NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Coastal Training Program - Scheduled Workshops
Coastal Training Program
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Social Science Basics for Coastal ManagersThis training is led by staff from NOAA's Office for Coastal Management
Course DescriptionThe social sciences are a valuable but often overlooked element of coastal zone management. Issues from marsh restoration to flood mitigation all involve critical human elements— knowledge, values, and attitudes—of the people that live, work, and play in these areas. This training provides the basic knowledge and skills to help coastal managers understand their stakeholders. This course assumes participants have an understanding of the importance of stakeholder engagement. The course will build upon this understanding in the modules highlighted below: Conducting Interviews This module provides participants with the knowledge to create an “interview guide” tool and conduct effective interviews that can be used in multiple resource management settings. You will learn how to:
Leading Focus Groups This module offers an introduction to the practice of planning and administering focus groups as a research and engagement tool. Participants will achieve a better understanding of the appropriate use of focus groups, as well as best practices and approaches. You will learn how to:
Writing Effective Survey Questions Surveys are a popular information collection tool to help coastal managers understand their stakeholders and quickly assess large populations. Unfortunately, because of their popularity, many people untrained in survey creation administer poorly designed surveys that yield questionable results. This module serves to provide coastal managers with best practices to write more effective survey questions. You will learn how to:
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