This course provides students a capstone experience during the final semester of the program. The purpose of the seminar is to provide students a culminating, research-based experience through an individual research project. Students in the seminar are encouraged to explore specific research topics that most compel them professionally or academically. As they research such topics, students are prompted to exercise critical reflection with regard to questions of power, justice, sustainability, diversity and global awareness in the conduct of inquiry and the production of knowledge, especially as it relates to public engagement. To orient such inquiry, the course examines various research designs and methodologies, including critical, qualitative, and quantitative procedures, with the aim of guiding students in the development of a final research based paper and/or research report. This final document can serve as the basis of a professional portfolio or future academic research pursuits. A student may choose to conduct research that produces either a Paper of Publishable Quality (PPQ) or a Professional Decision Report (PDR) as a master’s-level research project. Capstone EPSM only.

This course provides students a capstone experience during the final semester of the program. The purpose of the seminar is to provide students a culminating, research-based experience through an individual research project. Students in the seminar are encouraged to explore specific research topics that most compel them professionally or academically. As they research such topics, students are prompted to exercise critical reflection with regard to questions of power, justice, sustainability, diversity and global awareness in the conduct of inquiry and the production of knowledge, especially as it relates to public engagement. To orient such inquiry, the course examines various research designs and methodologies, including critical, qualitative, and quantitative procedures, with the aim of guiding students in the development of a final research based paper and/or research report. This final document can serve as the basis of a professional portfolio or future academic research pursuits. A student may choose to conduct research that produces either a Paper of Publishable Quality (PPQ) or a Professional Decision Report (PDR) as a master’s-level research project. Capstone EPSM only.