The Design and Placement of Marine Protected Areas

Name: ______

The Design and Placement of Marine Protected Areas

Grading Sheet

(Four pages of text maximum)

Report Section and GIS Project

/ Points possible / Points received
Title Page: clear and colorful, with your name, course and date / 1
Abstract: 150 words or less / 2
Introduction: background information on MPAs - why is this important and state the questions/goals of this study. Inserted a location map near the end of this section and include a brief description of the study area. / 4
Methods: what did you do (list data sources, describe projection/datum transformations, what did you do to produce each layer in your TOC, how did you manage the tabular data, how did you make your project transportable). Make sure this section is very clear. Each topic and layer should have its own paragraph with an underlined paragraph header. (Example below)
Data Sources
Projection/Datum transformation
Layers in the Table of Contents
·  use a bullet for each layer
Catch Data
Project Transportability
/ 7
Screen grab of project folder / 1
Screen grab of project table of contents / 1
Results: What did you find out? What blocks are good candidates and why? Include figures of your maps and tables to illustrate your choices. Make sure your figures have labels and captions. You should have a minimum of 2 map figures (one for the northern area and one for the southern area, excluding the location map) / 5
Discussion: Did everything work out as you expected? What are the lessons learned? What would you do differently next time? / 3
Cite references (I’m only expecting 2 websites but more are ok) / 1
GIS Project and Files
·  Project works off of the CD.
·  Files are logically organized into appropriate directories. / 5
Total Points / 30

Include this grading sheet at the end of you report and please grade you project before you turn it in.