You are now in Stage 4 of the Capstone Project. We highly recommend that you work on Stage 4 during Modules 11-12 and complete and submit it early in the week of Module 13. This will allow time for feedback before you need to complete and submit your final product (Stage 5 of the Capstone Project).
Directions
- Complete Stage 4 of the CVAT Coastal City Audit PowerPoint, including Stage 4a: Vulnerability, Planning, and Action; and Stage 4b: Resiliency Policy, Planning, and Action for credit.
- Please also complete 4c-e: Site-Specific Concerns and Considerations; Recommended Resiliency Action Plans; and References and Key Resources. We will provide you with feedback on these at this stage, and will give credit for them at Stage 5.
- Submit your updated CVAT PowerPoint by the due date to Capstone Project: Stage 4. Please employ the following naming convention: Last Name_First Name Stage4.pptx.
- After you have submitted Capstone Stage 4 and have received feedback from your instructor, use the information you have gathered on the CVAT to create and finalize your final presentation on the Coastal City Slides template.
- Remember to refer to the Rubric below to see how you will be graded for Capstone Stage 4.
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 4a: Vulnerability, Planning, and Action CVAT Stage 4b: Resiliency Policy, Planning, and Action | Complete CVAT Stage 4a: Vulnerability, Planning, and Action, and Stage 4b: Resiliency Policy, Planning, and Action and submit by the due date. The instructor will grade your work and provide feedback where needed to help you improve your project. | Thoroughly describes all relevant vulnerability and resiliency planning strategies and policies the city currently uses to mitigate coastal hazards and outlines potential resiliency measures (policy and projects) that could be appropriate. Cites sources in references. (10 points). Describes vulnerability and resiliency planning and potential policies and projects, but detail or clarity could be improved. No references provided. (6 points). Description of vulnerability and resiliency planning and action items are sketchy, and details are missing. No references. (4 points). Very little information is provided regarding vulnerability and resiliency planning and action strategies. No references and AI sources not cited. (2 points). No information on these topics (0 points). | 8 |
| CVAT Stages 4c -e: Site-Specific Concerns and Considerations; Recommended Resiliency Action Plans; and References and Key Resources | Complete drafts of CVAT Stages 4c -e: Site-Specific Concerns and Considerations, Recommended Resiliency Action Plans, and References and Key Resources sections on your Final CVAT. The instructor will provide feedback where needed to help you improve your project. The completed sections must be included in the Coastal City Slides (Stage 5). | Includes a draft list of references, key resources, and notes accumulated during the semester on site-specific concerns and considerations; and recommended resiliency action plans; to be refined and submitted in final Coastal City Slides. | 2 |
Examples
Below are a couple of examples 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 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. Please note that there are slight differences between these examples and the current version of slides used in this course. The main thing we want to demonstrate with these examples, is the level of detail we are looking for.
Capstone Project Stage 4 Example: Bangkok, Thailand
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Capstone Project Stage 4 Example: Venice, Italy
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