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DePaul UniversitySchool of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS)Autumn Quarter, 2020Instructor: Corinne Lally Benedetto, Ph.D.Associate Professor (retired) & Adjunct Instructorcbenedet@depaul.eduCourse Title: Capstone ProjectCourse #: LL303Credit hours: 6Location & Delivery Format: OnlineCOURSE DESCRIPTIONThis course provides the structure and guidance to complete a culminating appliedproject in your professional area or major. You will create an applied artifact expressingthe core and advanced skills and knowledge developed in your major, and justify itsform and content by analysis of relevant scholarship. Project implementation, dataanalysis, developing an artifact, assessment of project effectiveness, and a formalpresentation of the artifact to an audience comprise the key course activities.Prerequisites for this class: LL 300 or LL 301 or DCM 309COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMESAfter completing this course, you should be able to: Demonstrate the ability to apply the skills of creative and critical inquiry to anapplied project expressing skills and knowledge in the major; Create a coherent and refined Capstone Project of scholarly and professionalquality as evidence of learning acquired throughout one’s program of study, andin this course specifically.LEARNING STRATEGIESConsistent D2L participation is essential to the CP course. You should plan to devote12-15 hours per week to class work, which specifically consists of readings, gradedassignments, regular and thoughtful Discussion Forum participation, highlyrecommended weekly Zoom meetings, and systematic use of university library-basedresources. The assignments are all geared towards putting together the Capstone1

Project gradually (i.e., throughout the quarter) and in a scaffolding model (i.e., eachassignment builds on the ones that precede it).LEARNING RESOURCESThere is no required textbook for this course. Online modules and the DePaulUniversity Library together contain the pertinent and necessary resources.As your instructor, I urge each of you to read good writing for at least one houreach day and to spend at least that amount of time writing—whether it is for thisclass or for your own practice and use.LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND ASSESSMENTThis course uses the following learning approaches: Weekly discussion forums that focus on topics relevant to the ten modules of thecourse.Weekly assignments (submissions) that scaffold towards the development of theCapstone Project.A class presentation of the form, purpose, and content of your Capstone Project.To complete the course, students must fulfill each of the assignments as described inthe course and submit them to the instructor by the assigned deadline in D2L’s coursesubmission area. In addition, students must participate in the course discussion forumsby responding to all discussion instructions and by interacting with fellow classmates, asrequired.SCPS Minimum Grade PolicySCPS degree programs with majors (BAPSBA, BAPSC, BAHA, BADA, BANM, andBALS) require a grade of C- or better in courses taken at DePaul or transfer workapplied to course requirements in the Major and in the LL 261: Essay Writing course, inthe College Core. All other course requirements in these programs can be completedwith a grade of D or better. SCPS degree completion major programs (BAABS andBALS) require a C- or better in all courses taken at DePaul applied to those programs.SCPS competence-based programs (BAIFA, BAC, BAGB and BAECE) require a D orbetter in courses taken at DePaul or transfer work applied to competence requirements .Pass/Fail Grade PolicyStudents interested in taking the course on a Pass/Fail grade basis need to contact theiracademic advisor to request the option by the end of the second week of the course. SCPS2

students can email their requests to their advisors and include the course number, quarter, andstudent ID number. Non-SCPS students need to contact their home college for instructions onsubmitting these requests. Please review the P/F guidelines, course restrictions and GPAimplications in the University catalog before making your request. A grade of Pass represents aD or better standard and therefore will not meet requirements that have a minimum standard ofC- or better. For further clarification of the P/F option for SCPS students beyond the universityguidelines, please refer to the SCPS catalog.Late Work PolicyA grade reduction is applied to late work (unless excused from the deadline by instructorfor medical or major personal reasons.Incomplete (IN) GradeThis process follows university policy.A student who encounters an unusual or unforeseeable circumstance that preventsher/him from completing the course requirements by the end of the term, may request atime extension to complete the work. The student must formally initiate the request by submitting the Contract forIssuance of Incomplete Grade form (via email, word doc), no later than week 10 (orprior to the final week of a shorter-term course). The instructor has discretion to approve or not approve the student’s request for anIN grade. The instructor has discretion to set the deadline for completion of the work, whichmay be earlier but no later than two quarters (not counting summer term). The instructor may not enter an IN grade on behalf of a student without acompleted and agreed upon contract. The student is alerted that IN grades are not considered by Financial Aid asevidence of satisfactory academic progress.Course Grading ScaleGradePercentageA100-93%A-92-90%B to B-89-80%VerbalDescriptorExcellentVery Good3

