For your ESD.864 term project, you will work in groups to
conduct a scientific/technical assessment for a chosen decision-
maker. The goal of this project is to give you the opportunity
to apply and practice some of the theoretical frameworks and
insights from case studies on doing science for policy. You will
be assigned to a group and topic and given a "user" or decision-
maker. Project Topics (PDF) Your first step will be to determine
the user's needs, what you can provide, and devise a process by
which you will conduct your scientific assessment. In this case,
the assessment process is critically important, so you should
spend substantial time thinking about how to manage it. Given
your decision-maker and his/her needs, you may choose one of two
strategies for your project: As a mid-semester checkpoint on
your progress, Ses #16 will be devoted to project discussions.
In addition, to underscore the importance of concentrating on
the assessment process, a process memo will be due on Ses #16.
In this memo (2-3