Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Vicerrectoría Académica y de Investigación

Course: Geopolitics and environment
Code: 151021

Activity Guide and Assessment Rubric- Unit 1 y 2 – Task 4 - Final

Evaluation

1. Activity Description
Type of Activity: Collaborative
Evaluation Moment: Final
Highest Activity Score: 125 points
The activity starts on: Monday, May The activity ends on:
10, 2021 Monday, May 23, 2021
With this activity, the following learning outcomes are expected:

Leads inter-sectoral processes for the prevention and promotion of

health in problematic environments generated by geopolitical decisions
that affect the environment.
The activity consists of:

Collaborative activity:

Choose a role to develop in the collaborative group and share it on the

forum: Director, Co-Director, Leader of the debate, Rapporteur and
Compiler.

Assuming the chosen role, generate a debate as a group about the final
work and the important aspects.

Choose a role and responsibility for the deliverable: Compiler, Reviewer,

Evaluator, Deliveries, Alerts.

Each student made a proposal of the collaborative work planning in the

first week. As a group perform a consolidated work, containing:

1.Cover. You must include the adjusted Title.

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2.Basic information: A statement of the issues chosen in their context,
which includes the relationships between geopolitics and the
environment and the impacts on health and human development.

Description of the context and issues and impacts on health and human
development, in terms of causes, mortality and morbidity. Use subtitles
for each theme.

3.Justification: It supports the reason for which it chose this

problematic and not another one with data of the context of occurrence
and bibliographical argumentation. It is a bibliographic review of
background, mínimum 2 (two) scientific articles in English language and
4 (four) scientific articles in Spanish language.

4.Relationships cause - effect of the problematic situation: Make a

diagram showing the causal chain and effects of the problematic
situation (problem tree, fishbone or whatever you choose) from
geopolitics to the environment and showing the effects on individual
and collective health and human development. Write a research
question.

5.Definition of problem solution alternatives: Propose and describe at

least two intra- sectoral alternatives and two inter- sectoral alternatives
to solve the problem in the strategic framework of the Environmental
Dimension of the Ten Year Public Health Plan and/or in the framework
of sustainable human development.

6.Description and development of the intra-sectorial and inter-sectoral

alternatives: Make a diagram or outline for each alternative, with the
objectives, goals and resources needed.

Make a description of the diagram by expanding the information and

description of the alternatives presented.

7.Conclusions: Explain 4 (four) conclusions on the relationship between

geopolitics and the environment and their effects on health and human
development and a conclusion on the alternatives to solve this type of
problem in the context where you live and/or work.

8.Bibliography: APA standards

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You must create a document of maximum 6 (six) pages and upload
the task in the evaluation environment.
Total weighting: 175 points/175 points

keep in mind for the development of the activity:

In the Initial Information Environment, you must: revise the course

agenda

In the Learning Environment, you must: read the bibliographic

references in the Unit 1 and 2. In the forum you can participate by
publishing the doubts and concerns that you have during the
development of the Final Evaluation. So, upload the contributions for the
deliverable in the forum.

In the Evaluation Environment, you must: as final product the group must
upload the deliverable in word Format, maximum Six (6) pages.
Individual Work Evidences:
The individual evidence to be submitted is:

- Presentation in the forum and choose the role in the forum and the
deliverable.
- A proposal of the collaborative work planning in the first week.

Deliverable´s Format:
• Document in Word
• Page size: Letter
• Typeface: Arial
• Font size: 12
• Interline spacing: 1.5 cm
Collaborative Evidences:

The collaborative evidence to be submitted is:

- Contributions in the forum for the deliverable. Minimum Four (4)

contributions with bibliographical references APA.

Performance of the role in the forum and the deliverable

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 2. General Guidelines for the Development of Evidences to
Submit.

For Individual evidence, consider the following: Excellent writing and

use of grammar rules. You can include tables, images, and diagrams.
For Collaborative evidence, consider the following: The deliverable in
Word format is an activity Collaborative. The group must include:
Cover page, Basic information, Justification, Relationships cause -
effect of the problematic situation, Definition of problem solution
alternatives, Description and development of the intra-sectorial and
inter-sectoral alternatives , conclusions and bibliographic references
according to APA standards. Excellent writing and use of grammar
rules.

 All members of the group must participate with their

contributions in the development of the activity in the
forum.
 In each group a single member will be chosen to submit the
requested product in the environment indicated by the teacher.

 Before submitting the requested product, students should check

that it meets all the requirements mentioned in this activity
guide.

