Case Study

Universal Values

1.0 Introduction
Case Study is one of the components in PRS1032 Universal Value that is organised to
promote and instill good values among students by comparing event from the past with
the current situation. By acknowledging historical events, students are nurtured to
develop a sense of awareness among communities.

1.1 Objectives
Case Study covers all learning units in Universal Value course. Each generic group will
be given a case study theme and is required to submit ONE video and ONE report. Case
study has been allocated with 40% marks which cover video presentation and report.
Students are required to study events that happened in the past and related it with
current issues. This will enhance the student experience regarding world history and
how this helped in the evolving of present universal values.

1.2 Target participants

All students taking PRS1032 are required to participate in the task allocated to them.
Peer assessment will be given by each member to evaluate their own team members.
Questionnaires must be given to members of the public (excluding UNIMAS students
and staff).

1.3 Details of Case Study

Each generic group has been allocated with one theme as in Table 1.

Table 1: Themes for Case Study

Group Case Study

1 Factors contributing to a culture’s values
2 A comparison of common political system
3 Ethics in Axiology
4 The effectiveness of the democracy system
5 Common values in Asian culture
6 Idealism philosophy
7 Intrinsic and extrinsic values: life of a student
8 Human rights in Western countries
9 Human rights awareness in Malaysia
10 Capitalism in the world today
1.3.1 Allocation of Task

Three major parts to be divided among subgroups as in Table 2:

Table 2: Allocation of task

Task Scope
Part 1(a) Construct a simple questionnaire and distribute it to at least
Questionnaire 20 people (Non-UNIMAS students and staffs)
(1 subgroup) The questionnaire must contain some of world view
questions
The survey (questionnaire) must be conducted in English
One sample of answered questionnaire must be included in
the report
Graphical analysis and summary
Part 1 (b) Prepare report based on questionnaire data collection, give
Report (2 subgroup) opinion and compare between past and present
Report must be written in English
Part 2 3 real life scenarios from the past
Re-enactment of Brief comment on past event
historical event Must be recorded in English
(3 subgroup) Video duration maximum 5 minutes with subtitle

2.0 Video presentation

The video presentation has to be a short documentary video. Time allocated for video
presentation is maximum 5 minutes. The video includes history and re-enactment
scene. Subtitle must be included in the video.

All video must be submitted to the course coordinator, Dr Melody Kimi, by 28th of
February 2018, 5pm. The video is submitted in a DVD/CD with MP4 format. Please
include a piece of paper together with your DVD/CD.

The information required on the piece of paper is as below:

Generic group no:

Video title:
Theme:
Duration of video:

3.0 Report

Each generic group must prepare ONE report based on the theme of the case study.
Only softcopy of the report is required (PDF format) and to be submitted through e-
LEAP and send a copy to uvpppu@gmail.com. The report must be 5 pages long
(excluding cover page) and typed in font size 11, Century Schoolbook only.
 Table 4: Main components in the report

No Item Requirement
1 Cover page Name and matric no of each member
Generic group
Theme of the case study
Video title
2 Task Allocation A brief description on the work scope of each
member/subgroup
3 Report Based on questionnaire data collection, give opinion
and compare between past and present
4 Conclusion Conclusion/summary from this case study

4.0 Assessment

Table 5: Items for assessment

No Item Marks
1 Questionnaire 10
2 Report 10
3 Video 20
Total 40
 5.0 Marking Rubrics

No 2 1
1(a) Questionnaire Distribute a Less than the
(participants minimum of 20 required
and questions) questionnaires to participant or no
non UNIMAS world view
staff/student, questions
must contain included
worldview
questions

2 1
1(a) Questionnaire One answered No questionnaire
(answered questionnaire is attached, or
questionnaire) attached questionnaire is
attached but not
answered
5 4 3 2 1
1(a) Questionnaire Graphical analysis Graphical Graphical Graphical Graphical
(graphical is comprehensive analysis is fairly analysis is poorly analysis is analysis
analysis) and addressed each written written not not
question acceptable included
1 0
1(a) Questionnaire Summary of No summary
(summary) findings or analysis found

10 7 5 1
1(b) Report Addresses all the Addresses all the Only some part Report was
components components of the written
required. required but the components were poorly with
content was addressed no clear
fairly written. component
10 7 5 1
2(a) Video: Content Theme given is Theme was The theme is not Theme could
focused and contain addressed with clearly not be
historical elements some missing addressed, some identified
link with historical with poor
historical elements are historical
elements present elements
present
2 1 0
2(b) Video: Script is well Script is fairly Either script was
Aesthetic written, acting and written, acting not well written
cinematography is and or acting and
coherent cinematography cinematography
is somewhat not coherent
coherent
3 2 1
2(c) Video: Clarity Subtitle is included. Either subtitle or Subtitle is not
Audio produced is audio is not provided and
clear included or not audio is not clear
clear