Author: Dpodwika

The Psychology of Climate Change & Sustainability - Concept

Due MW: Mon Nov 24th Points: 10 TTH: Tues Nov 25th
Purpose: 1. To critically think and apply course concepts to Climate Change & Sustainability Cognition & Behavior. Directions:
Using the Powerpoint Template I emailed to you, complete the following & attach to an email back to me.
1. Correctly apply a concept from the course to Climate Change or Sustainability. Each student of ALL my classes will find a UNIQUE concept. YES that means NO REPEATS! I will update a list on my website for you to check. It will be First Correctly Submitted, First Acceptance...so get yours in early. I will ALSO be adding to the list myself by using a students or my concept of the day! Don’t worry, there are HUNDREDS you can use! A CONCEPT is NOT a Chapter Title or general term! For example, you can’t say “People have EMOTIONS about Climate Change.” or “One can be Persuaded to be Sustainable.” The idea is to pick a Concept on something you learned on these general topics in the course so what did you learn about Emotions? What did you learn about Persuasion?! You will get the idea as I present them each day. You should provide an example if you can. If your concept is incorrect or the application is wrong, you may resubmit until the final due date BUT you MUST check the list again before resubmitting AND you need to get it to me & have it approved BEFORE the FINAL DUE DATE! Those who turn it in on the FINAL DUE DATE take the RISK of someone else’s concept being the same as yours, and being accepted before yours (by Date/Time on email!) AGAIN, GET IT IN EARLY!!! You have 8 weeks...1/2 the TERM!!! This is PLENTY of time to do this assignment! You may use your Text, the Social Psychology Text on reserve in the Library, and any other materials I provide in class (Links to articles, videos etc.). You should NOT however just do an Internet search! Again, I’ve mentioned in class a number or times already AND the KCC Expectation Handout states you also MUST check your email regularly to make sure your concept has been approved or whether you need to resubmit. Label your subject line with your Section number first (this you should know by now!) and then CCS Concept Asgn.

Grading:
Reminder: The Syllabus states…
I will evaluate your ability to critically think (handout provided) about the course concepts. In addition, every course should help students improve their general skills - writing, technology, oral presentation etc. This course will provide these opportunities. I will reduce a grade by 10% for excessive spelling/grammar errors - more than 5 errors in an assignment - so please do make use of the writing labs suggested even after you have spell/grammar checked! I will also be evaluating you on how you follow directions. Your Take-Home Activities which that are Typed will be reduced for 10% if it is not in the specific format directed (font size, style, title page format, margins etc.)

10 pts	Appropriate Concept was picked AND Correctly applied.
8 pts	Appropriate Concept was picked but Some part of the application was incorrect.
6 pts	Appropriate Concept was picked but Significant part of the application was incorrect.
4 pts	Appropriate Concept was picked but contained Major part of the application was incorrect.
2 pts	Appropriate Concept was picked but was not Correctly applied.
0 pts	Inappropriate Concept picked and thus could not be applied.