Group Assessment (30%)

Group Project [Proposal (5%), Project Presentation (20%) and Final Report (5%)

Based on your understanding of service learning, develop and implement a group project that addresses a real-world issue involving youths. Project members do not have to be from this course. The project should have at least 24 h of contact with the beneficiary (excluding preparation and travel).  Present your project and submit the proposal and report. 

Due date of soft and hard copy of proposal, slides and final report:  22 Oct 2019 (in class).

Table A1: Team Proposal (5%)

	Categories	High			Moderate				Low
	Score ranges	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Creativity	Originality and innovation	Proposal takes on a unique angle/theme not already done elsewhere   Presentation takes on a unique pitch not simply rehashed from earlier submissions and progress journals			Proposal is a reinvention of something that has been done before     Presentation is rehashed from earlier submissions and progress journals but with efforts to provide a fresh perspective				Proposal is a direct copy-and-paste of something that has been done before   Presentation is a direct rehash from earlier submissions and progress journals with inadequate cuts and abbreviation
Competence	Feasibility	Sound consideration of infrastructural and logistic limitations of the facilities			Some consideration of infrastructural and logistic limitations of the facilities				Project will be difficult to execute given infrastructural and logistic limitations of the facilities
Competence	Application	There is clear technical/scientific/logical thinking that underpins the motivations for the project			There is some evidence of technical/scientific/logical thinking				There is a lack of technical/scientific/logical thinking

Table A2: Presentation (20%)

	Categories	High			Moderate				Low
	Score ranges	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Competence	Scope	Project was carried out in a way that was meaningful within the time frame.			Project was covered sufficiently within the time frame.				Project was not covered sufficiently within the time frame.
Competence	Logic and execution	There is a clear logical flow of ideas, concepts and presentation of material.			There is limited logical flow of ideas, concepts and presentation of material.				There is no logical flow of ideas, concepts and presentation of material.
Communication	Clarity and organization	Sound consideration of flow and delivery, usage of visual aids etc, highly engaging   No (few) grammatical or spelling errors			Appropriate consideration of flow and delivery, usage of visual aids etc, moderately engaging   Acceptable levels of grammatical and spelling errors				Poor consideration of flow and delivery, visual aids used for the sake of using, not at all engaging   Grammatical and spelling errors are rampant
Communication	Delivery	Eye contact with audience virtually all the time. Absence of distracting body gesture or vocalised pauses.  Confident and loud enough voice projection. Does not rely on notes.			Occasional eye contact with audience. Some distracting body gesture or vocalised pauses.  Confident and loud enough voice projection. Rely on notes occasionally.				No eye contact with audience. Frequent distracting body gesture or vocalised pauses.  Moderate voice but not loud enough voice projection  Rely on notes.

Table A3: Team Final Report (5%)

	Categories	High			Moderate				Low
	Score ranges	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Competence	Logic and execution	There is a clear logical flow of ideas, concepts and presentation of material.			There is limited logical flow of ideas, concepts and presentation of material.				There is no logical flow of ideas, concepts and presentation of material.
Communication	Clarity and organization	Proper formatting with logical layout   No (few) grammatical or spelling errors			Somewhat messy formatting   Acceptable levels of grammatical and spelling errors				Very messy formatting (lack of consistence in use of fonts, spacing, margins)   Grammatical and spelling errors are rampant