Response to Project Brief

This is a team assignment. Students will prepare a project brief proposal in response to a hypothetical tender call for a coastal adaptation plan. The Response to Project Brief will involve the following components:

1. Cover letter

2. Introduction

3. Provision of services

4. Project team and relevant experience

5. Administrative matters

6. Conclusion

The Response to Project Brief is worth 10% of student's total marks, should not exceed 1500 words (including in-text references) plus supporting material (e.g. maps, diagrams, tables), and must be submitted electronically through Moodle. Submission due date is Friday 28 July.

Individual Research Report

This is an individual assignment worth 20% of student's total marks. Students will individually research one type of adaptation option to complement the team's skills and expertise (including socio-institutional adaptation, built infrastructure & technology, and marine & coastal nature-based solutions). The research report will involve the following tasks:

1. Cover sheet

2. Introduction

3. Detailed description of selected adaptation option

4. Appraisal of selected adaptation option

5. Conclusions and recommendations

The Report should not exceed 2000 words (including in-text references) plus supporting material (e.g. maps, diagrams, tables), and must be submitted electronically through Moodle. Submission due date is Friday 25 August.

Project Presentation (Proposed Dynamic Adaptation Pathways Planning)

This is a team assignment worth 15% of students total marks. Students will start developing a Dynamic Adaptation Pathways Planning (DAPP) to advance coastal adaptation planning for the selected coastal location. This will include the definition of adaptation options and outline of implementation matters.
Presentations will be approximately 15 minutes and must be uploaded to the desktop and TURNITIN 60 minutes before scheduled class. Presentations will be scheduled during the last two weeks of the semester. Students are expected to attend all presentations.

Coastal Adaptation Planning Report

This is a team assignment worth 30% of students total marks. The final report should include the following components:

1. Cover sheet
2. Executive summary (2 pages maximum, handout format)
3. Table of Contents
4. Introduction to the topic and key adaptation issues
5. Site/locality description
   
6. Description of selected adaptation options
   
7. Appraisal of selected adaptation options
   
8. Proposed Dynamic Adaptation Pathways Planning (DAPP)
   
9. DAPP implementation framework
   
10. Conclusion
11. References

The final report should not exceed 5000 words (including in-text references) plus supporting material (e.g. maps, diagrams) and must be submitted electronically through Moodle. Submission due date is Friday 20 October. All supporting analyses should be included in a Supporting Document that does not have a word limit.

Peer assessment

Team involvement will include student's participation and share of team work in the completion of the project reflected through individual peer-assessments.

This is an individual assessment worth 5% of students total marks. Peer-assessments must be submitted electronically through Moodle. Submission due date is Friday 20 October.

Moodle-based lessons

Ten lessons will be distributed throughout the trimester and must be completed in sequence (paper weeks 1 to 12 inclusive). They are designed to complement your weekly learning and the content related to the broad practice of environmental impact assessment, and assist in the completion of workshops. Lessons are worth 15% of total marks (1.5 point per lesson) and should be completed weekly by Sunday.

Workshop summaries

There will be 9 in-class workshops throughout the trimester (e.g. workshop week 1, workshop week 2). They are designed to assist teams to complete the final Coastal Adaptation Planning Report. Workshop summaries (one per team) must be emailed to the Tutor for feedback by the following Monday after the workshop is held. Workshop summaries are worth 5% of total marks (0.55 per summary).