GEOG311 Coastal Studies

Gathering and effectively communicating scientific facts, figures, and information are key skills of environmental science graduates to participate and contribute to evidence-based innovative solutions and management of environmental issues. A good poster presentation offers an effective and interactive tool to engage and communicate with people on a particular environmental issue. Poster presentations are used increasingly during scientific conferences and public-engagement events.

Task: Prepare and present a Written Digital Poster (A3 size) and a Short (~ 3 minutes) Audio and/or Video of a coastal or marine environmental issue in a region of your choice.

Tips: 

1. Describe a coastal and marine environmental issue in a specific region. You can choose to study a whole country or a particular locality or region within a country. Collate and present relevant facts, figures, and information to communicate the importance and extent of the coastal and marine issue in that region.
   
   
2. Identify the relevant stakeholders in that coastal and marine environment, explain how they contribute to the pressures on the environment and/or are impacted by the environmental issue. Consider impacts on the ecosystem, the economy, development, human livelihoods and health.
   
   
3. Describe current, proposed, or possible future actions to mitigate the impact of this coastal and marine environmental issue. Consider the roles of science and technology, individual responsibility and awareness, right through to government legislation.
   
   
4. Use a variety of information sources such as published articles, technical reports, online databases, etc. Make good use of your lectures and readings to guide your search for relevant information. You can include key figures, tables, and diagrams from the relevant sources. Make sure that you have permission to use them (consider sources with Creative Commons Licence) and their sources are properly acknowledged and referenced.
   
   
5. Referencing needs to be consistent, and enable the marker to easily find the cited piece again.

Evaluation: Your poster presentation will be evaluated (out of 100 marks) for its clarity and visual quality (10 marks), structure layout and formatting (10 marks), context and content (facts, supportive figures, and critical analysis) (50 marks), and effectiveness and communication (30 marks).