TIFFIN UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES
Minimum Course Content Guide
Course Number: HUM680
Course Name: Capstone
Project
Prerequisite: Completion
of at least 21 hours of coursework.
Course Description:
This course, co-taught by two
faculty members, is available for students who wish to complete their course of
study with a capstone project. Capstone
projects may include an academic thesis, a creative project or thesis, or a
portfolio project. Students are
encouraged to complete this course in a single semester, but at the discretion
of the instructors may be allowed one grade of “I” (incomplete) in order to
finish their project during the next semester.
This course will have a cap of eight students. Offered every semester. (3 hour)
Evaluations:
Assignments will include
·
Discussion board posts
·
Review of weekly readings
·
Live chats
·
Five-page prospectus due by the end of the first
week of class
·
Capstone project
Minimum Topic
Outline: The Capstone Project will begin with a minimum five-page prospectus
due by the end of the first week of class.
Students should begin work on the prospectus prior to the start of
class. This prospectus will describe the
project, explaining how it relates to the student’s course of study at Tiffin
University, and then provide an outline and bibliography. Capstone projects may take one of the
following forms:
·
40-60 page creative writing project, such as a
collection of poems, short stories, a novella, or a (screen)play, accompanied
by a minimum ten page introduction explaining the nature of the project,
describing similar works, explaining its original contribution to the genre or
field, etc.
·
Other creative project (such as visual media)
accompanied by a minimum twenty page introduction explaining the nature of the
project, describing similar works, explaining its original contribution to the
genre or field, etc.
·
40-60 page research project in any area of
humanities study represented in the student’s coursework.
·
Portfolio project, parameters to be determined
in conjunction with the faculty members.
Whatever the nature of this portfolio, it should represent a coherent,
well-organized body of work focused on a topic, theme, or problem.
Potential
Textbooks:
Readings selected as appropriate to the project.
Lead Instructor: James Rovira
Carnegie Units:
Weekly discussion boards: 45 hours
Review of weekly readings: 40 hours
Capstone Project: 50 hours
Live chats: 4 hours Total:
139 hours
Created: May 2012
Updated: Sept. 2012
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