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During our class we have and will continue to learn about urgent environmental problems and their complexities. We also discuss innovative, cross-sector solutions. In approximately 1000 words, describe one environmental problem and how to solve it.
REQUIREMENTS
- Paper should be approximately 1000 words
- APA format
- Font: Calibri 12 pt
- Paper must have citations and a bibliography, and no plagiarism will be tolerated (including the use of artificial intelligence like ChatGPT)
GRADING RUBRIC
- The term paper is worth 20 points towards the total 120 points you can earn in the class (without extra credit).
- The grading rubric is as follows:
| Points | Considerations |
| 4 | well-written and concisepaper has been reviewed and spell-checked and is free of typos and grammatical errors length of your paper is appropriate (approximately 1000 words)paper is written in APA format and includes name, date, paper title, body text, and a bibliography in-text citations are in APA format bibliography is in APA format paper has a compelling title paper was passed in during class on December 5th and uploaded to Blackboard on time paper is in Times New Roman or Calibri size 12 font |
| 8 | the environmental problem is clearly stated in the introduction you use empirical statistics to characterize why this is a problem you demonstrate understanding of the economic and political drivers of the problem you demonstrate understanding of how the problem impacts humans including human health if applicable you demonstrate understanding of how the problem impacts biodiversity if applicable you have stated why the problem is (1) urgent and (2) complex |
| 8 | You have presented a feasible solution to the problem and how the solution can be achieved You have identified the “players” that need to come to the table to solve the problem (i.e. government leaders, advocacy groups, corporate leaders across specific sectors, consumers, etc)You have identified a “starting point” to catalyze the movement towards the solution |
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A TOPIC
- Have any of these problems resonated with you on a personal level?
- Are you interested in global vs domestic issues or both?
- What statistics in class have you found most striking?
- Are you interested in diving into US policy solutions? – If so, choose a domestic environmental problem.
- Are you interested in international affairs? – If so, choose a problem that requires international collaboration like climate change or ocean acidification.
- Maybe there is an environmental issue that intersects with one of your passions, like fashion or art or hunting. Perhaps explore a problem relevant to YOU.
HELPFUL RESOURCES
- The Purdue Online Writing Lab has helpful resources pertaining to APA citations
- Please visit the UMass Boston Writing Center for assistance if you need it
- Project Drawdown is a great resource for solutions if your problem is related to climate change
- Refer to this class reading if your problem is related to waste or recycling
- Refer to the videos embedded in the course slides for inspiration
- Dr. Butler will hold “Term Paper Office Hours” if you need to drop in with specific questions or need help, date and time details to follow
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