C to C-79-69%SatisfactoryD to D-68-60%PoorF 60%UnacceptableDePaul University Rubric for Letter GradesThe instructor judged the student to have accomplished the stated objectives ofthe course in an excellent manner.AThe instructor judged the student to have accomplished the stated objectives ofthe course in a very good manner.BThe instructor judged the student to have accomplished the stated objectives ofthe course in a satisfactory manner.CThe instructor judged the student to have accomplished the stated objectives ofthe course in an insufficient manner.DF The instructor judged the student not to have accomplished the stated objectivesof the course.Summary of Assignments: Percentages, Point Values, and Weeks DueAssignments:% of Final Point Value Week DueGradeDiscussion Forums10%10Weekly1.2 Essay5%5Week 12.2 Essay5%5Week 23.2 Essay5%5Week 34.2 Research Planning Worksheet5%5Week 45.2 Annotations10%10Week 54

6.2 Essay5%5Week 67.2 Purpose Statement5%5Week 710Week 85%5Week 910.2 Capstone Artifact w/Narrative25%25Week 1011.2 Oral Presentation10%10Week 118.2 Review Literature Essay10%9.2 Final Artifact Structure EssayTotal100%100 Points5

CAPSTONE PROJECT ASSESSMENT RUBRICLearning l orprofessionalexperience, andinterest in aparticularproblem or issue.InquiryDemonstratesunderstanding ofthe broadercontext of aparticularproblem or issue.DecisionMakingContextualizespersonal orprofessionalexperiencewithin theparticularproblem orissue.Relatespersonal orprofessionalexperience tothe particularproblem orissue.Explainspersonal orprofessionalexperience andinterest in ageneralproblem orissue.Identifiespersonal orprofessionalexperience,andsummarizes ageneralproblem orissue.No discussionof personal orprofessionalexperience.No evidence ofdiscussion of aproblem orissue.Synthesizeswhat othershave said ordone about aparticularproblem orissue, andaccessesrelevant/relatedresources orliterature.Analyzes thecontext ofwhat othershave said ordone about aparticularproblem orissue, andaccessesrelevant/related resources orliterature.Summarizeswhat othershave said ordone about aparticularproblem orissue, andaccessesrelevant/relatedresources orliterature.Describes thebroadercontext of aparticularproblem orissue, but noevidence ofaccess torelevant/relatedresources orliterature.No evidence ofunderstandingof the broadercontext of aparticularproblem orissue, noraccess torelevant/relatedresources orliterature.Chooses andsummarizesrelevant directinvestigation,hands ysis toaddress theproblem orissueindependently.Choosesrelevant cation, orsecondaryanalysis toindependentlyaddress theproblem/issue/theory.Chooses cation, orsecondaryanalysis toaddress theproblem orissueindependently,but the methodis not relevant.No evidence ofa relevant directinvestigation,experience,application, orsecondaryanalysis toaddress theproblem orissueindependently.Chooses andexplainsrelevant directDemonstrates useinvestigation,of oryexperience,application,application ofand/ortheories orsecondarysecondaryanalysis toanalysis toaddress theaddress theproblem orproblem or issueissueindependently,independently.and shows howthis methodJustifiesconnects to theconnectionslarger theoretical with the largerframework andtheoreticalstandards in theframework.field.Establishes aconnection tothe largertheoreticalframework.Does notexplain aconnection tolargertheoreticalframework.Does notexplain orconnect tolargertheoreticalframework.6

,organization, andacademicstandards in finaldocumentation ofthe CapstoneProjectOrganizeslogically aclear, effectivepresentation ofthe CapstoneProject’s finaldocumentation,according tothe purposeand audienceof the project.Consistentlyuses relevantformat andcitation styleand includessupportingmaterials,whennecessary.Contains noobvious errors(grammar,fluency, etc.).SelfAssessmentReflects on thelearning processand competencygained throughcompletingCapstoneProject.Evaluates howthe projectachieved itsintendedpurpose, how itwas executed,and how itcontributes tothe field.Appraises thecharacteristicsof the learningprocess, andexaminesimplications forfuture learning.Organizes withcoherence andclarity, andappropriatelypresents finaldocumentationof theCapstoneProject for therelevantpurpose tandards(format,citation,supplements).Containssome minorerrors(grammar,fluency, etc.).Analyzes howthe projectachieved itsintendedpurpose, howit wasexecuted, andhow itcontributes tothe field.Assesses thelearningprocess, andrelates toideas forfuture.Organizes withcoherence andclarity, andpresents finaldocumentationof theCapstoneProject for therelevantpurpose andaudience.Does citation,supplements).Containsseveral errors(grammar,fluency, etc.).Presents finaldocumentationof theCapstoneProject for therelevantpurpose andaudience.Lacksorganization,coherence, andclarity,Finaldocumentationof the CapstoneProject isincomplete andnot effectivelypresented forthe relevantpurpose andaudience.Does not useappropriateacademicstandards(format, citationstyle,supplements,etc.).Contains manyerrors thatmakeunderstandingdifficult.Describes howthe projectachieved itsintendedpurpose, how itwas executed,and how itcontributes tothe field.Summarizeshow the projectachieved itsintendedpurpose, how itwas executed,or how itcontributes tothe field.Summarizesthe learningprocess, andidentifies ideasfor future.Identifieslearningoutcomesand/or plans.No evidence ofreflection onlearning orplans for futurelearning.7