Capstone course
A capstone course, also known as senior synthesis, capstone unit, capstone module, capstone project, capstone subject, or capstone experience, serves as the culminating and usually integrative experience of an educational program.[1] It may also be referred to as senior seminar (in the U.S.) or final year project (more common in the U.K.).
Universities and colleges often award a Capstone Award[2][3] or Capstone Prize[4] based on merit in the capstone course.
The term derives from the final decorative coping or "cap-stone" used to complete a building or monument. In higher education, the term has been in common use in the USA since the mid-twentieth century, although there is evidence that it was in use as early as the late 1800s.[5] It has gradually been gaining currency in other countries, particularly where attention has focused on student outcomes and employability in undergraduate studies.[6] National grant projects in Australia[7][8][9] and the U.K. have further raised the profile of the capstone experience.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Marcus Ford; Marcus Peter Ford (2006). Beyond the Modern University: Toward a C. IAP. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-59311-405-3.
- ^ "General Studies". Capstone Awards. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Capstone Award Winners". University of Washington. Information School. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ "Capstone Project Best Design Prize". University of Technology Sydney. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
- ^ Designing and teaching undergraduate capstone courses. San-Francisco: Jossey-Bass. 2015.
{{cite book}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ "Capstone Project Definition: What is Capstone". CapstoneWriting.com. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Business Capstones". businesscapstones.edu. Australia. Archived from the original on 9 January 2016.
- ^ Kift, Professor Sally (2013). Curriculum renewal in legal education: Capstone experiences in law. Australia. ISBN 9781921916670.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help)CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Capstones across disciplines and the capstone network". capstonecurriculum.com/edu. Australia.
- ^ "Rethinking final-year projects and dissertations: Creative honours and capstone projects". heacademy.ac.uk. U.K. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017.
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