Course Projects consist of 3 parts: Proposal, Presentation, Paper or website.

Students can choose the course project they wish to pursue that best meets their academic and personal interests.  All projects are subject to the approval of the instructor.

Suggestions options:

1. Create a website for public use that describes community forestry and provides access to key sources.  (Assistance in website development can be provided.)  The website itself will substitute for the final project paper.

2. Examine the history and follow (and perhaps engage in) the progress of the community forestry bill of 2002.  What is it trying to achieve?  What strategies are being used to promote it?  What are the implications for other such policy efforts in the US?

3. Literature review of community forestry or a particular set of theories relevant to your thesis or dissertation.

4. Comparative case studies of community forestry efforts or groups.  What were their goals?  What factors contributed to the success or failure of meeting their goals?  How do these cases deal with issues raised as critiques of community forestry?

5. A project of your own choosing approved by the instructor.

Group or Individual Projects
Projects may generally be done as individuals or groups of 2 to 3 people.  Groups of more than three may be approved in some special cases.  The website project may involve more than 3 people -- in fact it is encouraged.  Proposals should address divisions of labor and shared learning which must be approved by the instructor.  The literature review will generally be an individual project.

Grading
All projects will have three graded products: a project proposal, a class presentation, and a final project paper (or website).  The final papers will be posted on the class website and possibly the public website.  Class presentations/website will be graded both by class members (30%) and the instructor (70%).