In Module 1, you downloaded the CVAT Coastal City Audit PowerPoint file. You will use this file to build your final Capstone Project. In this module, you will work on Capstone Stage 2.
Directions
- Complete Stage 2 of the CVAT Coastal City Audit PowerPoint: Physical System Assessment: Setting and Coastal Hazards (Blue Section).
- Submit your CVAT Coastal City Audit PowerPoint, with this section completed, to Capstone Project Stage 2 (Physical System Assessment: Setting and Coastal Hazards), by the due date. Please employ the following naming convention: Last Name_First Name Stage2.pptx
- After you have submitted Capstone Stage 2 and have received feedback from your instructor, make the necessary edits in your PowerPoint. You will need to be vigilant about updating the PowerPoint as you work through the course. Remember that this will be part of your end-of-semester project.
Statement on Use of AI in Capstone Research
AI is a powerful tool for doing research and learning when used correctly. We allow the use of AI to research your Capstone city with the following strict conditions:
- You cannot under any circumstances copy out of AI directly into the CVAT or your city slides. You must rewrite everything in your own words. We can and will check all entries with a ChatGPT checker, which detects AI-generated text with 96% accuracy. There is no credit given for grammar, so please write everything from scratch and do not use Grammarly, as these can trip the AI checkers. Any direct copying will result in a ZERO for the assignment.
- You must cite all references that AI gives you.
Please note again that AI is not allowed in any other part of this course, as we discussed in the Academic Integrity part of the Orientation. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Rubric
| Capstone Stage | Activity | Criteria | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVAT Stage 2: Physical System Assessment: Setting and Coastal Hazards | Complete CVAT Stage 2: Physical System Assessment: Setting and Coastal Hazards and submit by the due date. The instructor will grade your work and provide feedback where needed to help you improve your project. | Accurate characterization of each of the sections related to the physical setting and coastal hazards in the student’s chosen coastal city. Provides details and examples and uses terms from class materials (10 points); Describes the physical setting and coastal hazards, but some important information is inaccurate/missing, or a section is missing. (6 points); Description of physical setting and regional and local coastal hazards contains significant inaccuracy/ missing information and little detail (4 points); Poor attempt to describe the physical setting and coastal hazards. Lacks most information. (2 points); No information provided on these topics (0 points). | 10 |
Examples
We included a couple of examples below to help you get going. We stress that there are no correct answers, and these examples are for guidance, to help you with questions about the amount of detail we expect in various components of the Capstone project. Every city is different, and there may be more information in one area or another for a specific city. For example, there is often more information, particularly in the engineering and policy areas, for U.S., European, and some Asian cities than there is for some cities in Africa. Again, please use these examples for guidance, along with the detailed directions for each stage, and let us know if you have any questions.
Capstone Project Stage 2 Example: San Francisco
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Capstone Project Stage 2 Example: Shenzhen, China
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