Assignment

1

: Personal
Reflection on Project

Name:

Grade:

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1

0

0

Comments:

F: 0-

4

9

P:

5

0-

6

4

C:

65

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7

4

D:

75

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8

4

HD: 85+

Content:

/75

Language:

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0

Formatting &
submitting:

/5

HD

Reflection is personal and thoughtful.

Student describes in detail highly relevant personal experiences with issues in developing countries, community development, design or teamwork.

Student identifies relevant acquired knowledge, strengths and skills.

Student provides a clear and succinct explanation of the usefulness of the acquired knowledge, strengths and skills, in relation to the EWB Challenge Project.

7

3

71

69

67

65

Writing is easy to understand and flows smoothly in clear, well-structured sentences.

Writing style is formal, concise and articulate.

No or very minor errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.

19

18

17

Document layout follows all submission and formatting instructions with no or very few errors.

4.5

D

63

61

59

57

16

15

C

Reflection is personal, and is somewhat thoughtful but may lack depth.

Student describes relevant personal experiences with issues in developing countries, community development, design or teamwork, but some/much clarity or detail is missing.

Acquired knowledge, strengths and skills identified are somewhat/not relevant.

Usefulness to the EWB project is somewhat/not clear.

55

53

51

49

Writing is occasionally disjointed but overall meaning is apparent.

Writing style is mostly/ sometimes formal and concise.

Some errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar, but sentences can be understood.

14

13

Document follows most/some submission and formatting instructions.

3.5

P

47

45

43

41

39

12

11

10

3.0

2.5

F

Reflection is not personal.

No relevant experiences identified or described, or inadequate detail.

No resulting knowledge, strengths and skills identified.

No indication of relevance to the EWB Challenge Project.

37

32

27

22

17
12
5
2
0

Writing is difficult to understand and/or key ideas are not logically presented.

Writing style is unacceptably or excessively longwinded or informal.

Multiple errors with spelling, punctuation and grammar, making comprehension difficult.

No or very few submission and formatting instructions followed.

Deliverables

Approx. 250-300 words

Due date

Monday, 16 March, 11:59pm, Start of Week 3

Value

10%

Marking criteria

See link in “Assessment Overview” in the CUC106 Learnline site.

Task overview

A major part of this unit requires you to work in a project team to solve a practical issue in a developing community. Each of you will bring a unique set of skills and strengths to this project based on your experiences, which you will build upon throughout the semester through research and work with others.

This assignment requires you to reflect on your experiences, strengths and awareness that could help you with the task ahead. This reflection is an important step for tuning in and getting started with the project.

Task details

In one or two coherent paragraphs,

a. Describe one or two examples of experiences or exposure that you have had to issues in developing countries, community development, designing solutions to practical problems, or working in a team.

b. Explain how some of the knowledge, strengths and skills gained from these experiences will be useful in helping you understand and engage in the team project.

Your experiences, for example, could include situations:

· That you been exposed to in your own community/ family/ friendship group, or when travelling

· Where you have seen simple effective solutions applied to community needs

· Where you have helped come up with a simple design solution to a practical problem

· Where you have been part of a team at work, school or in a sport

· Captured in a film or documentary you have seen that relates to a developing world context.

Note – you are not required to identify a design area or solution as yet.

Presentation and submission

As this is a personal reflection, it is acceptable to use personal pronouns; for example, ‘I’ and ‘me’. However, please write in formal academic style; that is, with correct grammar, spelling and sentence structure, no slang, no abbreviations, no contractions, and no colloquial terms.

Follow all formatting instructions and include the marking criteria at the end of your assignment. Submit in Microsoft Word format to Learnline.

Formatting

Your document needs to be presented professionally, using the following format (look up Microsoft ‘Help’ or see Youtube for formatting instructions):

· Single document, MS Word.

· Margins: Top & Bottom (3.00cm), Left & Right (2.50cm)

· Body text: Times New Roman (or alternative legible and professional font), 12pt size, left alignment with 1.5 line spacing.

· Paragraph spacing: 0pt ‘before’ and 12pt ‘after’.

· A header and/or footer should be included, with detail of the unit code, Assignment number, and your name.