Coursework Assignment 1

Academic year 2007/8

Coursework Title: Sustainable Technology Article
Coursework Due Date: 30 October 2007
Lecturer: C Nguyen

COURSEWORK DESCRIPTION

Write a short article to describe a current project that involves sustainable technology objectives or issues:

Describe the primary sustainable technology objective or issue.
Describe the reasons that make this project personally relevant to the student.
Describe a plan of inquiry and include a list of specific resources for further independent research regarding that project.

This coursework requires students to:

Conduct a survey of existing projects and select one specific project that will act as the main topic for all coursework assignments in this unit.
Learn how to use the tools provided by the university for conducting independent research using secondary sources.
Develop a plan of inquiry and conduct a preliminary research to identify a list of secondary sources for further study.

The article text has a limit of 1000 words (excluding the list of secondary sources) in order to encourage students to identify and focus on the primary sustainable technology objective or issue. The process of prioritising information and removing less relevant information is a reflection of the student's familiarity and understanding of the selected topic.

The intended audience of the article is informal and students are not required to use a referencing or citation format. However, all the usual rules of writing apply and should not distract the reader from the main purpose of the article.

This coursework contributes 30% to the B101 unit mark.

COURSEWORK SUBMISSION

Students are required to submit their coursework online using the Mosaic website.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

(1) Article Content (50 marks)

Marks	Criteria
40–50	Article uses a creative approach to discussing the context, sustainable technology objective or issue and its personal relevance to the student.
35–39	Article provides a suitable context and clearly describes the primary sustainable technology objective or issue and its personal relevance to the student.
30–34	Article clearly describes the primary sustainable technology objective or issue and its personal relevance to the student.
25–29	Article clearly describes the primary sustainable technology objective or issue.
20–24	Article contains some relevance to sustainable technology.
0–19	There is insufficient relevance to sustainable technology.

(2) Writing Mechanics (30 marks)

Marks	Criteria
22–30	Article effectively uses a personal style that has a purposeful and easy to follow structure with very few grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
21	Article has a purposeful and easy to follow structure with very few grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
18–20	Article has a clear structure and few grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
15–17	Article has some structure and some grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
12–14	Article has minimal structure and some grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
0–11	Article has an ineffective structure and contains many grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.

(3) Plan of Inquiry (20 marks)

Marks	Criteria
16–20	Article has a creative and well organized plan of inquiry with a relevant list of secondary research sources.
14–15	Article has a well organized plan of inquiry with a relevant list of secondary research sources.
12–13	Article has a plan of inquiry with a relevant list of secondary research sources.
10–11	Article has a plan of inquiry with a list of secondary research sources.
8–9	Article has some considerations for further research and several secondary research sources.
0–7	Article has minimal considerations for further research using secondary sources.