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FinalProjectAssessments
TheVideoEssay–Thisisthefinalpieceofyourproject.Thisisonepergroup.
Eachgroupwillcompleteandsubmitavideoessay. Eachgroupwillbeassignedasocialissue.
Groupsareexpectedtoanalysetheissue,whatmakesitasocialissueandhowitrelatestomoral
decisionmaking.Thevideoessaywillfurtherexplorehowapplyingthree(3)theoriescovered
inthesemestercanbeusedinaddressingthesocialissue.Theanalysiswillincorporatemain
claims,criticismsanduseofspecificterms,conceptsandframeworksofeachtheory.Itshould
exploreimplications,costs,effects,benefits,and/orrecommendations.
Theattireandbackgroundneednotbeformal,butstudentsareexpectedtobeappropriatefor
atertiarylevelsubmission.Thisdocumentaryisnotmerelyreadingfromyourscreenbut
shouldshowadiscussionofthecontent.
Fulldetailsofthefinalvideolistedfurtherbelow,inadifferentfontandcolorforeasy
identification.
Inthisdocumentaryeachgroupwill:
1.Recordresponsestoquestionsonethics,morality,decisionmakingandsocialissuein
Belize(Introduction)
2.RecordanalyticaldiscussionontheoriesandthesocialissueinBelize(Body)
3.Recordanalyticalandreflectivesummary(Conclusion)
Allthiswillbeusedtocreateoneorganized,flowingvideodocumentarywithareference
page.
Submission
Step1:YouMUSTuploadvideosONLYtoUBgoogledrives. 
Step2:Renamethefile,usinggroupnumberandfacilitator.(E.g.GROUP5B_AylinTun
orGROUP8C_XunanQuetzal)
Step3:Rightclickto“Share”withyourcoursefacilitator(typetheemailaddress). 
Step4:CopylinkandpasteinMoodle. 
DoNOTattempttouploadthevideodirectlytoMoodle–itwillnotbeallowed.Failureto
submitpertheseinstructionsmayresultina0.Pleasefollowtheprovidedinstructions.A
detailedvisualguidewillbeprovided. 
DONOTUPLOADTOSOCIALMEDIA,oranyotherplatform.Disregardingthisinstruction
mayresultinpointdeduction.
TheVideoEssay-Details
TheIntroduction:(6.5–14mins)
.GroupMembers
i.WhatisEthics?
ii.Whatismoralandethicaldecisionmaking?
iii. DescribethesocialissuegenerallyandasitrelatestoBelize 
iv.IdentifycurrentapproachestoaddressingthesocialissueinBelize
a.Stateyourgroup’sidentifiedissueinBelize(facts,stats,etc,usingrelevantexamplesaswell)

b.IsthisaSocialIssue?How/Why?(facts,relevantfactsshowinghowitisanissueinBelize
currently.)
Thiscanincludetheeffectsoncitizens,onsociety,ondevelopment,bothlocallyand
regionally. UserealcontextualsupportfromBelize.
c.WhoinBelizeiscurrentlyresponsibleforaddressingthisfrombothalegalANDmoral
perspective?Discussthis. 
d.Whatpolicies/methods/solutionsarecurrentlyinplace inBelize–governmental,legislation,
community...
e.Whataretheeffects,theconsequencesandtheburdenofthese(itemd).Thisisnotsimply
monetarycost(eg,notjusthowmuchitcoststodonate).
 
