HMDV 270 Honors Capstone I

This one-credit seminar is the first of a two-semester capstone sequence for students enrolled in an HCC Honors program. In this seminar, students will identify a research topic, contextualize the topic within relevant academic literature, develop and refine research questions, and construct appropriate methodologies for an academic project within one of three tracks: STEM; Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities; or Community-engaged Scholarship. Students must select one of the three year-long tracks prior to enrolling in this course.

Credits

1

Hours Weekly

1.5

Course Objectives

1. Develop an original capstone topic, drawing upon academic perspectives in one of the three tracks (STEM; Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities; or Community-engaged Scholarship).
2. Find, review, and critically evaluate academic literature for use in developing new scholarly projects.
3. Produce an annotated bibliography of academic sources that contextualize the capstone project.
4. Develop and refine specific, actionable, and realistic research questions.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the standards of ethical research for the purposes of project design.
6. Create and begin implementing appropriate methods to address research questions.
7. Complete, as appropriate, necessary protocols for institutional approval of the capstone project.
8. Provide constructive peer review.
9. Formulate a schedule for the timely completion of project methods and analyses.

Course Objectives

1. Develop an original capstone topic, drawing upon academic perspectives in one of the three tracks (STEM; Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities; or Community-engaged Scholarship).

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
2. Find, review, and critically evaluate academic literature for use in developing new scholarly projects.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
3. Produce an annotated bibliography of academic sources that contextualize the capstone project.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
4. Develop and refine specific, actionable, and realistic research questions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the standards of ethical research for the purposes of project design.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
6. Create and begin implementing appropriate methods to address research questions.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Draft
7. Complete, as appropriate, necessary protocols for institutional approval of the capstone project.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
8. Provide constructive peer review.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Peer Review
9. Formulate a schedule for the timely completion of project methods and analyses.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Draft