Assignment Requirements
UAE has signed and joined many international environmental treaties and conventions. One of the most important conventions is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto protocol. Explain what is required to be done by UAE to comply with this treaty, and discuss different impacts of this treaty on the country’s laws and regulation as well as social and economic impacts on the country.
This assignment is intended to allow the learners to explore and critically think about the mechanisms of enforcement of international agreements and assessing all possible impacts (positive and negative) of joining international agreements. It will help applying the concepts offered in this course in an actual example that the learners experience in their daily lives.
Your work must be submitted in the following format:
• A suitable title of your work in a separate title page, the submitted work should be divided into sections such as, (1) introduction, (2) literature review including description of treaty, lessons learned from other countries, (3) analysis which will include what can be implemented in UAE, and what is relevant to UAE out of all what you found in literature, (4) conclusion and recommendations explaining and highlighting your personal point of view that was driven from your previous readings and analysis. Your submitted work must be supported by strong references with proper citations.
• 12-point Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing, 2.5 cm margins
• The name of the topic on the top of the first page your name, the date, and the course number on the first page after the topic title and assignment type and number
• Use headings to separate each section.
Program Name: Master of Science: Excellence in Environmental Management
Environmental Laws and Regulation
314ELR101
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Assessments Document
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Course Type: | Compulsory |
No of Credit Hours: | 3 | Pre-requisite(s): | None |
*The information is updated every semester by the school
Assessment 4 | Final Project |
Type of Assessment | Final Project Report |
Total Mark | 40 |
Weight | 40% |
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Presentation length | Appreciation of the Faculty |
World Length | 3000 |
Submission date | Week 15/16 |
Learning Outcomes | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Description | UAE has signed and joined many international environmental treaties and conventions. One of the most important conventions is the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Kyoto protocol. Explain what is required to be done by UAE to comply with this treaty, and discuss different impacts of this treaty on the country’s laws and regulation as well as social and economic impacts on the country.
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Assessment Text | This assignment is intended to allow the learners to explore and critically think about the mechanisms of enforcement of international agreements and assessing all possible impacts (positive and negative) of joining international agreements. It will help applying the concepts offered in this course in an actual example that the learners experience in their daily lives.
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Guidelines for Completion | Your work must be submitted in the following format:
Your work will be submitted to turn-it in assignment software, there will be marks deduction for any similarities more than 20%. (1 marks for each 5% similarity more than 20%), if similarity report exceeded 50 percent the work will be rejected, and returned back to the learner for revising. To avoid similarity use your own words in description. |
Rubrics | Look at sample Rubrics |
Assessment Answers | Grades and comments will be posted to the learners on the VLE within 48 hours of submission deadline. |
Rubrics: Final Project
Criteria | Excellent (86 – 100) | Good (71 – 85) | Poor (0-70) | |
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introduction | Give proper introduction about the treaty and the importance of the submitted work. | Give proper introduction about the treaty with limited explanation of the importance of the submitted work.
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Give introduction about the treaty and poorly describe the importance of the submitted work.
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Case definition | Demonstrates full recognition and understanding of the multiple impacts of abidance of this convention in UAE. | Demonstrates a good recognition and understanding of the multiple impacts of abidance of this convention in UAE. | Demonstrates an inadequate recognition and understanding of the multiple impacts of abidance of this convention in UAE. | |
Information Gathering | ||||
Reference use
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All the references used are important, and are of good scholarly quality. There is a minimum of 4 scholarly resources that are used effectively in the essay. | Most of the references used are important, and are of good scholarly quality. There is a minimum of 2 scholarly resources that are for the most part used effectively in the essay. | Most of the references used are not important, and/or are not of good scholarly quality. There are less than 2 scholarly resources, and/or they are not used effectively in the essay. | |
Citation and listing
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Almost all the references are correctly cited (>90%) and correctly listed in the reference list according to APA style. | Most of the references (>70%) correctly cited and correctly listed in the reference list according to APA style. | References are not correctly cited and/or correctly listed in the reference list according to APA style. | |
Analysis, evaluation, and recommendations | ||||
Analysis | Presents an insightful and thorough analysis of all relevant impacts and issues. | Presents a thorough analysis of relevant impacts and issues. | Presents an incomplete analysis of relevant impacts and issues. | |
Creativity, critical thinking and sharing information |
1-significantly identifies different impacts of the treaty and problems associated with its implementation using strong evidence; presents a balanced and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective
2-effecintly shows a significant ability to present his work and share information with his colleagues. |
1-properly identifies different impacts of the treaty and problems associated with its implementation using strong evidence; presents a balanced and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective
2-effecintly shows a significant ability to present his work and share information with his colleagues. |
1-unable to identify the impacts of the treaty and problems associated with its implementation using strong evidence; presents a balanced and critical view; interpretation is both reasonable and objective
2-effecintly shows a significant ability to present his work and share information with his colleagues. |
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Recommendations | Presents valid, realistic, and appropriate recommendations clearly supported by information from the references | Presents realistic and appropriate recommendations relatively supported by information from the references | Presents appropriate recommendations with little, if any, support by information from the references | |
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Communication | The assignment’s deliverables contain no serious errors in grammar, spelling or mechanics.
The described format is fully used for in-text and bibliographical references to external resources. |
The assignment’s deliverables contain some serious errors in grammar, spelling or mechanics.
The described format is used for in-text and bibliographical references to external resources. |
The assignment’s deliverables contain multiple errors in grammar, spelling or mechanics.
The described format is not used for in-text and bibliographical references to external resources. |
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Grades | ||||
Introduction | 2 | |||
Case definition | 5 | |||
Reference use | 5 | |||
Citation and listing | 4 | |||
Analysis | 10 | |||
Creativity, critical thinking and sharing information | 5 | |||
Recommendations | 5 | |||
Communication | 4 | |||
Total Grade Points | 40 | |||
Important Dates:
1- Presenting and sharing information for work: Monday June 2nd.
2- Submission of final project with no penalty: Saturday June 15th
3- Last day for late submission with 20% penalty: Tuesday June 17th
Note: the penalty is just to urge and encourage you to submit on time, no work will be accepted after 17th of June because of the declaration of grades, those who are unable to submit on time can apply for incomplete (kindly review the incomplete policy) .
Please check the university calendar for further information.
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