevolutionofthatspecificfur-type tradinginyourselected country andcompareitwithothercountriesthathavethesame resource.Whathavebeenthetrendsthroughhistoryandwhy?Isthemarketgrowingor declining,andwhy?Aretheremoresustainablewaysofproducingtheminkfurinthe requiredqualityandquantity tomeet marketdemands? Arethere anyalternatives?
The ProjectistobesubmittedinWeek10 (Tueswk11)via Turnitin:
AbriefoverviewofyourProjectistobepresentedinclass(inyourseminarclass)inWeek
10or11, depending on class numbers,sothat the whole classsharestheir findings.Thiswill also enable you to developpresentationand argumentative skills. ThissummarypresentationshouldbenolongerthanTHREEminutesandshouldhighlight thekeyaspectsofyour Project. It maybepresented in PowerPointoralternative format.
Itissupposedtobeengaging,conciseandstraight-to-the-pointandgiveabriefpersonal overviewofthetopicyou researched uponandthefindingsyougathered. TheoverallwrittenProjecthastobesubmittedviaTurnitinbyendofWeek10(Tueswk11). No deadline extensions.
Thisissupposedtobeaproject(notanessay)maximum1500wordslong,withthe followingINDICATIVE structure (thewordlimitgiven foreachsectionisalsoindicative): i. Executive summary(thebasisforyourpresentation)_200 words
ii. Keywords(aselectionof5wordsthatyouconsiderfullydescribethetopicand your findings) iii. Overviewofresource/businessandhistoricalcontextofthesustainabilitychallenge
(500 words)
iv. Developmentoftheideaandbriefjustificationofyourrecommendations(whichcan be presented asbulletpoints)(600words) v. Reflective analysisandConcludingremarks (200words)
Illustrative setof thoughts that mightshape your report:
i. Abriefoverview onthenaturalresourceselected andwhatmay haveledpeopletostart usingitandtrading it,eitherperseorasa componentofafinal product;
ii. Whathasbeentheimpactontheavailabilityofthatsameresourcethroughtime(e.g. was the resourcelocated in averyspecific area ofthe world ordiditexistalmost everywhereonEarthwhenpeoplestartedusingit? Isthe resource stillavailable nowadaysinthoselocations,isthereashortageoftheresourceandis sowhenand where did itstart?) iii. Whathavebeenthesocialimpactsoftheexploitationofthatresourcelocallyand globally? (e.g. apprenticeships, jobs) iv. Whathavebeentheenvironmentalimpactsofthetradingoftheresource(e.g.ifithas tobetransported fromhow farandusingwhattypesoftransport? Orifhas tobe processedin someway,does theprocess leadtodust/noise,etc.) v. Furtherconsiderationsonhowbusinessesnowadaysperceivetheresourceandwhat have theyconsidered doing (ifanythingat all tohelp decreasetheimpacts) vi. Ifyouwereabusinesspersonleadingabusinessthatwouldrequiretheuseofthis specificresource(eitherastheresourceitselforasacomponentofany product/service yourcompanyweretoprovide)whatwouldbeyourrecommendationsforthecompany to besustainable. vii. Adetailedreflectiononhowthedevelopmentofthisassignment(identifyingthekey stepsofyourresearchfromweekonetothepresentationdayinweek10)hashelped you gain further insights on the role of businesses on natural resources and on enhancingqualityoflife locallyand globally.
IndicativeAssessment Criteria
CRITERIA
i. Structuringandcoherenceofthefindingspresented
ii. Demonstrateddepth,scopeandfocusoftheresearch
iii. Reflectiveanalysis
iv. Argumentativeskillsduringthepresentationofthehighlightsoftheproject
v. Bibliography(usingHarvardreferencingsystem)
Marking scheme(indicative)
0 t029% Thestudentdoesnotaddressthetopic/formatrequested,ORclearlyfailstoaddress eventhemostbasicideas/concepts.Farbelowanyacceptablestrictminimum. 30to39% Thestudentidentifiesonlythemostbasicconcepts,addressingitfrom averybasicand incompleteperspectiveORprovidesa veryrudimentarydefinitionbasedcoursework exclusivelyfrom theliterature. 40to49% Thestudentidentifiesthemajoraspectsoftheconcept,andaddressesthecoursework respectingtherequirementsbutfrom abasicperspective,showingnoevidenceof any furtherengagement. 50to59% Thestudentidentifiesthemostimportantaspectsoftheconcept/situation,provides basicillustrativeexamplestosustainhis/herproposalbutdoesnotelaboratefurther. 60to69% Agoodreply,withclearpersonalinputandaclearunderstandingoftherequested concepts,additionalresearchandabletoprovideinformationandrecomendationswith supportingreasonsthatshowpersonalinput. 70to79% Thestudentis clearlyateasewithalltherelevantaspectsoftheconceptandshowsa fairlyextensiveadditionalresearch/knowledgeandinterestinthetopic.Theprojectis veryfocusedand wellstructured.Theexamplesprovidedandtherecomendationsare verywellchosenand integrated,extensivelyandclearlyjustifiedandprovidingsome clearpersonalcriticalinsightsintothematter.A verygoodproject,witha veryclearand maturepersonalinput. 80to89% Anoutstandingproject.Thestudentprovidesextremelyclear,wellstructured,insightful andverywellillustratedrecomendations,withexamplesvisiblydrawnfrom arather extensivepersonalresearchandgrowingawareness/knowledgeintothe issues, showingproofofamatureandinterestedlearningprocessonthesubject.. 90to99% Thestudentoverexceeds.Theoverallassignmentsareperfectlypresentedand excellentlystructured,withaverystrongpersonalinputthroughout,includingreflexive analysisandcoherentcriticalthinking.Theillustrativeexamplesprovideandthe recommendationsputforwardshowadditionalproofof extensiveknowledge/research andarefullyjustified/ discussedtofullymeetthegoalofthequestion.Basicallya “publishable”exemplaryprojectfortheapplicableundegraduatelevel. 100% Aboveallexpectations.Suggestionsfrom neutralexternalexpertsshouldberequiredto decideon nextstep.
Mappingofassessmenttaskstolearningoutcomes
Assessmenttasks LearningOutcomes A6 B7 C6 C8 D8 Formative:research-based activities x x x Summative:individual project x x x x x
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