TheBody(18–20mins)
.TheoreticalContent:Selectthree(3)theoriesfromthesemester,notinclusiveofthe
branchesofphilosophyORtheminimumconceptionofmorality. Yourdocumentarywill
showyourgroupmember/sansweringallthelistedquestionsinthetablebelow–more
promptsarefoundbelowwhichcanguideyourconversation.Youcanbeascreativeasyoulike
incapturingtheresponsesbutwewanttoseeyourfacesforatleast80%ofeachspeaker’stalk
timeinthevideo.Visualtools,differentformats,theseareallopentoyou.
a.Howwouldeachtheoryconsideraddressing/solvingthissocialissue(mainclaims/ideasof
thetheoryreflectedinthisdiscussion).Answerthisquestionthrice,onceforeachtheory.
b.Usingthistheorytoaddressthesocialissue,wouldsocietyexperienceanybenefits?Identify
these,andexplainhowitrelatesbacktothemainclaims(above).Answerthisquestionthrice,
onceforeachtheory.
c.Usingthistheorytoaddressthesocialissue,whichcriticismsareevident?Answerthis
questionthrice,onceforeachtheory.
d.Usingthistheory,isBelizecurrentlydemonstratingmoraldecisionmakinginregardtothe
group’sassignedsocialissue?Answerthisquestionthrice,onceforeachtheory.
e.Whatotherdecisionmakingprocesses,lifestylechangesorothercanbemadeusingthe
theorytoaddressthesocialissue?Answerthisquestiontwice,onceforeachtheory.
 
TheConclusion(5mins)
Recordclipsrespondingtopromptsbelow.
Whatisthecostofthissocialissueandofaddressingit?Usecoursecontent,facts,and
reflection.Thisisnotamonetarycost,butaholisticlook.
WouldanyofthesetheoriescreateabetterlivingconditionforBelizeansociety? 
WouldanyofthesetheoriesworsenlivingconditionsforBelizeansociety?
ReferenceandCreditPage/Section
**Ensurethatyourtextcanberead**
ThisshouldbethelastsectionofyourVideoEssay
  

GRADINGCRITERIA:FINALVIDEO
VideoPresentation6-74-52-31-0
OverallContent–
CriticalThinking
andDelivery
Detailed,analytical
discussionsofmorality,
obligations,povertyand
connections(orlackof)
betweenthesocialissue
(withinabelizeand/or
regionalcontext)and
coursecontent.
Excellentuseof
scholarlyinformation.
Discussionisrich,there
maybecomparisons,
contrasting,critiquesor
analysis. Demonstrates
understandingof
content,withoutreliance
onparaphrasingor
recitingcontent. 
Focusesonthecamera.  
Sourcesareusedasa
foundation,with
interpretationand
analysisevident.  
Conclusionsaredrawn,
andstudentshows
familiaritywithcontent. 
Littlerelianceon
definitionsordirect
quotations,studentis
abletofreelydiscuss. 
Discussionsare
presentedwith
minimalrelianceon
notes,minimal
errors. 
Studentsareappropriate,
andvisible.Deliveryis
inEnglish
Someevidenceofstudent
notbeingabletofreely
discusscontent. 
Studentfacesareclearly
visiblethroughmostof
thevideobutthereare
gaps. Goodexplanation
showsgoodeffort. 
Discussionpromotesthe
useoftheoreticalcontent
inthevideotodeliver
information.
Deliveryshowsevidence
ofreadingandrecitation.
Somerecitationofcontent
thatisnotoriginaltothe
presenter(itisnot“in
yourownwords).
Discussionis
limited,some
evidenceof
comparisonsetc,
butnot
consistently. 
Sourcesarethe
core,withminimal
analysis. Weakuse
insupporting
connectionsor
drawing
conclusions.
Notablerelianceon
paraphrased
content.Evidence
ofreading.  
Inconsistency,or
abrupttransitionsin
content.  
Noevidenceofability
tofreelydiscuss
content. Relianceon
paraphrasing
material. 
Sourcesnot
adequatelyusedto
supportconnections,
discussionsor
drawing
conclusions. 
Deliveryispure
recitation.No
interpretation,
analysisevident.
Disorganized,
repetitiveand/or
disjointed. 
Organization&
Usefulness
Doesvideostay
focusedonan
informativetopic? 
Showsacontinuous
progressionofideasand
tellsacomplete,easily
followedstory. Well
organized. Excellent,
superioreffort.Projectis
focusedandvery
informative;promotes
theuseoftheoriesto
createthevideoand
stimulatesinterestinthe
viewer
Fairlywellorganized. 
Formatiseasytofollow. 
Goodexplanationshows
goodeffort.
Projectisfocusedand
informative;promotesthe
useoftheoriesinthe
videotodeliver
information.
Portionsmaybe
poorlyorganized. 
Hardtofollowthe
progressionsofthe
story. Showssome
effort.
Projectprovides
someinformation
andusescourse
content;has
problemsstaying
focusedontopic.
Notorganized.
Difficulttofollow. 
Poorqualityshowspoor
effort.
Doesnotinform;does
notstayfocusedonthe
topic.
Introduction Insightfulcontent.Shows
analyticalthinking
withintherelevant
context. Evidenceof
criticalthinking,anda
trueassessmentof
Mostcontentisinsightful
andshowanalytical
thinking.Some
explorationofthethemes,
someassessment. Notall
areas,orallclips.
Mostofthecontent
lackinsightand
analysis. Minimal
explorationof
themes. Superficial
responses,simply
Noinsight,noanalysis.
Noexploration. 
Responsesarevague
anddonotshowany
trueevaluation.

