Summer School
2009
Course Requirements
Requirements for the course include completing
1) a mid-term examination - "In
Class " - 15 July - [ Distance
learning students will be able to complete this mid-term
exam only by identifying
a "Proctor" through an online application
procedure.] This exam counts for approximately 20%
of the final grade; [If you have
any questions...]
2) a final exercise - 5
August – [This
exam will also require a Proctor, for those not
taking the exam in class.] (to count approximately 20%
of the final grade);
3)
class participation - (including classroom participation,
where possible AND completion of all online class assignments,
lecture feedback forms, quizzes, etc)
and
4) A "Statement of Research Intention"
& Final Research Term Paper - to
be submitted in writing, in class on or before Wednesday,
8 July and Wednesday,
5 August respectively . [That is, a
brief 1 page "Statement of Research Intention"
for this paper must have been submitted by 8
July, while the term paper itself is
due on Wednesday, 5 August
]. The "Statement of Research Intention" and
the Research Term Paper will together account for approximately
50% of the final grade.
Further guidelines on the Midterm Exam, Final Exercise
and Research Paper will be given in class and posted
online when appropriate.
The
"Climate Workshop" Option: One
alternative for possible student focus for the course
research project (instead of the Research Paper) will
be for individual students to design a formal proposal
for a "Climate Workshop" to be proposed and
conducted with a specific, targeted audience in mind.
For example, this audience could potentially be a state
or region within the United States. Or it could be an
entire country, or it could be a region in another part
of the world.
So,
for example, an acceptable project for this course could
consist of drawing up a proposal to conduct a "Rhode
Island Climate Workshop," or a "Southeast
Climate Workshop," or a "Northern Europe Climate
Workshop," or a "Cambodia Climate Workshop."
Alternatively,
instead of a region, climate workshop topics can be
chosen with reference to a specific topic, economic
sector or geographic area. For example, a potential
student project could be to construct and propose to
conduct a "Insurance Climate Workshop," or
a "Health Services Climate Workshop," or a
"Coastal Infrastructure Climate Workshop."
The
precise content of these "Climate Workshops"
will be determined by each student, but the design of
these workshops should include three common elements:
1) an annotated directory and discussion
of the known research relating to the topic; 2)
an indentification of the key government officials,
private citizens groups, NGOs, academics and corporations
(where appropriate) who are informed about and/or concerned
about the selected topic; and 3) an
indication of the most pressing needs for research and
policy focus in the coming weeks and years. These three
elements should be combined with a brief overview essay
that integrates all three elements by describing the
nature of and need for the proposed workshop for the
targeted group in question.
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Nota
Bene: Concerning the 2 exams, distance learners
who will not be taking either the "Mid-Term Exam"
or the "Final Exercise" in class are required
to make arrangements for a Proctor.
Instructions for "Proctored
Examinations" are available in the Summer
School Student Handbook (p. 15-16) and
online. Please note: the online
instructions indicate:
