The IBCC Reflective Project An Overview

What is the Reflective Project and why is it important? The Reflective Project is an opportunity to demonstrate how you apply IB Learner Profile skills to a project of your own design. You will: Produce an extended piece of work requiring a minimum of 40 hours of work Engage in personal inquiry, action and reflection on a specific ethical issue Develop critical thinking skills The Reflective Project combines your career-related studies and elements of IBCC core

During this project you will: Fully investigate an ethical dilemma in your chosen career path and give supporting evidence for both sides of the issue before asserting your own voice making a clear choice for which solution is best. Highlight the cultural relevance of your topic on an individual, community, country and global level. Reflect on insights gained while researching the issue Streamline your communication to make it clear and concise and consistent.

What is an Ethical Dilemma? What is Ethics? Ethics is based on a set of moral principles of a society or culture that helps to guide behaviors, actions and choices. The ethical dimension refers to the range of ethical aspects related to an identified topic. What is an Ethical Dilemma? An ethical dilemma is a choice between two or more conflicting moral perspectives where none of the choices provides a perfect solution.

How to select an issue 1. Find a real-life situation in the context of your IBCC career path 2. Formulate a non-ethical question that simply describes the issue. 3. Redraft your question so it asks for one solution to the problem or issue. 4. Add an ethical dilemma associated with the issue and open up questions so it leads to multiple answers. 5. Focus on the ethical dilemma and enlarge it so the questions goes beyond the original observation. Your question should have more than one right answer and require the use of an argument.

Research Read articles from newspapers, magazines, books and websites to determine significance of issue to formulate a question. Plan investigative production / writing. Identify sources and references. Set deadlines Plan research that logically supports question. Carry out research Access journals, databases, secondary sources Do field studies within your community if possible Gather material in logical order Allow for different perspectives Collate sources and place in bibliography

Available Formats for your Final Presentation Maximum Length Essay/dialogue/short play 3,000 words Short film 10 minutes in length accompanied by a 750- word written report Radio play/interview 10 minutes in length accompanied by a 1,500 word written report Web page 5 single images accompanied by 2.500 words of written material Microsoft Powerpoint presentation 10 single slides accompanied by a 1,500 word written report Storyboard/photographic presentation 15 single images accompanied by a 1,500 word written report

Scoring Criteria Imagine your evaluator is a crime scene investigator If evidence is not present at the crime scene a detective will be unable to connect the dots and solve the crime. If evidence in your presentation is not fully supported and meeting the highest level of the rubric, the evaluator can not give you credit. Make your argument clear Connect the dots and lead the viewer through your case with logical support Hit ALL points from A-J on the rubric Points on rubric are from level 0 - 3 30 possible point A = 26-30, B = 21-25, C = 16- 20, D = 10- 15, E = 0-9

Preparing for Evaluation Look at the level 3 criteria for each point on the rubric During the project, ask yourself if what you produced meets level 3 in each component Ask yourself if it can possibly fall lower than level 3 why does it reach that level? how can it be improved? Consult your peers, review each others’ work and challenge each other to improve your work!

Know your Rubric from A - J A: The Issue in Context Clearly state / identify your issue Place the issue in context Ensure issue has ethical dilemma B: Community Awareness How is your community impacted by the issue? Neighborhood, country ethnic community? C: Ethical Dimension of Issue Ability to explore issue using a balanced approach

F: Supporting Evidence D: Cultural Awareness Awareness of cultural influences on ethical dimension of the issue E: Reasoning Evaluate material and think logically F: Supporting Evidence Collect and use relevant information from a variety of sources G: Student Voice Express a personal view on the issue using a range of relevant evidence H: Reflection Reflect on insights gained through exploration of the issue

I: Communication J: Presentation Effectiveness of the language used in project and ability to communicate important terms, concepts, ideas and their application J: Presentation Organization of the project in terms of coherence and structure. Documentation also assessed

Getting Ready You will be assigned a teacher Mentor for your project. He or she will be able to give you limited guidance You must be able to set and meet deadlines Your entire project will be self-generated, original and a proof of your mastery of the IBCC

Your Reflective Project Guide Gives detailed project requirements Explains the finer points of of determining an ethical dilemma Explains structure, references, formatting For example - short film / 750 word essay Clarifies research criteria Detailed assessment Dimensions on picking a topic Ethical Guidelines Checklists Self-evaluation