N4685 Capstone Seminar

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Overview: Capstone Project – Goals/Content/Outline/Strategies/References

In this assignment, you will describe the subject, problems, or issues you want to address. You will answer the following questions:

1. How do we know this is a problem or issue?

2. Who needs the information about the problem or issue?

3. What are possible solutions?

4. How will dissemination of this researched information impact behavior?

Objectives

· Develop and refine Capstone Project goals, content, outline, and implementation/presentation on strategies

· Decide on Capstone project design

· Develop draft of Capstone project

Rubric

Use this rubric to guide your work on the Module 2 assignment.

NOTE: All assignments and discussion posts are expected to be completed on time.

Tasks	Target	Acceptable	Marginal	Unacceptable
Indications (25 Points)	Clear statement of specific problem or issue and its unique importance (25 Points)	General statement of problem or issue, with indication of importance not being clearly stated. (15 Points)	Addresses only the problem statement or the issue. (10 Points)	No clear statement of important problem or issue (0 Points)
Audience (25 Points)	Clear description of target audience, including description of setting for presentation and why this audience was targeted (25 Points)	Description of target audience is not specific to setting or why this audience was chosen. (15 Points)	Describes only the audience or the setting but not both. (10 Points)	No description of either audience or setting. ( 0 Points)
Implications (25 Points)	Clear and strong analysis of how presentation of information will change the behaviors of target audience members and the resulting impact on the problem or issue Well-articulated and clearly detailed synopsis (25 Points)	Statement of how presentation will affect audience members Articulated in general terms and synopsis lacking detail* (15 Points)	Statement is weak and general as to how the information will change the audience of issue Poorly articulated and synopsis lacking detail (10 Points)	Weak or no statement of how information will change audience or issue No synopsis and no detail ( 0 Points)
Grid and APA format (25 Points)	Clear description of type of information dissemination, including details about the types of visual aids and verbal presentation or demonstration strategies to be used to interact with audience members. Grid is completed as per example with no errors or omissions. No APA/grammar errors. (25 Points)	Grid is missing needed items. Statement of type of information dissemination, including at least one visual strategy and at least one verbal strategy. 1-3 APA errors. (15 Points)	Grid is missing items. Lacks either a visual or a verbal strategy. 4 or more APA/grammar errors. (10 Points)	Grid is not completed. More than 4 APA errors. Weak or no statement of how information will be presented. (0 Points)