Written Assignments and Due Dates

At the end of the course, students will have the following written products.  For details, see here.

• Class Participation
• an evaluation of each student presentation
[due within a week of the presentation; submitted on web-based form through the class web page]
• Class Presentation
• one-page summary or abstract of the presentation, to be posted in the web page, submitted as a group.  The summary should include the main references used for the presentation.
[due one week before the presentation; electronic submission]
• list of readings the class should complete before the presentation, submitted as a group.
[due one week before the presentation; electronic submission]
• copy of viewgraphs or other materials used in presentation, submitted as a group
[due one week after the presentation; electronic or hard-copy submission]
• three page report on the class presentation / topic of the presentation, submitted individually.  Groups should divide the topic among themselves for the information to be summarized in the reports.
[due one week after the presentation; electronic or hard-copy submission]
• Short Reports (each maximum three pages in length)
• report on status (numerical statistics and individual)
[due Monday 26 January; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• report on UW program
[due Monday 9 February; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• personal reflection on climate issues
[due Monday 23 February; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• report on policy issue in memo format
[proposal due Monday Feb 2; first draft due Friday 27 February; Final draft due Monday 15 March; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• Speaker Summary
• report on of one of the panels or visiting speakers, to be posted in the web page, submitted as a group
[due one week after the panel or speaker’s talk; electronic submission]
• Final project
• proposal for project (maximum one page)
[due Monday 2 February; either electronic or hard-copy submission]
• full project (18-25 pages)

[due Monday 15 March; ; hard-copy submission.
Students taking course for W-credit must submit first drafts by Monday 1 March]

Submission Format:

• All electronic submissions should be submitted at the Electronic Submission Site or emailed to wost@u.washington.edu. Admissible formats are text, html source, MSWord and pdf.
• All hard-copy submissions should be handed in in duplicate.  If not turned in during class, one hard copy should be given to Prof. Olmstead (PAB B433 or her mailbox in the Physics department office) and one to Prof. Ginorio (Padelford B110P or her mailbox in the Women Studies department office).

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