5 credits
The final doctoral capstone/project demonstrates students' scholarly ability to examine, critique, and synthesize knowledge and experience, so that new ideas can be tested; best practices identified, established, and verified; and theoretical, practice, or policy constructs evaluated and advanced. Doctoral students can integrate their program of study into an in-depth exploration of an interest area, culminating in the completion of their capstone/project in this course. Students complete the capstone/project independently, with the guidance of a Supervisory Committee Chair and committee members. Students complete a Prospectus, Proposal, Research Ethics Review (IRB), and a final written capstone/project and oral presentation. The order and format of the various steps vary based on the professional doctoral program and capstone/project type. Be sure to follow the guidance in the appropriate capstone/project Guidebook and use the checklists, rubric, and writing templates for your program and your specific capstone/project type.