Midterm Project

EVST-UA900 Park Over Plastic Capston Seminar

Spring 2020 • Clarisa Diaz • Mondays • 5:00-7:30pm • Washington Square SILV 402

Midterm

Working individually, you will research, analyze, and evaluate stakeholders and cycles of the plastic problem. You will then propose 3 ideas to the Hudson River Park Trust on what would be interesting for you to solve or communicate. The midterm will take the form of a visual presentation.

Annotated Bibliography

You will write an annotated bibliography. The bare minimum of sources is ten. You will be graded based on the thoroughness of your research. You should have many different types of sources in your bibliography. These sources should have an impact on the work you create.

Using Purdue OWL Annotated Bibliography Guidelines, summarize, assess, and reflect.

• The Wikipedia Disclaimer: Nowadays, wikipedia is often the starting point for research – it’s quick, easy, and provides an acceptable overview of many subjects. However, for serious, sustained research Wikipedia should not be relied upon as a primary source. Use Wikipedia to familiarize yourself with your subject and to locate other sources for further research.

You can access NYU’s central library here: http://library.nyu.edu/

You can access NYU Tandon’s Bern Dibner Library here: http://library.poly.edu/

Examples of Audiences

• School field trips

• Residents in nearby boat houses

• Staff resources and tools

• Dog park users

• Business partners and vendors

• Anglers who fish in the river

• General public and community groups

Examples of Types of Projects

• Signage system

• Set of data visualizations or infographics

• Training materials

• Digitization of Sewer in a Suitcase educational tool

• PSA campaign on plastic reduction and/or reuse of non-plastic materials