 Only the members of the group that participated with

contributions during the time assigned for the activity should
be included as authors of the submitted product.

Roles to perform by the student in the collaborative group

(Debate):

 Director: Organize, coordinate, directing and evaluate based on

their experience on the topic, the debate within the group.
 Co-director: Complement and highlight the contributions that
are relevant to the final product.
 The leader of the debate: Generate the academic debate
required to highlight concepts and domains on the topic of
discussion. It permanently questions the group in the search for
bridges between what has been learned and what is proposed.

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  Rapporteur: To argue rigorously to enrich the subject, is the one
that collects and systematizes the information to be delivered to
the compiler.
 Compiler: Elaborate the document that is constituted as the final
product of the debate and the academic synthesis within the
collaborative group and the cooperative and ensures compliance
with the criteria of the rubric.

Roles and responsibility for the delivery of products by students:

 Compiler: Consolidate the document that is constituted by the

final product of the debate, considering that the participants
included were only who intervened in the process. You must
inform the person in charge of the alerts to whoever notifies those
who did not participate, that they are not included in the product
to be delivered.
 Reviewer: Ensure that the writing complies with the presentation
rules of the work required by the teacher.
 Evaluator: Ensure that the document contains the criteria present
in the rubric. You must inform the person in charge of the alerts
so that you inform the other members of the team in case any
adjustments need to be made on the subject.
 Deliveries: Alert on the delivery times of the products and send
the document in the stipulated times, using the resources
destined for the shipment, and indicate to the other partners that
the delivery has been made.
 Alerts: Ensure that the members of the group are notified of new
developments at work and inform the documents in the work
forum and messaging of the course, which has sent the
document.
Please keep in mind that all individual or collaborative written products
must comply with the spelling rules and presentation conditions defined
in this activity guide.

Regarding the use of references, consider that the product of this

activity must comply with APA Format.
Under the Academic Code of Conduct, the actions that infringe the
academic order, among others, are the following: paragraph e)
"Plagiarism is to present as your own work all or part of a written
report, task or document of invention carried out by another person.

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 It also implies the use of citations or lack of references, or it includes
citations where there is no match between these and the reference"
and paragraph f) "To reproduce, or copy for profit, educational
resources or results of research products, which have rights reserved
for the University ". (Acuerdo 029 - 13 de diciembre de 2013, Artículo
99)

The academic penalties students will face are:

a) In case of academic fraud demonstrated in the academic work or
evaluation, the score obtained will be zero (0.0) without any
disciplinary measures being derived.
b) In case of proven plagiarism in academic work of any nature, the
score obtained will be zero (0.0), without any disciplinary measures
being derived.

Type of Activity: Collaborative

Evaluation Moment: Final
Highest Activity Score: 175 points
First Evaluation High Level: The student participated in the forum with
Criterion: at least four (4) pertinent and opportune
contributions for the development of the debate
and these contributed to the activity.
Development the chosen role
and individual participation If your work is at this level, you can get between 16
in the debate. points and 30 points

This criterion represents Average Level: The student participated in the forum
30 points of the total of with at least 2 relevant and timely contributions for the
125 points of the activity. development of the debate and these contributed to the
activity.

If your work is at this level, you can get between

1 point and 15 points
Low level: The student did not participate in the forum
or their contributions were not relevant for the
development of the debate.
If your work is at this level, you can get 0 points.

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Second Evaluation High Level: The analysis fully complies with the
Criterion: requested aspects and the format is adequate.

If your work is at this level, you can get between 41

Presentation of the points and 80 points
document in format word
with the Analysis and the Average Level: The analysis does not fully comply with
elements suggested. the requested aspects or is not presented in the
appropriate format.
This criterion represents
If your work is at this level, you can get between
80 points of the total of
1 point and 40 points
125 points of the activity.
Low level: The analysis does not comply with the
requested aspects; it is not presented in the appropriate
format or the student does not present analysis.

If your work is at this level, you can get 0 points.

Third Evaluation
High Level: The handling of references and
Criterion:
Grammatical Norms is satisfactory. The APA referencing
standards are used.
Presentation of the document, If your work is at this level, you can get between 9
writing, spelling and citation points and 15 points
in APA standards
Average Level: Bibliographic references are presented
This criterion represents but APA standards are not used. The grammatical Norms
15 points of the total of is satisfactory.
125 points of the activity.
If your work is at this level, you can get between 1
point and 8 points

Low level: Bibliographical sources are not

referenced. The grammatical norms are not satisfactory

If your work is at this level, you can get 0 points.