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Assignment 5: Climate Paper – Public-Facing Report (Individual)

Overview:

This assignment involves the production of a public-facing, practitioner report that elaborates on a topic of interest to you. The topic should be one that you have engaged with during the course, such as in your blogs or team activities. Methodologically, you will coherently synthesize and explain ideas and material from the course and optionally other studies and research to distill key findings and highlight critical issues.

Instructions:

At 2500-3000 words in length, your report will provide context and background, delineate key concerns and explain relevant systems interactions. Your report must make use of and refer to climate science, scenarios and/or modeling. You will explain the purpose and importance of the science, with a succinct description of methods, findings and interpretations. Recommendations are optional. Papers should be formatted consistently, and references should use the currently accepted APA style guidelines.

Relevant Resources

RRU Writing Center: Academic Writing;

Types of Academic Writing

MACAL program Academic Paper Assessment Rubric

Weight: 30%

Submit: to the Assignment 5: Climate Paper – Public-Facing Report (Individual)  drop box in Moodle