Assignment 2: Task Sheet

Grade value: 15%

Topic:

1. Choose a cultural object (e.g., a piece of art, traditional clothing, traditional tool, or architectural structure) from a heritage or culture that interests you.
2. Conduct deep research on the object’s history, origin, and significance.
3. Investigate how the object reflects the values, beliefs, and traditions of the culture.
4. Explore any relevant historical events or periods associated with the object.
   
   

Content:  Prepare your assignment with these parts

1. Introduction:  Briefly introduce the cultural object and the culture it represents.  State the purpose of your presentation.
   1. Description:  Provide a detailed description of the cultural object (e.g., material, design, function).  Include images or visual aids to support your description.
   1. Context:  Discuss the object’s historical background.  Explain the cultural signifigance of this object.  Explain its cultural significance and how it reflects the culture’s heritage.
   1. Analysis:    Analyze the object’s impact on the culture and its people.  Discuss any changes in its significance over time.

Format:  assignment types and prepare this assignment.

1. Essay:  Write a 500-word essay about the content.

Polices:  Plagiarism and Academic Integrity 

Proscribed Conduct 

The following offenses constitute violations of the Student Code of Conduct and can lead to serious disciplinary action: 

Plagiarism   

Plagiarism is an academic offense and is defined as follows at: “Plagiarism is deliberately presenting another person’s work as your own, without acknowledgement. 

Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to, the following: 

1. Using the work of someone else or changing some words and keeping the same structure and the same meaning without noting the source(s) and submitting it as your own work. 
2. Taking text from many other sources and putting the pieces together as one document and submitting it as your own work without noting the source(s). 
3. Downloading information, pictures or charts from the Internet and inserting that material into your own document and submitting it as your own work without noting the source(s).” 
4. At uni. penalties for student misconduct, which includes plagiarism, are explained in the university By-laws (Nos. 136-146) and repeated in the Student Affairs Deanship Policies and Procedures (2-2). Penalties range from a formal letter of warning kept on file; suspension from a course or from the university; exclusion from taking the final examination; dismissal from the university; and the withdrawal of a previously awarded degree. 
5. Cases of plagiarism are referred by a College to the Provost, who refers them to the university-wide Student Disciplinary Committee. This committee gathers evidence, adjudicates, and reports the outcomes of the cases back to the Provost. Included in the evidence collected by the committee should be any record of a student’s prior offence(s) in the same or other Colleges. The Provost, in turn, reports the result to the Enrollment Deanship and respective College(s) to give effect to the penalty and record it on the student’s record. 

Acts of Dishonesty 

These include: 

1. Cheating, plagiarism or other breaches of academic integrity, such as fabrication, facilitating or aiding academic dishonesty; theft of instructional materials or tests; unauthorized access to or manipulation of laboratory equipment or experiments; alteration of grades or files; misuse of research data in reporting results; use of personal relationships to gain grades or favors, or otherwise attempting to obtain grades or credit through fraudulent means. 
2. Knowingly furnishing false information to any University official, faculty member or office. 
3. Forgery, alteration or misuse of University documents, records, instruments of identification, computer programs, or accounts. 

Note:  Any plagiarism or AI-writing for the screen-video slides or the essay means the assignment is reduced by one letter grade.  For full grades, every student should write his own assignment.

Rubric 1:  Essay

Evaluation Category	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Poor	Very Poor
Introduction	Provides a clear, engaging introduction of the cultural object and culture; states purpose effectively (40-50 words)	Provides a clear introduction of the cultural object and culture; states purpose (30-40 words)	Provides an introduction but lacks engagement or clarity in some areas (20-30 words)	Introduction is unclear or lacks detail (10-20 words)	No introduction or purpose stated (0-10 words)
Description	Detailed and comprehensive description with high-quality images/visual aids (100-120 words)	Detailed description with good images/visual aids (80-100 words)	Adequate description but lacks detail or quality in images/visual aids (60-80 words)	Limited description and poor quality images/visual aids (40-60 words)	Description is minimal or missing (0-40 words)
Context	Thorough discussion of historical background and cultural significance; clear reflection of heritage (100-120 words)	Good discussion of historical background and cultural significance (80-100 words)	Adequate discussion but lacks depth in historical background or cultural significance (60-80 words)	Limited discussion and poor connection to historical background or cultural significance (40-60 words)	Minimal or missing discussion of context (0-40 words)
Analysis	Insightful analysis of the object’s impact and changes over time; clear and deep understanding demonstrated (100-120 words)	Good analysis of the object’s impact and changes over time (80-100 words)	Adequate analysis but lacks depth or clarity (60-80 words)	Limited analysis and superficial understanding (40-60 words)	Minimal or no analysis provided (0-40 words)
Writing Quality	Clear, concise, and well-organized writing; free of errors (40-50 words)	Clear and organized writing with minor errors (30-40 words)	Writing is adequate but contains some errors or lacks organization (20-30 words)	Writing is unclear, disorganized, and contains many errors (10-20 words)	Writing is poor, disorganized, and full of errors (0-10 words)

Rubric 2: Screenvideo

Evaluation Category	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Poor	Very Poor
Introduction Slide	Engaging and clear introduction of self and topic; follows 6×6 rule with 6 bullet points of 6 words each	Clear introduction of self and topic; follows 6×6 rule with 5-6 bullet points of 6 words each	Adequate introduction but lacks engagement; follows 6×6 rule with 4-5 bullet points of 6 words each	Introduction is unclear or lacks detail; follows 6×6 rule with 3-4 bullet points of 6 words each	No introduction provided or does not follow 6×6 rule with fewer than 3 bullet points
Slide Content	Detailed, well-organized slides; follows 6×6 rule with 6 bullet points of 6 words each; high-quality visuals	Well-organized slides; follows 6×6 rule with 5-6 bullet points of 6 words each; good visuals	Adequate slides; follows 6×6 rule with 4-5 bullet points of 6 words each; lacks detail or quality visuals	Limited slides; follows 6×6 rule with 3-4 bullet points of 6 words each; poor visuals	Minimal or no slides; does not follow 6×6 rule with fewer than 3 bullet points
Context Slide	Thorough discussion of historical background and cultural significance; follows 6×6 rule with 6 bullet points of 6 words each	Good discussion of historical background and cultural significance; follows 6×6 rule with 5-6 bullet points of 6 words each	Adequate discussion but lacks depth; follows 6×6 rule with 4-5 bullet points of 6 words each	Limited discussion; follows 6×6 rule with 3-4 bullet points of 6 words each	Minimal or missing discussion; does not follow 6×6 rule with fewer than 3 bullet points
Analysis Slide	Insightful analysis of the object’s impact and changes over time; follows 6×6 rule with 6 bullet points of 6 words each	Good analysis of the object’s impact and changes over time; follows 6×6 rule with 5-6 bullet points of 6 words each	Adequate analysis but lacks depth; follows 6×6 rule with 4-5 bullet points of 6 words each	Limited analysis; follows 6×6 rule with 3-4 bullet points of 6 words each	Minimal or no analysis provided; does not follow 6×6 rule with fewer than 3 bullet points
Presentation Quality	Clear, concise narration with strong delivery; well-paced and engaging	Clear narration with good delivery; well-paced	Adequate narration but lacks engagement or clarity; some pacing issues	Unclear narration with poor delivery; pacing issues	Poor narration, delivery, and pacing; hard to follow

This updated rubric includes the number of bullet points