ETC 692 Capstone Introduction *

This is the third in a 4-course sequence that will guide candidates through their Master’s Capstone Project. Over the course of this series, candidates examine how teachers use research principles and investigation processes to inform decisions and improve practice. Candidates identify a dilemma of interest, choose an investigation approach, propose the study, and demonstrate progress using a project management system of their choice. 

In this course, candidates receive personalized support to acquire approval of their research proposals and to move into the implementation phase. Topics include choosing an investigation method; proposing and managing a self-directed project; writing about evidence; validity and triangulation; ethical review process; and options to assess growth and change. Candidates integrate research-based processes, methodology, and evidence-based decision making into their professional practice. 

Candidates account for how their cultural lenses affect a study and interpretation of results. The options for engaging participants and discussing results of an investigative journey are explored to ensure understanding, graduate level discourse, and the authentic voice of the researcher.  

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites: ETC 680, ETC 683.

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Identify a problem of educational practice.
3. Compare/contrast investigation methodologies and propose one to address the problem of practice.
4. Analyze studies from the literature to inform understanding of the problem of practice.
5. Integrate and reflect upon the influence of culture, bias, and context on an investigation.
6. Create and communicate a self-directed project timeline.
7. Show evidence of progress on the self-directed project timeline.