Unit V Project

 Weight: 9% of course grade

 Grading Rubric
 Due:
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Instructions

Foreign Criminal Justice System Video

For this assignment, you will create an original, informational, 3- to 5-minute video presentation
on a foreign country’s criminal justice system of your choice as though you are standing in front
of U.S. diplomatic personnel who are arriving in the country to learn about this foreign country’s
criminal justice system.
For your video presentation, ensure you address the topics below.

 Are there any specific laws or customs from the selected country that may influence what
you can do or cannot do as a private citizen?
 What type of police force protects the country (national, state, or local police or
military)?
 What is the court system like for the citizens of that country? Do they have the same
rights as an individual in the United States?
 What is the prison system like if you were convicted of a crime?

Review the Media Guidelines document prior to beginning the assignment because it will aid
you in developing your video.
Your video should provide a clear visual of you speaking. Make sure you dress properly and
speak naturally in a pleasant, social way. You may use any recording equipment to record your
video, including a cell phone. Record your video in front of a stage at a local community center
(if possible) or a relevant backdrop. Please ensure that there are no distracting or overbearing
sounds that hinder the viewer’s ability to clearly hear your presentation.
Your video and written transcript should address the requirements set forth above. Be concise
and to the point.
After you have recorded the video, you will upload it to YouTube. Review the YouTube Upload
Instructions document to assist you in this process. You will provide the link to your video as
outlined below.
To submit your 3- to 5-minute video, copy the link from YouTube and paste the link into a Word
document. Below the link in the Word document, include your video transcript.
You should include at least two sources that support your recommendation. Make sure you
include a references page containing any material or sources used. Follow APA Style when
constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are
used.
Remember to review the rubric before you submit your assignment.
Unit V Project Grading Rubric
Criteria Achievement Level

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5

Content 0 - 14 18 - 19
15 - 17 20 - 22 23 - 25
(25 points) Content is often Content is mostly
Content is Content is relevant Content is highly
irrelevant; relevant and
somewhat and informative; relevant and
information may informative; may
relevant and may stray slightly informative;
be noticeably stray off topic one
informative; may off topic one time. remains on topic.
incorrect and/or or two times. The
stray off topic a The background The background
off-topic. The background and
few times. The and speaker’s and speaker’s
background and speaker’s attire
background and attire are attire are
speaker’s attire are mostly
speaker’s attire appropriate and appropriate and
are not appropriate and
are slightly do not create a do not create a
appropriate or do not create a
distracting. distraction. distraction.
very distracting. major distraction.

Tasks 18 - 19
20 - 22
0 - 14 15 - 17 23 - 25
(25 points) Some areas of the
Most or all areas
The assigned A few areas of the assigned tasks All areas of the
of the assigned
tasks may be assigned tasks may be missing or assigned tasks
tasks are
mostly may be missing; incomplete; are addressed
addressed and
incomplete or completed tasks completed tasks and proficiently
competently
poorly done. may need work. are fairly well completed.
completed.
done.

Application 18 - 20 21 - 23 24 - 26
0 - 17 27 - 30
of
Technology Technology Technology is Technology is Technology is
Technology is
applied applied fairly mostly applied
application is correctly applied
(30 points) somewhat correctly to correctly to
highly to complete the
correctly to most complete the complete the
inaccurate or assignment
of the assignment assignment assignment
poorly done. requirements.
requirements. requirements. requirements.

Writing 0 - 5 6-6 7-7 8-8 9 - 10

Mechanics
Writing lacks Writing lacks Writing is Writing is mostly Writing is clear
clarity and clarity or somewhat clear clear and concise. and concise.
(10 points) conciseness.
conciseness.
Serious and concise.
Minor problems
problems with Sentence Sentence structure Sentence
with sentence
sentence structure and and grammar are structure and
structure and
structure and grammar are strong and mostly grammar are
some
grammar. adequate and correct. Few minor excellent. Correct
grammatical
Numerous mostly correct. errors in use of
errors. Several
major or minor Few minor errors punctuation punctuation. No
minor errors in
errors in in punctuation and/or spelling. spelling errors.
punctuation
punctuation and/or spelling.
and/or spelling.
and/or spelling.

Style and 0 - 5 8-8

Formatting 6-6
APA guidelines 7-7 APA guidelines are 9 - 10
(10 points) are barely APA guidelines mostly followed
APA guidelines APA guidelines
followed if at all. are loosely correctly.
are somewhat are correctly
If in-text followed; several Reference entries
followed; several followed.
citations and major errors in in- and in-text
errors in in-text Reference entries
references are text citations or citations follow
citations or and in-text
included, they references may APA formatting
references may citations follow
contain major be present. Some guidelines fairly
be present. Most APA formatting
errors. Several in-text citations well and are
in-text citations guidelines and
in-text citations do not have usually correct. All
are referenced are free of errors.
do not have references and in-text citations
and vice versa. All in-
references and vice versa. are referenced
vice versa. and vice versa.