| A Work | B Work | C Work |
| -Misses few classes or completes make-up work -Annotates all readings -Makes substantive weekly comments on discussion board -Makes weekly in-class comments about reading -Completes all assignment -Collaborates equally and effectively | -Misses few classes or completes make-up work -Annotates most readings -Makes weekly comments on the discussion board -Completes all major assignments Collaborates with others | -Misses several classes without make-up work -Completes most readings -Makes less than the required weekly comments on the discussion board -Comments in class on occasion -May miss a major assignment or meet minimal expectations on all assignments -Does not effectively collaborate |
Course Goals
Goal 1: Accesses information using effective, well-designed search strategies and appropriate sources. (20%)
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| Use good research tactics we learned in class to aid in research paper constructing. | Annotated bibliography In class lecture slides/notes Jigsaw prep assignments Scientist Spotlights | Full points on annotated bibliography assignments and Jigsaws or revisions as needed. Participation in class discussions |
In class, we discussed how to create a good research question as well as good qualities of sources. This will help me later on in the semester with my annotated bibliography.
In my annotated bibliography, I was able to use well-designed search strategies to find sources that best aligned with our research question. This will help me later on in the semester when writing the research paper.
Goal 2: Develops clear, innovative central messages with significant supporting materials. (20%)
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will make strides to connect the assignment/material to CODES themes | Braiding Sweetgrass notes Scientist Spotlights Jigsaw prep assignments Exam I | 80%+ on Exam I Revisions on assignments Conclusions clearly drawn on listed assignments |
On Exam I, I utilized the study guide provided and my notes will be below this once they are returned to me. The study guide allowed me to answer these questions wholly and with the most relevance to the class.
I will include various jigsaw prep assignments that show how I was able to pull from the article to show the main themes.
Goal 3: Uses quantitative information to support arguments and draw logical conclusions. (20%)
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will analyze various studies and connect them with Indigenous knowledge | Jigsaw assignments Reflections Scientist Reflections Annotated bibliography | I will include examples of the conclusions I drew from these sources. |
On my jigsaw assignments, I was able to identify methods used in these articles and draw logical conclusions in my own words.
In my annotated bibliography, I analyzed different sources, especially from primary research articles where I needed to draw conclusions from numerical data in these studies.
Goal 4: Transforms ideas through synthesizing knowledge from multiple domains. (20%)
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| I will think logically when reading Braiding Sweetgrass and the jigsaw articles in order to fully comprehend the metaphorical aspects and imagery. | Jigsaw assignments Revisions to assignments Project brainstorming Exam I (80%+) | Jigsaw assignments will show that I can Revisions to assignments shows that I can synthesize feedback and grow Project brainstorming assignments will show that |
In my annotated bibliography, I had to analyze different sources, such as primary research, review, and science articles. These are all very different from one another, so analyzing from these different domains was very interesting.
Goal 5: Recognizes multilayered ethical issues and the cross-relationships among them. (20%)
| What will you do to learn the content/ develop the skill? | What examples will you add to the portfolio to demonstrate your learning? | What characteristics of the chosen examples demonstrate you have met your goal? |
| Analyze the different backgrounds of people in science Linking our research paper to our research team project | Reflections Scientist Spotlights Collaboration with my group on our research paper | Text messages from my group mates. Reflections analyzing intercultural knowledge |
Thus far, we have talked about scientists from different backgrounds. Doing these scientist spotlight reflections has brought light on different cultures and especially intercultural knowledge.
One of our jigsaw prep assignments focused on indigenous knowledge and technology. This is a great example of multilayered ethical issues, and I outline them in this assignment.