Course Description
This is the required Capstone course for students in the Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree program. The course is taken in the student’s last semester. It is designed to allow students to share their professional practice experience with classmates in structured discussions and to prepare students for the Capstone Formal Presentation. Students will develop a project proposal and research plan, write a review of the literature and prepare their presentation based on what they learn in the literature. Students will also make connections to prior learning from courses taken within the major, evaluate and synthesize information and connect to their own professional work experiences. A grade of C is required for students to pass the Capstone course.
Prerequisites
- Students must have completed most of their concentration courses and take this course in their last semester. Academic Counselor approval is required to register.
- ECE 101: Introduction to Early Childhood Education
- ECE 176: Health, Safety and Nutrition: Birth to Eight
- ECE 205: Diversity and Ethics in Early Childhood Education
- ECE 210: Observation and Assessment in ECE Program
- ECE 217: The Exceptional Learner
- ECE 231: Early Language and Literacy Development
- ECE 247: Child Development: Birth to Eight
- ENG 101: English Composition 1
- ENG 102: English Composition 2
- PSY 301: Psychology of Play
- SOC 350: Children, School and the Community
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Demonstrate reading and writing communication competence by effectively acquiring, developing and conveying ideas and information
- Perform, analyze and synthesize an organized and systematic review of current literature related to selected topic. Literature includes current research (within 10 years) some of which may be accessed through iCONN and eJones.
- Compare and contrast findings/ideas from literature review
- Integrate ideas and findings from literature review with current developmentally appropriate practices (using NAEYC as the standard) for typically and atypically developing children ages birth through 8 years old
- Make recommendations for change (of personal practices) based on new findings
General Education Outcomes (GEOs)
Please check the applicable GEOs for this course, if any, by outcomes at GEO Category Search, or by subject area at GEO Discipline Search.
Course Activities and Grading
Make recommendations for change (of personal practices) based on new findings
Assignments | Weight |
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Capstone Project (Final Project) | 100% |
Total | 100% |
Grading Standards
The project will:
- Express with clarity and precision the idea of the project
- Demonstrate substantial knowledge of the content of the concentration
- Evaluate critically the validity of the project within the concentration
- Reflect proficiency in the terminology and language appropriate to the concentration
- Exemplify effectively the methodology of the concentration
- Reveal the personal thoughts and opinions of the student
- Demonstrate the writing proficiencies of the senior level of college writing
- Be a minimum of 35 pages. Typical projects are between 50-100 pages.
Grades
A = exemplary level of performance – effectively demonstrates all seven standards
B = high level of performance – demonstrates six of the seven standards
C = satisfactory level of performance – demonstrates five of the seven standards
F = unsatisfactory level of performance – demonstrates fewer than five of the seven standards
Required Text
- There is no required textbook for this Capstone course.
Recommended Resource
- Student should have an up-to-date reference guide for citation methods, appropriate word usage, grammar and punctuation. A Writer’s Reference, 6th edition is one such resource.
Course Schedule
Week | SLOs | Assignments | |
1 | 1,2 |
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2 | 2,7 |
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3 | 2,3,4,5 |
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4 | 2,3,4,5 |
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5 | 1,2,3,4,5,7 |
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6 | 2,4,5,6 |
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7 | 2,4,5,6 |
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8 | 3 |
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.