SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY CODE: BSK4183 FACULTY OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES & TECHNOLOGY NAME: ASSESSMENT: ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: 3 NO:

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ASSIGNMENT Task: Choose ONE (1) of the following topic and write a 5-page discussion about it. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Biochemical Oxygen Demand & Dissolved Oxygen Chemical Oxygen Demand Hardness of water Acidity & alkalinity of water Current environmental issue #1 Current environmental issue #2

Specific instruction: 1. Form in group of FOUR. 2. Discuss in your group and meet with your lecturer to finalize your title. The selection of title is based on first-come-first-served basis. 3. Due date: 29 March 2013, Friday, 5:00pm 4. Text should be typed 1.5-spaced, using 12-point font size Times New Roman, with 1margins (top, bottom, sides). 5. The text should be not more than 5 pages in length (not including title page, table of content, reference, appendix, etc). 6. There will be 15 minutes presentation and 5 minutes Q&A for each topic. 7. Type of presentation: As creative as possible 8. Date of presentation: 2 & 3 April 2013, Tuesday & Wednesday, during class.

Allocated marks range for presentation (peer evaluation) Fair Presentation skills (10%) Critical thinking (10%) Content & organization (30%) Q&A (25%) TOTAL (75%) 3-4 3-4 10-15 <9 Average 5-6 5-6 16-20 10-15 Good 7-8 7-8 21-25 16-20 Excellent 9-10 9-10 >26 >21

Allocated marks range for assignment (lecturer evaluation) Fair Content & organization (15%) Critical thinking (10%) TOTAL (25%) 6-8 3-4 Average 9-10 5-6 Good 11-12 7-8 Excellent >13 9-10