Capstone Project Stage 3

Course Capstone Project and Assessment: Coastal Vulnerability Audit

At this juncture, you should be well into your vulnerability audit and should be nearing the end of your data collection phase. We are 3/4 of the way through the course modules and it is important that you do a self assessment of your progress so that you are setting yourself up for success to complete the capstone project in the next few weeks. Below, we use the same approach as we did at Stage 2, applying both the CVAT and systems thinking.

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CVAT Instructions:

You will need to use this tool weekly to guide your data collection and organize your ideas and research information as you prepare your Google Earth audio-annotated tour.

Stage 1: Capstone Overview – Ready, Set, Go

Stage 2: Physical System Assessment

►Stage 3: Vulnerability Planning & Action

Stage 4a: Vulnerability, Planning & Action

Stage 4b: Site Specific Concerns or Considerations

Stage 4c: Recommended Resiliency Action Plans

Stage 4d: References and Key Resources

CVAT Self Assessment: Where do you stand?

Given the listed stages above, you should have at this point:

1. Significantly advanced your research and data compilation adding to previous sections.
2. In addition, you should have initiated research and data compilation in the highlighed sections. This includes new work on Stage 3.
3. Your digital portfolio (PowerPoint, OneNote, etc.) should be significantly advanced. It should contain additional data, visuals, and concepts from earlier assignments.
4. Your Google Earth "My Places" folder should be advanced and nearing completion. You will have started development of your "Rough Draft "Tour and especially your talking script.
5. Evaluate your list of questions about your site and ensure you are confident that you have answered them.

Remember, DO NOT give one-word responses as you fill in the CVAT. Think deeply about each response and write responses that reflect that depth of thought as informed by your research.

Files

Download Worksheet (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 21kB Sep7 16)

Capstone Stage 3 Plan:

Again we want you to think about and evaluate your progress is through systems thinking. The two-part diagram below is designed to help you think about the elements of your city's landscape that are most at risk for your city, as well as the range of natural and engineered defense options used to mitigate the impacts of coastal hazards. Download an animated PowerPoint version of this diagram here (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 264kB Sep7 16); view it in Slide Show mode to step through the steps in the plan.

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Capstone Project: Stage 3: Figure 1: Capstone Stage 3 plan to evaluate student progress via system thinking. The top diagram shows where Stage 3 fits in the capstone project. The bottom diagram shows five steps you need to take to link the different elements of Stage 3.

Work through the five steps, starting with F2, on a separate sheet of paper. Write a paragraph that explains how the coastal setting affects people, infrastructure, resources, and more. Do the same for G2 through J2. Discuss relationships among the various components of the systems, specifying the nature of the relationships.