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Graduate Program
Assessment Brief
Academic Year 2019-2020
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BCO118 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
FINAL ASSIGNMENT:
For this Final Assignment, worth 60% of the final mark, the student must carry out the following work:
Task Scenario for 2050
Every student must work on a personalized approach to a scenario which must be individual; two
or more students cannot work together to produce identical analyses and conclusions.
Your task is to prepare an exploratory scenario for 2050 (cf: Living Planet Report 2018 pp 124-
125), taking into account the topics and issues covered during the course. Your Exploratory
Scenario 2050 should:
1. outline the current critical issues which will impact on human life and health in the
decade beginning 2050
2. be based on realistic expectations of goals and results arising from governmental,
organizational and individual actions
3. describe the potential outcomes of specific environmental strategies that are currently
under consideration
4. analyse the current and potential challenges that might hinder the implementation of
such strategies
5. summarise and conclude what new initiatives need to be taken at the three levels
(governmental, organizational and individual)
You may decide on a minimum of two core issues/topics of your choice to cover in your scenario.
Whilst your scenario can include any topics covered in the course, a good starting point is the
Living Planet Report 2018.
For your answer, you must provide a logical analysis by drawing on cases and/or theories covered
during this course and/or which you learned about through your independent study. Your answers
must illustrate flow and progression of ideas through critical and independent thought. Any answer
given by you that is identical to an answer given by another student will lead to a down-grade of the
answer in question.
REQUIREMENTS
Formalities:
Wordcount: 1,000 – to 1,500 words; Cover page, Table of Contents, Bibliography and
Annexes are excluded of the total wordcount.
Font: Arial 12 pts.
The in-text references and the bibliography have to be in the Harvard citation style. This
includes also for graphic images, tables and photos taken from other sources.
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Thank you.
SUBMISSION INSTRUCTI ONS
The work must be on one single Word.docx document and must be uploaded on the appropriate
Turnitin folder created by the course Faculty Member on Moodle.
The title of the student's submitted file should contain the following information:
– Name of this course
– Name of the Faculty Member / Teacher
– Student's full Name
– Student ID number
– Title of this assignment (Mid-Term / Final)
Release Date: As of Week 5.
Submission Deadline: Week 8: at the latest on Sunday 19th July – 23:59 – Via Moodle (Turnitin).
Weight: This task contributes 60% to your total grade for this course.
GRADING CRITERI A
(Grading matrix/rubric next page)
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Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Marginal fail 60-69
Knowledge &
Understanding
(20%)
Student
demonstrates
excellent
understanding of the
task, the key
concepts, applies
theory where useful
or necessary, and
uses vocabulary in an
entirely appropriate
manner.
Student
demonstrates good
understanding of the
task and mentions
some relevant
concepts and
demonstrates use of
the relevant
vocabulary.
Student understands
the task and provides
minimum conceptual
and theoretical
support, and uses
only some of the
relevant vocabulary.
Student understands
the task and attempts
to answer the question
but does not mention
key concepts or uses
minimum amount of
relevant vocabulary.
Application
(30%)
Student applies fully
relevant knowledge
from the topics
delivered in class.
Student applies
mostly relevant
knowledge from the
topics delivered in
class.
Student applies some
relevant knowledge
from the topics
delivered in class.
Misunderstanding
may be evident.
Student applies little
relevant knowledge
from the topics
delivered in class.
Misunderstanding is
evident.
Critical Thinking
(30%)
Student critically
assesses in excellent
ways, drawing
insightful conclusions
based on readings
from relevant
authors. Student also
makes clear and
correct citations and
uses the Harvard
referencing method
correctly.
Student critically
assesses in good
ways, drawing
conclusions from
relevant authors and
references. Student
knows how to use
the Harvard
referencing method
correctly.
Student provides
some insights but
stays on the surface
of the topic.
References may not
be relevant.
Student shows little or
no critical thinking
insights, does not
quote appropriate
authors, and does not
provide valid sources.
Communication
(20%)
Student
communicates their
ideas very well
organized and
extremely clearly and
concisely, respecting
word count, grammar
and spellcheck.
Student
communicates their
ideas in an organized
manner and
concisely, respecting
word count,
grammar and
spellcheck
Student
communicates their
ideas with some
clarity and concision.
It may be slightly
over or under the
wordcount limit.
Some misspelling
errors may be
evident.
Student communicates
their ideas in a
somewhat unclear and
unconcise way. Does
not reach or does
exceed wordcount
excessively and
misspelling errors are
evident.