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This page is the assignment method. Follow the workflow in order, use the linked workbench to build the product, and use the quality dimensions before submitting.
Complete the workflow
Frame the community question
Identify the community assets and challenges that matter to current proposals, and state what the map should help the community decide.
Proof before moving on: A clear question and mapped community context.
Show relevant map relationships
Use the supplied information to show how assets, challenges, and proposal areas relate. The supplied slope information is already classified; interpret it as provided rather than creating new classes.
Proof before moving on: A legible map or map set with findings tied to places.
Connect findings to planning tools
Compare plausible alternatives and explain why the best-fitting community planning instruments, such as zoning, subdivision provisions, or another planning tool, fit the issue and proposal.
Proof before moving on: A recommendation grounded in mapped findings and an explanation of code implications.
Prepare the submission
Provide a map PDF or map set and a concise explanation of the question, findings, alternatives, recommendation, and code implications. Put basic source, date, and limitation notes on the map; include an editable file when useful.
Proof before moving on: The map deliverable and concise explanation.
Minimum evidence
- Community assets and challenges relevant to proposals
- Mapped relationships and findings
- Alternatives and a justified planning-tool recommendation
- Code implications
Submission package
- Map PDF or map set
- Concise explanation of the question, findings, alternatives, recommendation, and code implications
- Editable map or project file when useful
What strong work looks like
Method and evidence
The map and explanation use relevant evidence to show relationships among community assets, challenges, and proposals.
Analysis and judgment
The findings support a clear recommendation, plausible alternatives, and a fitting planning-tool or code implication.
Communication
The map and concise explanation make the question, findings, and recommendation understandable; source, date, and limitation notes are visible.
Original assignment requirements
- Use the map to explain the question, relevant community assets and challenges, and findings about their relationship to proposals.
- Use the supplied slope classes as provided: 15 to below 20, 20 to below 25, and 25 percent or above.
- Include basic source, date, and limitation notes on the map.
- Compare alternatives, recommend a fitting community planning instrument, and explain its code implications.
Provided in this course
- Instructor-provided map information
- Conservation analysis tool
- Map layout template and rubric
Before you submit
- What community assets and challenges matter to the proposals?
- What relationships does the map show, and what do the findings mean for the proposals?
- Why is the recommended planning tool a good fit?