morality,personaland
civilobligations. 
Answersaremeaningful
anddonotrelyon
affirmationsoflearning
andimportancebut
exploreshoworwhy.
statingorrepeating
importanceorother. 
Forexample:relies
on“itisimportant
andit’smoraltobe
generousandwe
shouldhelpothers”.
TheoreticalContent
–Theory1
Theorycoveredinthe
semesteraccuratelyand
thoroughlydiscussed. 
Stronganalytical
discussionusingmain
claims,criticismsand
conceptsinrelationto
socialissue.Relevant,
accurateandinsightful
analysisdrawnor
critiqued.
Whilethereisanalysis,it
couldbemoreindepthor
itisincomplete. 
Analysistiessome
elementsoftheoryand
socialissue.
Comparisonsarenot
well-rounded,lackingin
someareas,ortheories. 
Someuseofmainclaims,
someevidenceof
criticismsandconcepts,
showingsome
understanding. 
Containsmultiple
inaccuracies.
Analysisisweak,or
superficialinmost
areas. Analysisis
providedbut
comparisonsare
vagueandgeneric.
Minimaluse(and
understanding)of
mainclaims,
criticismsor
conceptsusedin
discussion.
Theorynotmentioned,
ortheorymentionedbut
discussionis
completelysurface
level. Doesnotshow
understandingofanyof
theclaims,criticismsor
conceptsofthetheory.  
TheoreticalContent
–Theory2
Theorycoveredinthe
semesteraccuratelyand
thoroughlydiscussed. 
Stronganalytical
discussionusingmain
claims,criticismsand
conceptsinrelationto
socialissue.Relevant,
accurateandinsightful
analysisdrawnor
critiqued.
Whilethereisanalysis,it
couldbemoreindepthor
itisincomplete. 
Analysistiessome
elementsoftheoryand
socialissue.
Comparisonsarenot
well-rounded,lackingin
someareas,ortheories. 
Someuseofmainclaims,
someevidenceof
criticismsandconcepts,
showingsome
understanding. 
Containsmultiple
inaccuracies.
Analysisisweak,or
superficialinmost
areas. Analysisis
providedbut
comparisonsare
vagueandgeneric.
Minimaluse(and
understanding)of
mainclaims,
criticismsor
conceptsusedin
discussion.
Theorynotmentioned,
ortheorymentionedbut
discussionis
completelysurface
level. Doesnotshow
understandingofanyof
theclaims,criticismsor
conceptsofthetheory.  
TheoreticalContent
–Theory3
Theorycoveredinthe
semesteraccuratelyand
thoroughlydiscussed. 
Stronganalytical
discussionusingmain
claims,criticismsand
conceptsinrelationto
socialissue.Relevant,
accurateandinsightful
analysisdrawnor
critiqued.
Whilethereisanalysis,it
couldbemoreindepthor
itisincomplete. 
Analysistiessome
elementsoftheoryand
socialissue.
Comparisonsarenot
well-rounded,lackingin
someareas,ortheories. 
Someuseofmainclaims,
someevidenceof
criticismsandconcepts,
showingsome
understanding. 
Containsmultiple
inaccuracies.
Analysisisweak,or
superficialinmost
areas. Analysisis
providedbut
comparisonsare
vagueandgeneric.
Minimaluse(and
understanding)of
mainclaims,
criticismsor
conceptsusedin
discussion.
Theorynotmentioned,
ortheorymentionedbut
discussionis
completelysurface
level. Doesnotshow
understandingofanyof
theclaims,criticismsor
conceptsofthetheory.  
Quality&
Creativity
Studentcanbeseenand
heard,withnodistracting
soundtrack,nostock
images,noimages
retrievedfromgooglein
lieuofstudent
involvement.
Videoiseditedtoshow
qualityscenes.The
Therearenogapsof
visualinformationwith
nosound. 
Submissionisedited
throughoutwithquality
shotsremaining.Some
attemptat 
creativitycan
benotedbut
Studentcanbe
heardbutwith
somedifficulty,
whichdistracts
fromcontent.  
Videoclarityand
audiois
intermittent.There
aregapsofvisual
Studentcannotbeseen
orheard. 
Relianceonstock
images.Soundtracks
overpower/detract
fromcontent 
Creativityis
generallylackingand
thequalityofthe

