PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT ________________________________________________________________________ COURSE CODE : HBSC 3103 COURSE TITLE

: Biology II : Continuity of Life SEPTEMBER 2013 ________________________________________________________________________ ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS 1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU (1) soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam bahasa modul bercetak kursus ini. / This assignment contains only ONE (1) question that is set in the language of the printed module for the course. 2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English. 3. Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada MyVLE untuk penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the language version of the assignment template concerned from the MyVLE for preparation and submission of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font and 1.5 line spacing. 4. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan. Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer. 5. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan KEPADA TUTOR BERSEMUKA. Anda dinasihatkan menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your assignment TO YOUR FACE-TO-FACE TUTOR. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for personal reference.
6. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 8hb - 10hb November 2013 atau Tutorial 4 . Serahan

selepas 10hb November 2013 atau Tutorial 4 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 8th 10th November 2013 or Tutorial 4. Submission after 10th November 2013 or Tutorial 4 will NOT be accepted. 7. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri . / Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another persons assignment. You should also not plagiarise another persons work as your own.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION Tugasan ini akan menyumbangkan 40% markah kepada kursus tersebut dan akan dinilai berdasarkan kepada Rubrik atau Skema Jawapan. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the marks for the course mentioned and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics or Answer Scheme. Anda akan dimaklumkan tentang markah tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester bermula / You would be informed of the assignment mark before the Final Semester Examination commences.

PLAGIARISME : POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM : MARKS DEDUCTION Amaran : Tugasan yang diserahkan secara automatik akan disemak untuk persamaan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning : The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks would be deducted as follows: Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 10 - 30 % : potongan 20% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan antara 31 - 50 % : potongan 40% daripada jumlah markah yang diperoleh. Tugasan dengan pertindihan kandungan lebih daripada 50%: Markah sifar akan diberikan. Assignments with 10 - 30 % overlap with others: 20% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with 31 - 50 % overlap with others: 40% deduction from the total marks scored. Assignments with more than 50% overlap with others: Zero mark would be given.

SOALAN TUGASAN /ASSIGNMENT QUESTION Biodiversity is define as the structural and functional variety of life forms at genetic, population, community and ecosystem levels (Sandlund, Hindar and Brown 1992). Malaysia is involved for the global biodiversity conservation since 1992 through the Convention on Biological Diversity ( CDB). As a teacher you are going to organize a Universal Biodiversity Exhibition to emphasize the biodiversity concept and their sustainability to nature. Share your knowledge to give awareness to your students. These guidelines below are for you to plan and organize your exhibition: 1) With suitable examples, give the value of biodiversity to human being. 2) The governments efforts to sustain the variety of biodiversities in Malaysia. 3) Explain how human activities resulted in species extinction. 4) Predict what will happen to the biosfera through poor management of biodiversity. 5) Prepare suitable materials for the exhibition. Examples PowerPoint, concrete materials, model, poster etc. [Total: 40 marks]

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Assignment Guidelines (Content And Scoring)

Missing Item Weak Partially Meets Standards Meets Standard Exceeds Standard

Criteria Introduction

Weight 1.5

0 There is no introduction to the paper.

1 The introduction does not mention the structure and objectives of the paper and important concepts. -One or more topics were not addressed.

2 The introduction previews the structure of the paper in a clear manner

3 The introduction previews the structure of the paper and objectives in a clear manner

5 Content/ Concept Understanding

-Topics were not addressed

-All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each. -Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. No details examples are given. -A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.

-All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. -Information is organized with wellconstructed paragraphs. It provides 1-2 supporting details and/or examples. -Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors

4 The introduction previews the structure and objectives of the paper clearly. Important concepts are also clearly explained -All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each. -Information is very organized with wellconstructed paragraphs and subheadings. It includes several supporting details and/or examples. -No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.

Max Marks

20

-The information is not relevant.

-The information appears to be disorganized or has little to do with the main topic.

-Grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

-Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Missing Item

Weak

Partially Meets Standards

Meets Standard

Exceeds Standard

Material

2.5

-The material is not organize

-The material formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. -Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. -Some diagrams and illustrations are not add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. Some sources are documented.

-The material has well- -The material has organized information. attractive formatting and well-organized information.

-The material has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. -Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics

10

-No graphics. Criteria Weight

-Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems \"textheavy\". -Diagrams and illustrations are neat and accurate and sometimes add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.

-Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. -Diagrams and illustrations are accurate and add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.

-Diagrams and illustrations are not accurate to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. Source 1 The sources are not documented.

-Diagrams and illustrations are neat, accurate and add to the reader\'s understanding of the topic. All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format. JUMLAH MARKAH

Max Marks

40

* Wajaran adalah berat sesuatu bahagian bergantung pada kepentingan maklumat yang diperlukan.

Lampiran I: PANDUAN PELAJAR

Anda dinasihatkan: 1. Merujuk kepada modul dan sumber-sumber bercetak lain atau sumber dalam internet yang boleh dipercayai (contohnya sumber yang disediakan oleh orang atau organisasi yang mempunyai reputasi yang baik) diperlukan untuk memahami konsep sebelum pelajar dapat memberi contoh yang tepat dan sesuai. Buat pencarian di internet berkaitan biodiversiti untuk mendapatkan pelbagai maklumat berkaitan tugasan. Menggunakan gambar foto/peta konsep/lakaran untuk membantu anda menjelaskan hujah jawapan tugasan (jika perlu). Menggunakan format yang sesuai bagi persembahan PowerPoint/Penjelasan mengenai bahan maujud, model atau poster yang digunakan. 4. Membincangkan dengan guru biologi/guru sains sekolah anda bagi mendapatkan khidmat nasihat dan bantuan yang diperlukan untuk meningkatkan pengalaman pembelajaran.

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Lampiran II: PANDUAN TUTOR 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Tutor adalah diminta agar dapat membantu para pelajar dalam hal penyediaan penulisan. Memeriksa dan menanda tugasan pelajar dan seterusnya memberi markah dan memasukkan markah ke dalam OMES. (jika perlu) Mencadangkan buku-buku rujukan untuk panduan pelajar. Sila cadangkan buku-buku rujukan mengikut bidang. Cadangkan laman web untuk rujukan yang berkaitan dengan soalan tugasan Cetak serta lampirkan artikel bersama tugasan. (jika perlu) Mencadangkan format yang sesuai bagi persembahan PowerPoint atau penjelasan mengenai bahan maujud/model/poster yang perlu dalam pameran tersebut. Tutor perlu bimbing pelajar tentang teknik menulis rujukan sama ada buku atau laman web dengan betul. Guna gaya A.P.A.