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In this module, you have begun exploring how sustainability can be considered in various contexts and within the first sustainability pillar: social justice. Throughout the rest of this course, you will explore two more pillarsbusiness and environmental qualityand will incorporate your knowledge about all three pillars into your project. In this Module Three project draft, you will begin working on your project by examining a scenario and considering sustainable practices related to the scenario. Directions First, consult the Project Guidelines and Rubric to review the scope of the project and the provided scenarios. Next, choose a scenario. To do this, review the Scenario Profiles document, which provides information related to the scenarios, including the organization profile and related case study. Choose a scenario for this Module Three assignment carefully, because you will use the same scenario for the project. Then, with your chosen scenario in mind, address the assignment prompts below by completing the corresponding sections in the Project Template. Note: You can find the Project Guidelines and Rubric and the Scenario Profiles document in the assignment information section of this course. Specifically, you must address the following: Sustainable Practices You will look at the interconnectedness of environmental issues and human behavior as it relates to your chosen scenario. To do this, you will look at both how the environmental systems in use impact the community as well as how the community use impacts the environmental systems in place. You will also look at the groups overall bias in addressing sustainability in your community. Describe how environmental systems in use in your chosen scenario impact human behavior. Consider ecosystems, cultural systems, and organizational systems in your response. Describe the impact of the current resource use on the environment. What resources does the group in your scenario use? What is the impact on the environment? Describe how human ideology impacts behavior regarding environmental systems. What policies or vision impact the environmental systems in use within your chosen group? Think about your chosen group. What behaviors do they practice regarding the environmental systems? Explain the role of cultural bias in your chosen groups approach to global sustainability. What are some of the biases within the group that impact the use of the resources discussed in the scenario? What to Submit To complete this assignment, you must submit the following: Submit your Project Template for grading. Note: You will submit the same Project Template for Module Three Project Draft One, for Module Five Project Draft Two, and for the project. For this assignment, the Module Three Project Draft One, you will complete only Part One of the Project Template. You do not need to complete Part Two and Part Three of the template for this assignment. No sources are required. However, if you choose to use sources, they should be cited according to APA style. Although Brightspace allows the addition of video notes in assignment submissions, you may not use the Video Note tool to complete this assignment. Supporting Materials The following resources will support your work on this assignment: Scenario Profiles This resource contains profiles for each scenario of the project. Project Guidelines and Rubric This resource provides an overview of the project, along with specific criteria you must address. Module Three Project Draft One Rubric Criteria Meets Expectations (100%) Partially Meets Expectations (75%) Does Not Meet Expectations (0%) Value Sustainable Practices: Environmental Systems Describes how environmental systems in use in the chosen scenario impact human behavior Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a more detailed description of the environmental systems or clearer description of the impact on human behavior Does not attempt criterion 22.5 Sustainable Practices: Impact Describes the impact of the current resource use on the environment Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a more detailed description of the impact on the environment or more details on the current resource use of the chosen group Does not attempt criterion 22.5 Sustainable Practices: Behavior Describes how human ideology impacts behavior regarding the environmental systems in place at the chosen group Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a clearer or more thorough description of the impact or more information about human ideology or environmental systems Does not attempt criterion 22.5 Sustainable Practices: Role of Cultural Bias Explains the role of cultural bias in the chosen groups sustainable global environmental use Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but with errors or omissions; areas for improvement may include a clearer or more thorough explanation of the role of cultural bias or clearer description of its relation to the chosen groups sustainable global environmental use Does not attempt criterion 22.5 Clear Communication Consistently and effectively communicates in an organized way to a specific audience Shows progress toward meeting expectations, but communication is inconsistent or ineffective in a way that negatively impacts understanding Shows no evidence of consistent, effective, or organized communication 10 Total:

Wk 3 Summative Assessment: There are various perspectives of environmentalism. By examining them, you can better understand the motivations of yourself and others. In this assignment, you will create a narrated presentation to discuss each of the various perspectives, assess yourself with respect to the perspectives, and compare your perspectives to those in your scope of experience. Review Ch. 4, Worldview Arguments for Environmentalism, including section 4a The Land Ethic and Deep Ecology and section 4b Ecofeminism and Social Justice, of Environmental Ethics, which is in the Wk 2 Learning Activities folder. Worldview Arguments (5) – Land Ethic – Deep Ecology – Social Ecology – Ecofeminism – Aesthetics Refer to course textbook… p 48 – Worldview Arguments for Environmentalism Include discussions on all five (5) Worldview Arguments. If you have 0% agreement on any of them. explain your perspectives Create a 15- to 20-slide PowerPoint presentation with vocal narration… or… separate written transcript file (labelled slide 1, 2, etc.) to highlight perspectives of environmentalism, your alignment to the perspectives, and how that compares to people you interact with every day. The discussion content should be clear and concise, and include the following: Discuss the different worldview arguments for environmentalism. Explain each, their similarities and differences, and provide examples. Construct a pie chart (see the links in the Additional Resources section below) that describes your personal alignment to each of the worldview arguments. You can think of this like an ancestry report. Instead of outlining your inheritance in percentages, identity your percentage of alignment to each of the worldview arguments. Worldviews that you align with will have a greater percentage than those you find less appealing. Your unique worldview should add up to 100%, so make sure you select appropriate percentages from each of the worldview arguments. Show your pie chart with Worldview Argument labels and percentages Explain your rationale for how you determined each percentage. Include examples from your experience that link to the worldview arguments. Discuss any of the components that you think might change in the future. Describe your reasoning. Share what the worldviews might look like for people you interact with regularly (e.g., family, friends, colleagues, etc.). Compare and contrast the worldviews of those close to you with your worldview. Discuss points of agreement and disagreement you have regarding the similarities and differences in these. Provide examples and discuss your rationale. Note: When citing information from sections 4a and 4b of the Environmental Ethics textbook, be sure to reference the appropriate author for each section. = = = = = Presentation Design Tips… Use appropriate and relevant slide headings. Use brief bullet points (<=3 lines per bullet) on the slides. Explain the details in your vocal narration or transcript. Be consistent with font styles and sizes throughout the slide presentation. Avoid slide clutter to optimize content delivery. Use extra slides, it necessary. Consider including images – photos, diagrams, etc. – as appropriate and cite sources, as needed. Avoid placing text on top of images (photos, etc.). Use contrasting text and background colors for optimal visibility for audience viewing. Use the course textbook and at least two (2) external resources. Use APA citation and reference formatting, including a References slide. Submit files as… (select an option)… 1) PP format with embedded vocal narration. 2) PP or pdf format with separate vocal narration file. 3) PP or pdf format with separate transcript file = = = = = Note: Submissions without vocal narration or separate transcript file will be penalized, -10% minimum or more (content areas), depending on amount and quality of slide text content. Penalties / point deductions include: <15 slides submitted, incomplete/missing Worldview Arguments, incomplete/missing pie chart, and citations/references incomplete or missing.Contemporary Issues Presentation