See attached Instructions and associated documentation. Note only one part is due on 2/5/2022.
Module8: Each student posts responses to the feedback provided during Module 7. Instructions for this
are included in Module 8.
Grading Rubrics:
Ratings
Exceptional Significantly exceeds expectations
Superior Exceeds expectations
Excellent Expectations met perfectly
Very good Expectations met very well
Good Expectations met well
Above average More than just basic expectations met
Average Basic expectations met
Below average Less than basic expectations met
Poor Significantly less than basic expectations met
Marginal Barely meets expectations
Failure Minimal expectations not met
Group Presentation
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Creativity 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Collaborative integration 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Quality of slides/citations/grammar 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
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Scientific accuracy 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Creativity 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Citations/grammar 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Total 100 points
Part 1:
You must submit a brief outline of your Ecotopia individual research paper and include citations for two sources. Individual Research Paper Progress Report attached on how this is to be formatted. Due Saturday 2/5/2022.
You will create a PowerPoint presentation that consists of at least two slides for each responsibility (“secretariat/cabinet position”) in their portfolio (group of cabinet responsibilities).
The presentation needs to include a brief description of the biome (Tropical Grassland). The presentation should include some collaborative slides that explain overall themes and ideas, in addition to the slides that cover the particular cabinet responsibilities. The presentation should also include introductory and concluding slides.
You will be responsible for several aspects of creating the sustainable society within the biome—the portfolio. (For the second part of the project, You will write a research paper on the portfolio of responsibilities.) Since everything in nature and the environment is connected to everything else, you will need to coordinate and negotiate the details of how the entire sustainable society will be created. For example, the geography, ecology, and weather conditions of the biome will determine which sustainable forms of renewable energy should be used in that society. The type of energy used will determine waste and ecological protections necessary. For example, if you use nuclear energy, then you will have to figure out how to deal with radioactive waste for tens of thousands of years! Moreover, your agricultural, fishery, and livestock decisions will impact your land use planning, waste recycling, food supply, and ocean ecosystem health, and your policies regarding global climate change will impact environmental security.
Cabinet Positions to be included in the portfolio:
2. Recycling Czar (waste, toxic waste, nuclear waste, environmental hazards)
5. Secretary of Aquatic Sustainability and Water Czar (oceans, lakes and rivers, fisheries, aquaculture, sewage)
12. Clean Air Czar
15. Population Policy Czar
16. Global Climate Change Czar
Part 2:
Individual Research Paper Each student will write a 1500-word (minimum) paper covering their portfolio of responsibilities for their Ecotopia group. The paper should include several diagrams and figures and utilize the following: double line spacing, one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, footnotes or endnotes, and a references cited section. If you include phrases, sentences, or paragraphs that did not come straight from your own mind, then you must enclose them in quotation marks and add a footnote/endnote. If you fail to do so, you are committing plagiarism1 , a serious violation of the Saint Leo Honor Code. If you put the ideas of your sources into your own words you still must use footnotes/endnotes to give credit to the author(s) of the ideas. Do not cut and paste from the Internet without properly citing your source. Without quotation marks and footnotes/endnotes, you have plagiarized. Students should use either MLA or APA format for preparing citations, references, and footnotes/endnotes. See the course Resources section for further information about MLA and APA.
Teacher Name:
Student Name: ________________________________________
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Amount of
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All topics are
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All topics are
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All topics are
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Quality of Information
Information clearly
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Information clearly
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supporting details
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Information clearly
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Organization Information is very
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Information is
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Information is
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Sources
All sources
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All sources
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All sources
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Research Report : Individual Research Project ENV 330
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One or more topics
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Research Report : Individual Research Project ENV 330
EVN330- Research Paper Progress Report
ENV330 – Environmental Studies: Creating Sustainable Societies
Individual Research Paper Progress Report
What is a progress report?
A progress report is a document that explains in detail how far you’ve gone towards the completion of a
project/research paper. It outlines the activities you’ve carried out, the tasks you’ve completed, and the
milestones you’ve reached.
Elements of the progress report:
Student Name
Date of Report
Research Paper Title
Outline for Research Paper. At a minimum your paper should have the below sections. In your
progress report include any information you have already gathered for your research paper. Also
see your “Ecotopia Project Guidelines” for additional requirements.
1. Introduction
A. Introductory Statement
B. Thesis Statement (most often, a thesis contains three points)
2. Body
A. Cabinet Position
a. supporting evidence/discussion
B. Cabinet Position
a. supporting evidence/discussion
C. Cabinet Position
a. supporting evidence/discussion
D. Other areas of responsibility in your Portfolio
a. supporting evidence/discussion
3. Conclusion
A Restatement of Thesis
B. Compelling Conclusion
4. Citations – APA Style
ENV330
Ecotopia Project Guidelines
The Ecotopia Project consists of two phases, (I) a group presentation, and (II) an individual research
paper.
I. Group Presentation
In the group presentation, students will collaborate to create an ecologically-sustainable society. The instructo
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will randomly place students into groups named after the six major biomes:
1. Temperate Deciduous Forest
2. Temperate Grassland
3. Northern Coniferous Forest
4. Tropical Rain Forest
5. Tropical Grassland
6. Tundra
Each group will create a PowerPoint presentation to be shared with the class. Groups should think of a
creative name for their society (for example “Green Paradise”). Each participant should prepare at least two
slides for each responsibility (“secretariat/cabinet position”) in their portfolio (group of cabinet responsibilities).
