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Upon completing the course, the student will understand critical environmental and social issues affecting human health, populations, biodiversity, and resource conservation.

· The student will critique a current journal publication or summarize writing from a scientific source.

For this assignment, you will find a current article (written within the last six months) that is somehow related to a topic that we studied this semester.  You may use any legitimate source, however, I find   www.sciencedaily.com  to be a great source for such articles. You will submit a word document for this assignment. Please address the following questions in your document. This should be in paragraph form as you will be graded for paragraph and sentence structure, grammar, and spelling.

1. Provide the title, author (or organization), and date of the article.  

2. Give a summary of the article. You should explain the purpose of the research, research technique/strategies, results, and how these findings are significant.  See the attached rubric for scoring guidelines. 

3. Explain how the article relates to a topic that we studied in class this semester. 

*see rubric for exact expectations

BIO.2513.2523.PLO3.EnvironmentalSocialIssue

BIO.2513.2523.PLO3.EnvironmentalSocialIssue

Criteria Ratings Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeRelevance

Student’s choice of article applicable to course content.

4 pts

Advanced

Article applicable; related to subject content of course

0 pts

Unacceptable

Article not relevant to subject or tied to class in any form

4 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCurrent

Student reported date of article to be less than six months of age.

4 pts

Advanced

Article from a current publication; must give date in source

2 pts

Average

Article older than 6 months; must give date and source

0 pts

Unacceptable

No date provided

4 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeParagraph

Student used correct writing style and stated relevance to class.

4 pts

Advanced

Great structure with introduction and relevance to class clearly stated

3 pts

Proficient

Good introduction and relevance to class stated

2 pts

Average

Lacking introduction or relevance to class

1 pts

Minimal

Paragraph structure hard to follow

0 pts

Unacceptable

No introduction and no relevance presented

4 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSummary

Student restated researcher’s words in their own words.

4 pts

Advanced

Presented: summary of major points, named researchers, goals of project and relevance of information

3 pts

Proficient

Missing one of the major points

2 pts

Average

Missing two of the major points

1 pts

Minimal

Missing three of the major points

0 pts

Unacceptable

No major points present

4 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDirections

Student complied with instructions of instructor.

4 pts

Advanced

Great article analysis, paragraph and sentence structure, no grammatical or spelling errors

3 pts

Proficient

Missing one of the major items

2 pts

Average

Missing two of the major items

1 pts

Minimal

Missing three of the major items

0 pts

Unacceptable

No major items present

4 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePLO3.EnvironmentalSocialIssue

4 pts

Advanced

The student scored 18 - 20 on the above criteria.

3 pts

Proficient

The student scored 15 -17 on the above criteria.

2 pts

Emerging

The student scored 12 - 14 on the above criteria.

1 pts

Beginning

The student scored 11 or below on the above criteria.

4 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomePLO3.EnvironmentalSocialIssue

The student will analyze a crucial environmental and social concern that impacts human health, populations, biodiversity, and resource conservation.

threshold: 3.0 pts

4 pts

Advanced

3 pts

Proficient

2 pts

Emerging

1 pts

Beginning