I hope you'll find this experience to be one of the most challenging and fulfilling of your academic career.
This blog will serve as our class hub, including announcements, resources, samples and instructions. I'll update at least once per week, but more often if common questions arise or I find a resource to share.
This blog also offers you the opportunity to ask questions, request further instruction, or add your own perspective on a particular topic. We won't be meeting together every week, so this is the place for all of us to collaborate. Please feel free to share events or professional development opportunities that you think might benefit your colleagues.
Sixteen weeks might seem like plenty of time to write a research paper, but your capstone isn't just any research paper. Having taught this course several times, I know that students are most successful when they follow a prescribed schedule and reach milestones every week. This is particularly true if you will be undertaking original research for your capstone.
Though we don't have class next week, I am going to give you an assignment. I am asking that you contact me via email (bfoster@american.edu) to schedule a half-hour phone appointment to take place prior to our first class on January 22. During that meeting, we'll discuss your thoughts on a topic and proposed approach/methodology. Here are the times available to talk. Please provide me with your top 3 meeting time choices in case there is overlap.
Friday, January 12--5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 16--6-8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 17--6-9 p.m.
Thursday, January 18--6-9 p.m.
Friday, January 19--9-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.
I look forward to hearing from all of you soon and learning about your capstone goals. I will post the syllabus for the class later this week.
This blog will serve as our class hub, including announcements, resources, samples and instructions. I'll update at least once per week, but more often if common questions arise or I find a resource to share.
This blog also offers you the opportunity to ask questions, request further instruction, or add your own perspective on a particular topic. We won't be meeting together every week, so this is the place for all of us to collaborate. Please feel free to share events or professional development opportunities that you think might benefit your colleagues.
Sixteen weeks might seem like plenty of time to write a research paper, but your capstone isn't just any research paper. Having taught this course several times, I know that students are most successful when they follow a prescribed schedule and reach milestones every week. This is particularly true if you will be undertaking original research for your capstone.
Though we don't have class next week, I am going to give you an assignment. I am asking that you contact me via email (bfoster@american.edu) to schedule a half-hour phone appointment to take place prior to our first class on January 22. During that meeting, we'll discuss your thoughts on a topic and proposed approach/methodology. Here are the times available to talk. Please provide me with your top 3 meeting time choices in case there is overlap.
Friday, January 12--5-7 p.m.
Tuesday, January 16--6-8 p.m.
Wednesday, January 17--6-9 p.m.
Thursday, January 18--6-9 p.m.
Friday, January 19--9-11 a.m. and 3-5 p.m.
I look forward to hearing from all of you soon and learning about your capstone goals. I will post the syllabus for the class later this week.
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