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Publication Date: 2013
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Capstone: Why It Didn't Work for Us
Fillebrown, Sandra
PRIMUS, v23 n4 p412-418 2013
Saint Joseph's University, a small comprehensive university, implemented a one-credit capstone project for the mathematics major beginning in 2002. After expansion to three credits in 2007, the capstone, although successful, had unintended consequences. In 2010, for both programmatic and practical reasons, the department decided to remove the course from the program. This article describes that process and explains how the department met its program objectives through other means.
Descriptors: Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Majors (Students), College Programs, Program Termination, Program Descriptions, Educational Objectives, Program Effectiveness, Barriers, Formative Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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