Analyse the extent to which a Sustainable Development Goal incorporateshumandignityandthecommongoodinpracticalways.
Assessmentcriteria: Please refertoAppendix Aattheendofthe ExtendedUnit
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ASSESSMENT:ANALYTICTASK
In this task students will analyse the extent to which a Sustainable Development Goal incorporateshumandignityandthecommongoodinpracticalways.
Choose onetarget from eitherSDG 13 (Climate Change)orSDG 16 (Peace, Justice and StrongInstitutions), and analysehow it accounts for human dignity and the common good in the context ofa specific globalcommunity. How is your course of study preparing you to do work that will makeprogresstowardachievingthistarget?
Target: the components that work together to address each individual SDG. SDG 13 has 5targets,andSDG16has12targetsyoucanfindallthetargetsfortheseSDGsat Goals
The Global Goals. Choose just onetarget from eitherSDG 13 (Climate Change) orSDG16(Peace,JusticeandStrongInstitutions).
Specific globalcommunity: your choice, but it must be a multi-national community notlimitedtoanyonecountry.
Courseofstudy: thedegreeprogramyouareenrolledinatACU.
For your analysis, offer your reasoned opinionin the form of either: 1) an online feature article; or, 2)an invited blog post. Think about the discipline area and/or sector connected to your course ofstudyglobally.
Itisa requirementthatyou:
- demonstrateengagementwithModule2:SustainableDevelopment
- citeatleastthefollowingfourresources:
- WolfgangSachs,TheSustainableDevelopmentGoalsand?Laudatosi:varietiesofPost- Development??ThirdWorldQuarterly?38(2017)25732587.
- United Nations, The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022:https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2022/.
- oneLEO resource (e.g., LEO book, a linked article, reading (other than the Sachs reading), aYouTube video clip, etc.) that is included in the LEO folder/tile for Module 2: SustainableDevelopment
- onecourse of study-specific reading/resource from Module 2: Sustainable DevelopmentGoals.
- identify your course of study, chosen SDG, chosen target, and chosen specific globalcommunity.
Furtherinstructions:
- Students are encouraged to review the AT2 student writing guide (which can be found inAssessment folder/tile on LEO) and attend/participate in the AT2 drop-in session with theunit lecturers and other university professional staff (details will be published in theAssessment folder/tile on LEO and via a LEO announcement, approximately 2-3 weeksbeforetheduedate).
- Students are encouraged to review AT2 assessment criteria (below in Appendix B) and theGeneral Assessment Writing and Research Guidelines (which can be found below and intheAssessmentfolder/tileonLEO)aspartoftheirpreparationtosubmitthis
- Students are also encouraged to review the: 1) UNCC300 unit bibliography; and 2) GeneralCore Curriculum bibliography for suggestions of course of study-specific readings andresources(whichcanbefoundintheInformationandresourcesfolder/tileonLEO).
- After each "prescribed resource" in your reference list/bibliography, please add in squarebrackets(e.g.,[])whichprescribedresourceyouareidentifyingitas,g.:
AnnaRowlands,TowardsaPoliticsofCommunion:CatholicSocialTeachinginDarkTimes
(London:T&TClark,2021)114 (Introduction).[Requiredresource.]
Joan M. Marston, The Spirit of Ubuntu in Children's Palliative Care, Journal of Pain andSystemManagement50(2015)424427.[Courseofstudy-specificresource.]
McGill University, "The 2019 Claude Ryan Lecture on Catholic Social Thought - CharlesTaylor, YouTube video clip, https://youtu.be/IR2tvIXvnds(accessed 13 February 2023).[LEOresourcefromModule1.]
- After your Bibliography/Reference List heading, please add in square brackets (e.g., [ ])whichreferencingconventionyouareusing,g.:
Purpose: Students analyze the UN Sustainable Development Goals from aglobalperspective.
Learningoutcomesassessed: LO1,LO2
How tosubmit: This assessment task must be submitted electronically viaTurnitinonLEO.
Returnofassignment: Thisassessmenttaskwillbegradedelectronically,andyour
numerical mark (Grades/Gradebook) and feedback (Turnitin) willbe provided on LEO. An announcement will be posted on LEOwhenyournumericalmarkandfeedbackisavailable.
Assessmentcriteria: PleaserefertoAppendix Battheend oftheExtendedUnit
Outline for further details on the assessment criteria/rubric forthisassessmentitem.
ASSESSMENTTASK3:APPLIEDTASK
In this task students will demonstrate an understanding of a structural issue affecting theirprofessionalsectorandexplainhowtheymightrespondtothisissueinthefuturewhenworkinginthecontextofa localcommunityorganisation.
What is the most problematic structural issue in your sector and how has this unit of study(UNCC300) influenced the way you might look to respond once you complete your course of studyatACU?