Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
Two pieces of work, both graded on whether a reader who wasn’t in the room could follow your argument and check it against the evidence — not on whether your own collision history is compelling.
Literature review and hotspot analysis
A critical review of the wildlife-vehicle collision literature, paired with your own hotspot analysis of a dataset from weeks 1 through 6.
Due 12 April 2027 · Weight: 40%
Research proposal: a safety intervention
A capstone research proposal for a single wildlife-vehicle safety intervention, defensible on ecological, physical, human-factors and policy grounds at once.
Due 28 May 2027 · Weight: 60%