Amber Wagner, Ph.D., wants her students to apply their learning in the real world, plain and simple. Given this priority, she teaches a senior capstone course in the University of Alabama at ...

With the hysteria of shopping week behind the Class of 2019, second-semester seniors have enrolled in courses for the last semester and are preparing to embark on the final undergraduate academic ...

As I plan my courses for my last semester at Boston College, I have been considering whether or not to elect for a Capstone course. They cannot be taken pass/fail, and only one can be taken before ...

Emphasize sharing of ideas, synthesis, and critical, informed reflection; Include student initiative in defining and investigating problems or projects; Have projects that speak to an audience beyond ...

This one is a little “inside baseball,” but for those of us who wrestle with outcomes assessment, it’s a real issue. How does your college assess gen ed outcomes when you don’t have capstone courses? ...

Donna A. Gessell is a professor of English. She has long taught the capstone course for students earning the BA in English with Teacher Certification. Editor's note: This is the third in a series of ...

Kellie Keeling is a senior English major with a concentration in Writing & Publication. Zoë Phalen is a senior English major with a concentration in Writing & Publication. J. Michael Rifenburg is an ...

A capstone presentation is an opportunity for a college student to demonstrate his knowledge of the course topic, his field of study or his educational institution. The culminating presentation, ...

I have the best readers ever, and I’m not afraid to solicit their wisdom from time to time. This is one of those times. My state is taking a fresh look at the requirements for the number of gen ed ...