The Capstone Experience: What are Students Learning? What are Faculty Learning about Student Learning?

• In Event: Capturing the Senior Experience: Responsive Capstone Courses Promote Stability through the Recognition for Change

Abstract

The fifth panelist presents the benefits of a thematic approach. One of the more frequent assessment resources for many communication departments is the senior capstone experience. Capstones provide an academic setting where students transition from their undergraduate program into their “next step” beyond graduation. A thematic capstone which examines leadership as a principle and as a communicative act provides students an understanding of how leadership is linked to what we achieve and how we make those achievements.

Author

• Ellen Hay, Augustana College