Each group should begin their presentation with a brief description of their biome. The presentation should
include some collaborative slides that explain overall themes and ideas, in addition to the slides created by
each member to cover their particular cabinet responsibilities. The presentation should also include
introductory and concluding slides.
Individual group members will be responsible for several aspects of creating their sustainable society within
the biome—their portfolio. (For the second part of the project, each individual will write a research paper on
their portfolio of responsibilities.) Since everything in nature and the environment is connected to everything
else, each individual will need to coordinate and negotiate the details of how the entire sustainable society will
be created. For example, the geography, ecology, and weather conditions of the biome will determine which
sustainable forms of renewable energy should be used in that society. The type of energy used will determine
waste and ecological protections necessary. For example, if you use nuclear energy, then you will have to
figure out how to deal with radioactive waste for tens of thousands of years! Moreover, your agricultural,
fishery, and livestock decisions will impact your land use planning, waste recycling, food supply, and ocean
ecosystem health, and your policies regarding global climate change will impact environmental security.
Ecotopia cabinet positions (responsibilities): Students are responsible for their portfolios and coordinating
with other members of their teams to make sustainable decisions in their biome. There will be overlapping
responsibilities and concerns. You can form ad hoc task forces to negotiate sustainable solutions.
Equally divide up the following cabinet positions into portfolios. Each student will have several cabinet
positions in their portfolios. Negotiate within your group for your choices of positions. All cabinet positions must
be filled:
1. Secretary of Sustainable Energy
2. Recycling Czar (waste, toxic waste, nuclear waste, environmental hazards)
3. Secretary of Sustainable Agriculture and Humane Livestock Policy Czar (food, soil, pest
management, livestock)
4. Secretary of Sustainable Transportation
5. Secretary of Aquatic Sustainability and Water Czar (oceans, lakes and rivers, fisheries, aquaculture,
sewage)
6. Secretary of Sustainable Forestry, Parks and Recreation
7. Secretary of Mineral Sustainability
8. Secretary of Sustainable Economic Policy
9. Secretary of Sustainable Industrial and Business Policy
10. Sustainable Tax and Revenue Policy Czar
11. Secretary of Environmental Protection and Chair of Environmental Ethics Advisory Board
12. Clean Air Czar
13. Secretary of Sustainable Cities (urban planning, building codes, zoning)
14. Secretary of Biodiversity and Natural Capital
15. Population Policy Czar
16. Global Climate Change Czar
17. Environmental Politics Advisor
18. Secretary of Sustainable Trade
19. Secretary of Environmental Security (considers the effects of potential environmental degradation on
global geopolitics, water scarcities, environmental refugees, potential armed conflict over scarce
resources)
20. Chair of Seventh Generation Protectorate (considers effects of decisions on future generations)
Group discussion boards: The instructor will assign students to groups during the first week of class. In the
Course Home menu, a discussion board has been created for each group that only the members of that group
(and the instructor) can access. Group members can use this discussion board to communicate and share
files, although a collaboration tool such as Google Docs may also be beneficial. Group members should
exchange contact info and establish how they will communicate with each other as soon as possible.
II. Individual Research Paper
Each student will write a 1500-word (minimum) paper covering their portfolio of responsibilities for their
Ecotopia group. The paper should include several diagrams and figures and utilize the following: double line
spacing, one-inch margins, 12-point Times New Roman font, footnotes or endnotes, and a references cited
section.
If you include phrases, sentences, or paragraphs that did not come straight from your own mind, then you
must enclose them in quotation marks and add a footnote/endnote. If you fail to do so, you are committing
plagiarism
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, a serious violation of the Saint Leo Honor Code. If you put the ideas of your sources into your own
words you still must use footnotes/endnotes to give credit to the author(s) of the ideas. Do not cut and paste
from the Internet without properly citing your source. Without quotation marks and footnotes/endnotes, you
have plagiarized.
Students should use either MLA or APA format for preparing citations, references, and footnotes/endnotes.
See the course Resources section for further information about MLA and APA.
Due Dates and Submission Requirements:
Module 2: Begin communicating with group members to determine team responsibilities.
Module 3: Each student submits individual research paper project report to Dropbox and posts on assigned
group Discussion Board. (This Dropbox is linked to Turnitin.)
Module 5: Each student submits copy of group presentation progress report to Dropbox.
Module 6: Each student submits individual research paper to Dropbox (The Dropbox is linked to Turnitin.)
Module 7: Each student submits group presentation to Dropbox and also attaches a copy of his/her group
presentation to a post in the Ecotopia Discussion Board located under Module 8 in the course menu.
Be sure to include the group name (biome) in the file name and on the subject line of the post. Each
student then provides feedback to at least two group presentations. Instructions for this are included in
Module 7.
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See http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.shtml for definition
Module 8: Each student posts responses to the feedback provided during Module 7. Instructions for this
are included in Module 8.
Grading Rubrics:
Ratings
Exceptional Significantly exceeds expectations
Superior Exceeds expectations
Excellent Expectations met perfectly
Very good Expectations met very well
Good Expectations met well
Above average More than just basic expectations met
Average Basic expectations met
Below average Less than basic expectations met
Poor Significantly less than basic expectations met
Marginal Barely meets expectations
Failure Minimal expectations not met
Group Presentation
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Scientific accuracy 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Creativity 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Collaborative integration 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Quality of slides/citations/grammar 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
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Citations/grammar 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
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