CM5102 Chemistry in Society
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CM5102 Chemistry in Society
Focus Topic Writing
One of the learning objectives of CM5102 is for students to review the key role of chemistry in promoting the well-being and sustainability of today’s advanced society. After going through the lectures/discussions on the fundamental challenges and potential solutions, you will come to realise the tremendous chemistry R&D efforts around the world that drive this endeavour.
In this CA component, you are required to review critically 3-5 published articles on the R&D efforts of a chosen focus topic and submit a piece of 10-page writing of your review and opinion. Your essay will be graded according to rubrics given overleaf.
You are encouraged to begin working on this essay early, in the following steps:
1) Select a topic under one of the broad areas of (i) Applications of analytical chemistry, (ii) Energy, (iii) Food safety & security, or (iv) Health & well-being. Decide on a specific focus topic you wish to study its R&D efforts and search for relevant (and credible) published articles (can be journal papers, opinion pieces, magazines, reports, etc) . Your review must include some content related to chemistry as this is a chemistry module.
2) Organise your writing systematically in appropriately named sections, always begin with a succinct Introduction and end with critical Conclusions.
3) Submit the final essay (approximately 10 pages of font 12 and 1.5 line spacing, inclusive of everything such as citations/figures/tables/illustrations/charts/etc) to Canvas “Topic Review Submission” under “Assignments” by the end of Week 12.
4) IMPORTANT: please note that NUS places high importance on the integrity of our students’ work and takes plagiarism seriously.
Your final writing will be subjected to plagiarism check automatically in the submission folder (hence please do not attempt to submit twice) and points will be deducted proportionally according to the %Similarity reported by the plagiarism check:
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%Similarity |
50 - 60% |
60 - 70% |
70 - 80% |
80 - 90% |
90 - 100 % |
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Point to deduct from your final marks |
5 - 10 |
10 - 15 |
15 - 20 |
20 - 25 |
25 - 30 |
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Assessment Rubrics for Focus Topic Writing (CA = 30 % of the module) |
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(A+, A, A-) |
(B+, B, B-) |
(C+,C, D+) |
(D, F) |
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(A) Structure and Clarity (10%) |
Purpose A compelling opening with good context and a clear focus throughout the writing. Organization Writing is well organized; uses transitions effectively within/between paragraphs/sections. Conclusions Subject is critically reviewed, importance is emphasized, with convincing closing remarks. |
Purpose Opening with some context and writing with a clear focus. Organization Writing is well organized; uses some transitions within/between paragraphs/sections. Conclusions Subject is reviewed, importance is implicated, with proper closing remarks. |
Purpose Opening has some context and attempts a focus, but the focus is not evident throughout the writing. Organization Writing has some organization; but transitions are vague within/between paragraphs/sections. Conclusions Subject is summarized with repetitive points, with brief closing remarks. |
Purpose Do not have a proper opening nor focus. Organization Writing has no organization within/between paragraphs/sections. Conclusions Subject is repeated, without or with irrelevant closing. |
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(B) Content and Exposition (10%) |
Exposition Demonstrates a high level of understanding of the topic; information is detailed and accurate. Detail/Elaboration Includes a depth of information that supports the focus; uses details to effectively support the focus |
Exposition Demonstrates an adequate level of understanding of the topic, with some misconceptions but not crucial to the subject. Detail/Elaboration Includes information and details that support the focus. |
Exposition Demonstrates a general understanding of the topic, with some misconceptions and/or crucial mistakes. Details/Elaboration Gives some random and/or irrelevant details; ideas are not elaborated or details are insufficient to support focus. |
Exposition Demonstrates a lack of understanding of the topic, with many misconceptions or crucial mistakes. Details/Elaboration Gives many random and/or irrelevant details; details do not support the focus. |
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(C) Language and referencing (10%) |
Voice and Tone Voice and tone are appropriate to a general audience in convincing language, has sentence variety and fluency. Grammar & spelling No spelling or grammatical errors; technical jargons are avoided when possible or explained clearly. Referencing Full references and proper referencing are given. |
Voice and Tone Voice and tone are appropriate to a general audience in appropriate language, has sentence structure and variety. Grammar & spelling Very few spelling or grammatical errors; some technical jargons are used and explained. Referencing References are given and referred to, but the format is incomplete. |
Voice and Tone Language is pedestrian; uses basic sentence structure. Grammar & spelling Several spelling or grammatical errors; some unexplained technical jargons are used. Referencing References are given but writing does not give proper referencing. |
Voice and Tone Language is unreadable; uses poor sentence structure. Grammar & spelling Many spelling or grammatical errors; excessive technical jargons used without explanation. Referencing |
2023-10-20
Focus Topic Writing