Final Capstone Project
Final Project Submission and Showcase
Up to this point in the course, you’ve researched, composed and shared with others your thoughts regarding a topic about which you care deeply. Now it’s time to assemble your Final Capstone Project and demonstrate your mastery of our course-specific skills, to wit:
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Use critical thinking skills to assess information, solve problems, and make decisions;
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Identify, reconstruct and appraise different argument types that appear in print/non-print media;
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Evaluate inductive and deductive inferences using the concepts of validity, soundness, reliability, strength and cogency;
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Construct and evaluate oral and written arguments emphasizing clarity and rationality;
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Conduct research to locate, synthesize, and evaluate narrative and numerical information in print, electronic, and live formats.
You’ll also your display your grasp of the NACE career-readiness skills associated with “Critical Thinking”:
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Make decisions and solve problems using sound, inclusive reasoning and judgment.
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Gather and analyze information from a diverse set of sources and individuals to fully
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understand a problem.
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Accurately summarize and interpret data with an awareness of personal biases that may impact outcomes.
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Effectively communicate actions and rationale, recognizing the diverse perspectives
and lived experiences of stakeholders.
You will have a choice regarding how (in what medium or modality) you demonstrate both of these skill sets. Depending on your learning style and preference, you may select one of the following three mediums: a tweet, dialogue, or images/charts. It doesn’t matter which medium you select as long as you follow the instructions carefully and attempt to demonstrate the skills outlined above. The Final Capstone Project grading rubric will be used to assess your work, so please read it carefully before you create your project. The length of your submission depends entirely on you. It’s quality, not length, that will determine your grade on the assignment.
An easy way to showcase your command of the NACE competency “Critical Thinking” would be to situate your response in the vocation for which you are preparing. For future nurses, a medical setting (say, a hospital) might be an appropriate context for a #MeToo tweet; for a business student, a dialogue on socially responsible investment decisions could focus on immigration reform; for a future teacher, a graphic presentation that illustrated pertinent data on gun violence in schools might be apt. The choice is yours. The idea is to show your peers how you would use specific critical thinking and problem-solving skills in the vocational field you’re planning on entering. Have fun and be creative!
