Possible

Score

Grading Criteria

Required

10

Include neat line, border, scale, scale bar, ground, labels, legend, title, credits, north arrow, themes

GIS skills

5

Demonstrates understanding of GIS software and class lab skills to create map features

Clarity

5

Hazard map easy to read and understand key aspects; proper use of color, scale, fonts, labels

Hazard

5

Map gives appropriate hazard information; utility, detail, multiple map scales as needed

Total Map

25

Title

1

Clearly describes project contents and purpose

Intro

5

Describes project purpose, objectives, uses of GIS for mapping

Methods

3

Includes basic information on software, data sources, and methods used in producing map

Results

2

Explanation of contents of hazard maps

Discussion

10

Quantitative error analysis, implications of study findings for hazard mitigation, recommendations for future work

References

4

Lists sources of information; quality of sources and/or supplementary material used

Total Text

25

Total Project

50