Assignment

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BS/EVS Rubrix (New Classroom) Signature Assignment Analytic Rubric FY16

Course ID: SUS/300 Course Title: Environmental Sustainability Signature Assignment Title: (Week 5) Green LEED ™ Architecture Total number of Points: 20 Signature Assignment Description/Directions: Green LEED ™ Architecture Resources: LEED™ Presentation; Energy Usage Calculation spreadsheet Read the LEED™ Microsoft® PowerPoint® Presentation provided on the student website to gain an understanding of the standard for green architecture. Select the design of a home that uses standard architectural design or nonrenewable, inefficient energy guidelines. Complete the Energy Usage Calculation spreadsheet located on the student website. Use the Energy Usage Calculation spreadsheet to complete the following:

 Determine the most efficient alternative energy design that would reduce the energy output through built-in calculation.  Compare the energy usage in the original to the new design of the chosen home.

Redesign your chosen building to achieve a certified, silver, or gold level of LEED™ certification. Prepare a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation and include the following:

 Outline your idea for an alternative energy design that includes LEED™ architecture.  Determine the most energy-efficient design or alternative energy for the home or building you have chosen.  Describe how you might integrate sustainable energy sources and technologies into the design.  Report the energy savings of the new design.  Compare actions you might take in daily activities at home, when commuting, and to work to reduce the energy you consume.

Note. The Microsoft® Excel® spreadsheet should automatically calculate the electricity used in a typical house once you insert the number of hours. In addition, include the power usage of standard appliances such as a water heater, refrigerator, lighting, computer, television, dishwasher, and so on. Present your Green LEED™ Architecture presentation.

 For Local Campus students, these are 10- to 15-minute oral presentations accompanied by Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations.

 For Online and Directed Study students, these are Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with notes. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

Format your evaluation consistent with APA guidelines.

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PSLO:

GE-SLO:

ULG:

Dimensions or

Assignment

Criteria

Weight:

Does Not Meet

Expectations

(1.00)

Approaches Expectations

(2.00)

Meets Expectations

(3.00)

Exceeds Expectations

(4.00)

BS/EVS

SLO#1.5.2

Explain key concepts and theories in the physical and life sciences.

GE: 3

ULG: 4

Apply Scientific Measurements and Calculations

Weight:15%

Does not demonstrate ability to apply scientific measurements or calculations to assess environmental issues in any meaningful manner.

Demonstrates limited ability apply scientific measurements and calculations to assess environmental issues and major components are missing and assessment may lack precision or accuracy.

Demonstrates proficient ability to apply scientific measurements and calculations, including minor components to precisely and accurately assess environmental issues.

Demonstrates a highly skilled ability to apply scientific measurements and calculations to assess environmental issues in a highly academic manner with extreme precision and accuracy.

BS/EVS

SLO#2.6.2

Analyze environmental issues using the fundamentals of the physical and life sciences.

GE: 1

ULG: 1

Analyze Energy Usage and Conservation Issues

Weight:15%

Does not demonstrates ability to analyze and address issues related to energy use and conservation or relate them to environmental concerns.

Demonstrates limited ability to analyze and address some issues related to energy use and conservation and relate them to environmental concerns.

Demonstrates proficient ability to analyze and address most issues related to energy use and conservation and relate them to environmental concerns.

Demonstrates distinguished ability to analyze and address complex issues related to energy use and conservation and relate them effectively to environmental concerns.

BS/EVS

SLO#3.2.0

Utilize scientific reasoning to critically analyze environmental issues

GE: 5

ULG: 2

Compare and Contrast solutions to an environmental problem

Weight: 15%

Does not demonstrate ability to compare and contrast proposed solutions to an environmental problem.

Demonstrates limited ability to compare and contrast solutions to an environmental problem and the assessment has major inaccuracies or lacks major details.

Demonstrates proficient ability in accurately comparing and contrasting proposed solutions for environmental problems in a detailed manner.

Demonstrates advanced skill to accurately compare and contrast proposed solutions to an environmental problem in a comprehensive and detailed manner.

BS/EVS

SLO#4.1.1

Apply basic research methods in science

GE: 1

ULG: 2

Apply Laboratory Experimental Methods and Equipment

Weight: 15%

Does not demonstrates ability to apply experimental, laboratory methods and use lab equipment to test hypothesis.

Demonstrates limited ability to efficiently apply experimental, laboratory methods and use lab equipment to test hypothesis

Demonstrates proficient ability to efficiently apply experimental, laboratory methods and use lab equipment to test hypothesis.

Demonstrates distinguished ability to efficiently apply experimental, laboratory methods and use lab equipment to test hypothesis.

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BS/EVS

SLO#4.1.2

Apply basic research methods in science

GE: 1

ULG: 2

Generate Scientific Writing From Lab Experiments Weight:15%

Does not demonstrate ability to generate written results of a laboratory experiment in a comprehensible manner.

Demonstrates limited ability to document procedures used and generate accurate and detailed written results of a laboratory experiment.

Demonstrates proficient ability to document procedures used and generate accurate and detailed written results of a laboratory experiment.

Demonstrates distinguished ability to meticulously document procedures used and generate accurate and detailed written results of a laboratory experiment.

BS/EVS

SLO#7.1.0

Generate effective communications in environmental sciences

GE: 2

ULG:3

Generate Unbiased Explanations Weight:15%

Does not demonstrate ability to generate explanations of environmental issues in an unbiased manner.

Demonstrates limited ability to generate unbiased explanations of environmental issues, and major components are missing or presented with bias.

Demonstrates proficient ability to generate unbiased and effective explanations of environmental issues.

Student provides unbiased explanations of environmental issues in a comprehensive and exemplary manner.

BS/EVS

SLO#7.3.0

Effective

Communications

in Environmental

Sciences through

Mastery of

Written English

GE 2.1

GE 2.2

ULG 3

Conventions of

Language

Weight: 5%

Student demonstrates

little control of standard

writing conventions.

(e.g., punctuation,

spelling, capitalization,

paragraph breaks,

grammar and usage).

Frequent, significant

errors impede

readability.

Student demonstrates

limited control of standard

writing conventions (e.g.,

punctuation, spelling,

capitalization, paragraph

breaks, grammar and

usage). Errors begin to

impede readability.

Student demonstrates strong

control of standard writing

conventions (e.g.,

punctuation, spelling,

capitalization, paragraph

breaks, grammar and usage)

and uses them effectively to

enhance communication.

Errors are so few and so

minor that they do not

impede readability.

Student demonstrates

exceptionally strong control of

standard writing conventions (e.g.,

punctuation, spelling,

capitalization, paragraph breaks,

grammar and usage) and uses them

effectively to enhance

communication.

BS/EVS

SLO#7.4.0

Effective

Communications

in Environmental

Sciences through

Mastery of

Written English

GE: 2.1

ULG: 3

Use of APA

Format/Style

Weight: 5%

Errors in style (e.g.

APA) detract

substantially from the

content of the paper.

Errors in style (e.g. APA)

detract from the content of

the paper.

Errors in style (e.g. APA) are

rare and do not detract from

the content of the paper.

There are no errors in style (e.g.

APA).