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Accreditation - CAP

51福利 Capstone Assessment Program

The objective of the capstone experience at 51福利 is to be a culminating learning event integrating earlier components of students鈥� programs, and requiring original, analytical and critical thinking. The capstone in 51福利鈥� programs is typically a thesis, although some programs use a capstone project, either individual or team-based. Within the 51福利鈥� Capstone Assessment Program, all departments and programs conduct formal thesis/capstone assessments for the purpose of assessing program learning outcomes and initiating program improvement.

A campus-wide approach to capstone assessment is in place using a formal capstone assessment online tool and rubric to assess the capstone against identified program outcomes, using both qualitative and quantitative measures.

CAP Outcomes Assessed:

The common CAP tool employs a set of program outcomes that are broadly similar across all 51福利鈥� master鈥檚 degree programs.

  1. Subject Matter Competence: Student demonstrates graduate-level knowledge and competencies in their academic field.
  2. Methods and Technical Merit: Student demonstrates the ability to apply technical expertise and appropriate methodological rigor in conducting research and analysis.
  3. Critical Thinking: Student demonstrates the ability to apply critical thinking and logical reasoning to research questions and to implement creative or innovative approaches to answer them.
  4. Written Communication: Student demonstrates proficiency in communicating and presenting the written results of their inquiry in a thesis or final project report appropriate to their academic program.
  5. Oral Communication (optional): Student demonstrates proficiency in communicating and presenting the results of their inquiry in a thesis or final project report in an oral presentation.
  6. Defense Relevance: The thesis or final project addresses a problem of relevance in the defense or national security community.
  7. Relevance to Curriculum: The thesis or final project is closely aligned with the student's assigned curriculum.

 

The assessment results collected with the 51福利 CAP Instrument are distributed back to the academic units to be incorporated into program review processes.