Syllabus for BPS-495
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES CAPSTONE
Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies Capstone provides engagement in a student-centered, content-related learning experience that serves as a summary and synthesis of a student's undergraduate academic career. The student selects a professional area of interest related to her or his career and engages in an activity leading to a research project. The culminating report is reflective of comprehensive competencies gained in undergraduate studies and demonstrates a student’s knowledge of the outcomes of the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies degree.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
CO1 Examine the importance of effective leadership, respect for diversity, and ethical behavior within a chosen profession.
CO2 Analyze employment data and economic trends within an occupational field.
CO3 Evaluate external forces of change vis-à-vis their influence upon occupational skill sets.
CO4 Propose effective and efficient career-success strategies.
CO5 Prepare professional reports that synthesize quantitative and qualitative information.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
ISBN-13: 978-1118785560
ISBN-13: 978-071464048
Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies Capstone is a three-credit, online course consisting of four modules. Modules include an overview, 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 discussion forums, complete written assignments, take a proctored midterm examination, and complete a final project. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for 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.
You are required to complete five graded discussion forums. Discussion forums are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules and the final project. Please note there is an ungraded, but required, Introductions Forum.
All discussion postings should be carefully proofread for clear organization, effective word choice, and correct grammar and punctuation. Discussion postings will be graded accordingly.
You are required to complete eight written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
Four of the written assignments represent major parts of the final project. By submitting these assignments to your mentor throughout the course, you will be able to receive feedback so that you can improve your work before submitting it within your final project. The content of your assignments will be assessed primarily when it is first submitted within assignments; when these sections are again submitted as part of the final paper, the assessment emphasis will be on whether you have utilized mentor feedback to make improvements.
All written assignments should be carefully proofread for clear organization, effective word choice, and correct grammar and punctuation.
You are required to complete a final project and to create a PowerPoint presentation based on that project. Refer to the Final Project section of the course site for details. Note that before submitting your PowerPoint to your mentor, you will share it with your classmates in Discussion Forum 5 for peer review.
Your final project should be carefully proofread for clear organization, effective word choice, and correct grammar and punctuation. The four main sections of your project should demonstrate that you have utilized feedback provided by your mentor for improvement.
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).
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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