Syllabus for APS-295
ASSOCIATE CAPSTONE
The Associate Capstone prepares and develops students’ skills for a technical work-stream leader role in their area of discipline within business and technology. This course teaches various techniques to simulate new concepts for a technology driven ideation process and the ability to assess the marketplace. Throughout this course the students will develop their ability to: understand and manage technology lifecycles; recognize business and manufacturing tools and strategies to yield the greatest efficiencies through each stage of this process; and to anticipate the issues and considerations when deploying technology. This course is designed to provide knowledge in these areas for the identification, analysis, and synthesis of current trends and incremental changes in any technical area of study.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
There are no textbooks required for this course.
Web links to recommended readings are included in each module. You should also search journal articles through the research databases for your final project. You can find links to the EBSCOhost and ProQuest databases by logging into the myEdison portal and locating the My Resources section in the center of the page. The links can be found under the Educational tab.
Associate Capstone is a three-credit online course, consisting of six modules. Modules include topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
One or more of the assignments in this course may involve original research. Research on persons other than yourself may require approval by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Thomas Edison State University prior to beginning your research. Examples of research types that may need IRB review are questionnaires, surveys, passive observation of individuals, interviews, and experimental procedures. Research involving vulnerable populations will always need IRB review. An IRB review is designed to protect research subjects from potential harm.
The following links fully explain the purpose of the Institutional Research Board as well as how to determine if your research requires IRB review. If you are in doubt, always ask for guidance from the University.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in online discussions, complete written assignments, and finish a final project. See below for more details.
Consult the Course Calendar for assignment due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document.
In addition to an ungraded Introductions Forum in Module 1, Associate Capstone requires you to participate in six graded online discussion forums. For this course, you are required to make a minimum of four comments on the responses of at least two other classmates. Your initial posting should include more than three resources, which must be referenced using APA style.
Communication with the mentor and among fellow students is a critical component of online learning. Participation in online discussions involves two distinct assignments: an initial response to a posted question and subsequent comments on classmates' responses.
You will be evaluated both on the quality of your responses (i.e., your understanding of readings and concepts as demonstrated by well-articulated, critical thinking) and quantity of your participation (i.e., the number of times you participate meaningfully in the assigned forums). Responses and comments should be properly proofread and edited, professional, and respectful.
Meaningful participation in online discussions is relevant to the content, adds value, and advances the discussion. Comments such as "I agree" and "ditto" are not considered value-adding participation. Therefore, when you agree or disagree with a classmate, the reading, or your mentor, state and support your agreement or disagreement.
For posting guidelines and help with discussion forums, please see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site. Click to view Online Discussion Grading Rubric.
You are required to complete six written assignments. The written assignments consist of specific topics defined in each course module focusing on the areas below:
This expertise is vital when developing and commercializing new applications. The course consists of readings and discussions in general science and technology issues and trends, and the application of the material to specific areas of technology. The latter is accomplished via the development of a final project by each student on a new technology area within their discipline. Each written assignment is structured to build upon the previous ones. The final project will contain the four written assignments combined as an integrated document including all of the changes made based on the mentor’s feedback.
For help regarding preparing and submitting assignments, see the Student Handbook located within the General Information page of the course Web site.
There will be a final project as stated in Written Assignments section. You may check Module 6 for more details about the final project. There are no quizzes or examinations in this course.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | C+ | = | 78–79 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–77 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | C– | = | 70–72 | |
B | = | 83–87 | D | = | 60–69 | |
B– | = | 80–82 | F | = | Below 60 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or better (for an area of study course) or D or better (for a course not in your area of study), based on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., exams, assignments, discussion postings, etc.).
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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