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 ...

A cross-curricular, inquiry based research project at Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School is challenging students to tackle issues like poverty, homelessness and fair trade. Now in its second year ...

This quarter, I’m taking my capstone seminar – what I’ve always thought of as the big, grand culmination of my four-year baccalaureate degree. But when I tell my friends I’m in this class, I’m mostly ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Stanton, Sara Horton and Sherri Zeller presented their findings from the 1999 course. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the revamped and retooled Chemical Engineering Design Project course ...