Written Assignment 1: Understanding the Role of Ethics in Human-Environment Geography

Assignment 1: Understanding the Role of Ethics in Human-Environment Geography

This assignment  requires you to write  a clear, well-organized paper (500-750 words) which responds to the prompt provided below and demonstrates you have read the material in the modules.

First and foremost, I am grading your comprehension of the course material. To get a good grade, you must show me that you have read and understood the content from the modules we have covered so far.

Second, I am grading for critical thinking and analysis. How well do you form and support your arguments with evidence from the course material or external sources?

Third, I am grading for clean and quality writing. This means your paper should be well-written, thoroughly proofread, answer all parts of the prompt, and cite and format any/all sources correctly (see course Orientation for guidance on the APA style we expect you to use in this class).

Written Assignment Instructions

For this learning activity, you are going to analyze a human-environment scenario from the list below, discuss components of the human-environment system at work in the scenario, and then make an argument for or against a specific action based on an ethical position you have chosen. 

Below is a list of human-environment scenarios. Choose one of the scenarios and assume it is taking place in your hometown. 

Here are the scenarios:

  1. During an economic recession, a plastics company proposes to construct a production facility in your town, providing employment for dozens of unemployed residents. This company has also made a pledge to plant 100,000 trees a year to mitigate global carbon emissions, but wastewater from their production facilities is known to have a negative impact on marine life in nearby rivers and streams.
  2. In an effort to shift toward renewable energy sources, your home city considers building a new solar power plant. This solar plant would eliminate all reliance on non-renewable energy for your city. To finance the plant construction, a temporary tax increase is proposed, which would force some lower-income residents to leave.
  3. A new airport to serve a nearby large city is proposed to be built in your town. The airport would provide hundreds of new jobs and give a major boost to the town’s economy, with travelers utilizing local restaurants and hotels. The only possible location to construct the new airport would be along a key migratory bird corridor, displacing bird populations.
  4. A small number of elk are introduced to your town, after having been hunted out several decades before. To encourage the development of a new elk herd, any intensive human activity on public lands is prohibited, including hunting for other game such as deer. Many residents rely on meat from hunting as a food source through the winter months.

Write a paper that is 500-750 words responding to the following questions:

  1. State your chosen scenario in  bold type  at the beginning of your paper. Using your chosen scenario,  briefly describe the  coupled human-environment system  to which the scenario relates. What human and environmental components make up the system? How are they affecting one another?
  2. Identify an ethical viewpoint from Module 3 with which you identify and explain its basic tenets. 
  3. Make an argument for or against the proposed action in your scenario and give an ethical justification for your argument based on the ethical viewpoint which you chose. It does not matter if you are for or against the action. What I want to see is that you  recognize how your ethical framework led you to that decision.

You  must engage at least three course concepts  in your paper. Remember engaging a course concept means defining that concept and explaining how it helps you think about the theme of your paper.  Please bold the concepts you engage in your response. 

Review the grading rubric before completing your assignment. If you need help getting started, please email me!

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Grading Rubric for Written Assignments

Criterion

Excellent

Good

In progress

Novice

Grasp of course content

(15 points)

14-15 pts: Shows full grasp of course content by correctly engaging 3 or more course concepts. Engaging concepts includes defining them and explaining how they help understand the theme of the paper.

11-13 pts: Addresses at least 3 concepts. Shows understanding of roughly 2/3 to 3/4 of the concepts addressed.

9-10 pts: Addresses at least 2 concepts. Shows understanding of half of the concepts addressed.

0-8 pts: Understands less than half of the concepts addressed. 5 points given for trying to engage with 1 or more concepts.

Critical thinking and analysis

(20 points)

18-20 pts: Argument is very well-formed with evidence from modules or other sources to support it. The argument and analysis respond directly to the assignment prompt. 

15-17 pts: Argument is thoughtful and has some evidence to support it, but it may have gaps or it may rely on unsupported assumptions. The argument is not convincing. 

12-14 pts: Argument engages poorly with course concepts or assignment questions. It may be contradictory or rely heavily on unsupported assumptions. Critical thinking is insufficient.

0-11 pts: There’s hardly an argument, or it is difficult to follow. Alternatively, the argument and analysis may be good, but do not respond to the assignment prompt.

Meeting assignment requirements

(8 points)

Paper

Addressing 3+ course concepts: 4 pts

Addressing all assignment questions: 4 pts

Writing and citations

(7 points)

7 pts: Paper is well-written and free of grammar and spelling errors. Paper is correctly cited.

5-6 pts: Fair writing, with a few mistakes. Easy to understand.

3-4 pts: Poor writing, several mistakes. Requires effort to understand.

1-2 pts: Very poor writing, with several mistakes. Difficult to understand.

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