Artifact #3- Overfishing Paper from Environmental Planning

In my Environmental Planning course my partner and I were assigned a project which involved writing a ten page report and presenting our research to the class for 15 minutes. We chose to do our report on the environmental impact from overfishing. We were to model our plans off of what we learned throughout the semester from the planning of environmental issues we discussed in class. We had to state the problem with overfishing, discuss two cases studies, and come up with the best solution for the problem. My partner and I encountered the challenge of dividing the work evenly. His duties were to research the laws involved with the oceans and fishing and to write up the introduction to the paper. That left me with the duties of researching the regulations on fisheries, the case studies, and the possible solutions for the problem.

This task we were given taught us how to work with one another. I learned a lot from my mistakes made in writing this report. We received a good grade on our report but it could have been much better if we wrote it in the right format. We wrote it as a standard paper when it was assigned as being a report which required a table of contents, abstract, and a body consisting of sections. The second part of this assignment taught me a lot as well. We were to give a 15 minute power point presentation on our report. It was the first time I had done a presentation longer than ten minutes. The challenging part actually turned out being to make it not last too long rather than have the presentation be too short. This ultimately hurt our grade as we went a few minutes over the limit, although we still received a decent grade. This assignment helped my presentation skills, helped my teamwork skills, and I now have a better understanding for how to properly write a report.
Overfishing Report