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UK Core Project – GEO 162

Required to meet Global Dynamics-Citizenship General Education standards:

IV. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the complexities of citizenship and the process for making informed choices as engaged citizens in a diverse, multilingual world

For this project you will develop a slide presentation like those shown in lecture. In consultation with your

instructor, you and your partner will select and research an issue. Then, describe and discuss your issue based on

the directions provided to you in this document.

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Guidelines

• Due by 5:00 pm the Friday or exam week.• You must work in a group of two and with a person who

is in your same Friday discussion section.• Upload your final submission into Blackboard. Each

student must submit a file.• A total of 15 slides will comprise each group’s

submission. Please use the Powerpoint submission template available from the class home page.• Use reasonably high resolution images and place extra

text into the notes panel• Use credible web sites for your info: .org URLs,

governmental web pages, prominent media outlets.

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Formatting

• You will be graded on formatting as well as the UK Core rubric• No backgrounds, use Calibri text, no colored font, no colored

backgrounds, no animations – do not deviate from this style• Do not insert or embed videos, link to them• Crop your images or resize their dimensions proportionally to

make them fit. Do not distort your image by stretching one dimension only.

• Use high quality images• Organize/edit your text, don’t blindly cut and paste

• No submissions accepted as email attachments or hardcopies – they must be uploaded thru Blackboard.• Label your file as last name first middle as in:

• Stallins Jon Anthony

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Rubric for Tasks 1 thru 3Tasks

http://www.uky.edu/ukcore/sites/www.uky.edu.ukcore/files/Citizenship_April2015.pdf

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Rubric for Tasks 4 and 5

Tasks

http://www.uky.edu/ukcore/sites/www.uky.edu.ukcore/files/Citizenship_April2015.pdf

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• Select a global environmental issue other than the ones formally presented in class. • Present the relevant historical, cultural, political,

and environmental background material• Explain the reasoning in support of more than one

perspective or interpretation of this issue• Use eight slides to present this material• Mimic the style of slides used in our lecture class• Use images and links to videos or other online content• Put your explanatory text in the notes section below

UK Core Tasks 1 thru 3

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• Propose through sound logic and evidence one or more solutions to this issue that takes into account multiple perspectives and contextual factors.• Use five slides to present this material• Mimic the style of slides used in our lecture class• Use images and links to videos or other online content• Put your explanatory text in the notes section below

UK Core Tasks 4 and 5

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Calculating your grade (100 points possible)• Preplanning (30 points)

• Selection of a topic and approval by TA• Submission of hardcopy draft to TA• Oral summary in discussion section

• Content (60 points)• Rubric 1 – Selection of an issue • Rubric 2 – Presentation of background material• Rubric 3 – Arguments for multiple perspectives• Rubric 4 – Proposed solutions• Rubric 5 – Sensitivity of solutions to context

• Formatting and delivery (10 points)