current issue in the San Diego region! My current issue will be about the Coronado bridge suicide prevention project sponsored by the Caltrans agency, and design a 6-month participatory process that will identify 3-to-5 short-term actions for immediate implementation.

Course readings (3-5 sources) and the student’s additional research (6-10 sources) will form the literature review. The literature must include general research on: (a.) the current issue and sponsoring agency that will be addressed by the participatory process; and (b)methods and participatory processes that will be included in your participatory process. Research on the sponsoring agency should include at least one (1) phone-based interview with an agency representative (this may be done with group members). Media and news articles should be avoided as a source. The literature review should be approximately 4-to-6 pages in length.

Following is an outline guide for writing CA #1. The paper should generally answer the following the questions (but don’t list the questions in your paper!) in the order listed. The instructions for page length for each section are general – each student may have slightly more or less content for each section. Overall, the literature review should be approximately 4-to-6 pages in length, though slightly longer is also acceptable.

A. Introduction
• Does this section provide an overview of the entire paper? Does it tell you what
the entire paper is going to tell you?
• The introduction should be about one paragraph in length.

B. Issue and Sponsoring Agency Overview
• Are the topic and issue described?
• Are there data provided from one or more credible sources (ideally, the
sponsoring agency) that explains the significance of the issue?
• Is there an explanation of how the issue has consequences and impacts on the
community?
• Is the sponsoring agency that is primarily responsible for addressing the issue
described?
• If applicable, are there one or a few additional agencies described that also have a
role in addressing the issue? Is there an explanation of how their roles are
different and complementary to the sponsoring agency?
• Is the existing plan/project/initiative that is meant to address the issue described?
Does this include a description of its purpose, when it was created, and highlights
of its major outcomes (i.e., what did it do to make progress in solving the issue?)
• Related to the previous point, is the specific outcome that speaks to the students’
proposed participatory process for CA #2 described? (i.e., what does the existing
plan suggest that still needs to be done and that is the basis for the students’
proposed participatory process?)
• This section should be about 2-to-3 pages in length.

C. Methods in the Participatory Process
• Is there an explanation of 3-to-5 key stakeholder groups and their vested interests
that should be engaged in the participatory process?
• Is there an explanation of at least 3 outreach and communication methods that
would be used to reach these stakeholder groups?
• Is there an explanation of one public participation activity that might conducted
early the participation process?
o Does the explanation include a rationale for why it may be effective at that
point in the process for sharing and gathering public input on the subject
matter? What is the value of the activity? What are its characteristics?
o Does the explanation include a rationale for why it may be effective in
reaching one or more of the key stakeholder groups (i.e., why this activity
for these stakeholders?)
• Is there an explanation of one public participation activity that might be
conducted later the participation process? (This should be a different type of
activity from earlier in the process.

o Does the explanation include a rationale for why it may be effective at that
point in the process for sharing and gathering public input on the subject
matter? What is the value of the activity? What are its characteristics?
o Does the explanation include a rationale for why it may be effective in
reaching one or more of the key stakeholder groups (i.e., why this activity
for these stakeholders?)