Capstone course

A capstone course (also known as 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.).

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.[2] It has gradually been gaining currency in other countries, particularly where attention has focused on student outcomes and employability in undergraduate studies. National grant projects in Australia[3][4][5] and the U.K. have further raised the profile of the capstone experience.[6]

See also

References
  1. Marcus Ford; Marcus Peter Ford (2006). Beyond the Modern University: Toward a C. IAP. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-59311-405-3.
  2. Hauhart, R. & Grahe, J. (2015). Designing and teaching undergraduate capstone courses. San-Francisco: Jossey-Bass.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  3. "Business Capstones". businesscapstones.edu. Australia. Archived from the original on 2016-01-09.
  4. "Curriculum renewal in legal education: Capstone experiences in law". eprints.qut.edu.au. Australia.
  5. "Capstones across disciplines and the capstone network". capstonecurriculum.com/edu. Australia.
  6. "Rethinking final-year projects and dissertations: Creative honours and capstone projects". heacademy.ac.uk. U.K. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13.


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