[three_fourth] Introduction The Bachelor of Economics and Finance was introduced at the University of Wollongong in 2012 as a niche degree for relatively higher achieving students. There was a clear message in the development of the degree that we wanted to equip our graduates with independent research skills within our capstone experience, reflecting Hansen’s […]
[three_fourth] Introduction The Bachelor of Commerce – Professional Accounting is a three-year undergraduate degree at Macquarie University. The capstone unit, ACCG 399: Accounting in Context, is undertaken in the final year of study and provides students with the opportunity to integrate and advance their knowledge of accounting techniques and processes covered in prior learning. […]
[three_fourth] Introduction The Associate Degree in Fashion Design and Technology is a two-year qualification that aims to prepare students for both employment and pathways into further study. The capstone project occurs in semester 4, the final semester of the program. The capstone is not a stand-alone course, but an industry-based project that integrates learning […]
[three_fourth] Introduction This case study concerns a final-year professional writing capstone at Curtin University, Perth. The capstone combines a work placement with in-class discussions, an online blog, a basic ePortfolio, and career-focused seminars. Professional writing graduates enter a range of associated professions. They now face a work environment where in-house digital publishing is more […]
[three_fourth]Introduction Since its creation, the State University of New York (SUNY) Empire State College has believed in the cross-border accessibility of education and has operated an International Program initiative in a number of Central American and European countries. These programs utilize a transnational approach, in which alliances are formed with local universities with SUNY […]
[three_fourth]Introduction The Bachelor of Arts (Music Industry) is a three-year degree in which students carry out studio and project-based work across a wide range of music industry fields. The capstone is a core course in the BA program in which students are required to undertake a project related to their career and personal interests, […]
[three_fourth]Introduction The Mental Health Clinical Practice Camp is an intensive clinical practice experience in which students from a range of health profession programs spend a week at an outdoor camp with consumers who are undergoing treatment for mental health problems, and is otherwise known as ‘Recovery Camp’. The camp takes place at Camp Yarramundi, […]
[three_fourth]Introduction In their final semester of study, dental technology students work within the Griffith Dentistry and Oral Health Clinic under the supervision of an academic staff member. Each student takes part in, and provide services for, inter-professional teams of dentistry students (from a range of specialist areas). Students work together to develop treatment plans […]
[three_fourth]Introduction Third year Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems and Bachelor of Business Information Systems undergraduate IT students at Monash undertake a capstone project with industry partners, generally over two units (one per semester) The Industry Experience program has been running since the 1970s, and has been significantly refined over the years in response […]
[three_fourth]Introduction This capstone is one of a suite of four trans-disciplinary capstones delivered within the framework of Vice Chancellor’s elective courses. The Unravelling Complexity capstone is a problem-based course that provides students with the opportunity to explore dimensions of complexity and approaches to dealing with complex issues from multiple disciplinary and cross-disciplinary perspectives. Students […]