scenesflowsmoothly.
Shotsandscenes
(inclusiveofaudio)flow
seamlessly. 
Audioandimageryare
insync.  
Thevideoiscreatively
constructedand
engagingtotheviewer.
Appropriatevisualaids
areused.   
Thevideospeedisnot
manipulatedunless
necessary–discussions
deliveredatanormal
speakingspeed.
visualaids
maynotbe
relevantor
need
revising. 
Aidsmay
functionas
scripttothe
video.
Goodpacing
andtiming. 
Studentfacesareclearly
visiblethroughsomeof
thevideobutthereare
gaps.Therearenogapsof
visualinformationwith
nosound. 
informationwith
nosound.
Transitionsfrom
shottoshotare
choppy.Thereare
manyunnatural
breaksand/orearly
cuts.Poor
transitioningmay
bedistracting. 
Minimalvisualaids
used.Visualaidsare
thescripttothe
video.Aidsmaynot
berelevantordonot
addtothe
presentation.
videoislacking.The
videoisgenerally
blandandnot
engaging. 
Videoisapowerpoint
withnovoiceover. 
Notransitionsbetween
clipsareused.Shows
littletonoeffortandis
roughlyputtogether
QualityofSources, 
Referencing&
Credits
Arichvariety(6-10+)
ofqualityprimary
sourcescontributetothe
discussionthroughout
thevideo.No
psychology.com,
aboutpsychology.com,
verywellmind.com,
coursehero.com,
lumenlearning.com,
Wikipedia,blogs,vlogs,
orsimilar.  
Informationisproperly
referencedin APA
style. 
Referencesshould
includeallinformation
usedinthevideo.This
includes(notlimitedto):
information,imagesand
ifnecessarytouse,
music.  
Most,butnotall,sources
(4-6)ofcontentare
creditedorappropriately
referenced.Titlesand
acknowledgementof
participantsisincluded.
Somesourcesare
scholarly,mostare
relevantandsuitableto
theassessment.
Notallsources(3
-4)ofcontentare
creditedor
appropriately
referenced.Titles
and
acknowledgement
ofparticipantsis
missing.
Sourcesarenot
scholarly,orthey
arenotrelevantto
thecontent.   
Nosourcesareusedor
thereisanover
relianceon
secondary/questionable
sources. 
Nosourcesare
credited.Notitles.
No
acknowledgementof
participants. 
0.Conclusion 
 
 
 
 
Concisesummaryand
finalthoughtson
project,nonew
informationintroduced,
presentedinown
words 
Conclusionwrapsupall
presented 
ideasconcisely,tiesupall
looseends 
Conclusiondoes
notfunctionasa
conclusion.
Conclusion
presentsnewideas
ORfailstowrapup
ideaspresented.  
Conclusionismissing
orsounclearly
presentedthatitis
easilymissedbythe
viewer.failstowrap
upideaspresented. 
Total
User: generate study notes and questions at the end of each chapter in this format:
                                Chapter: Chapter Title
                                Notes: Some important notes.
                                Questions:
                                - What is this? 
                                  Options: Option 1, Option 2, Option 3, Option 4
                                  Answer: Option 2
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