Educational Studies Capstone

Arizona State University (ASU)
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Caitlin Gaspar
Assistant Director, Community Experiences
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Timeline
  • September 6, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 8, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 24, 2020
    Final Site Review
  • January 5, 2021
    Semester 2 beginning
  • December 5, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
5 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Non profit, Social Enterprise
Education

Experience scope

Categories
Operations Project management Education
Skills
strategy project planning research
Learner goals and capabilities

Educational Studies Capstone students implement a sustainable service project addressing social justice issues in education. Students provide direct service to their community partner to deeply understand the population served and challenges the partner may face. Students engage in student-directed projects corresponding to research and planning completed during the previous semester. Students create realistic solutions to national and local community issues that impact student achievement.

Students complete at least 100 hours per a semester.

Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
5 learners
Project
100 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Individual projects
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Each deliverable will be determined by the needs of the participating organization. For the course students will create:

  • A budget and fundraising plan
  • Logistics Plan
  • Implementation Summary
  • Impact Plan
  • Evaluation Plan
  • Impact Report
  • Evaluation Summary
  • Sustainability Plan

A final review presentation will be given by the student.

Project timeline
  • September 6, 2020
    Experience start
  • September 8, 2020
    Project Scope Meeting
  • November 24, 2020
    Final Site Review
  • January 5, 2021
    Semester 2 beginning
  • December 5, 2020
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Our students will work with your organization to identify an issue or a challenge and create actionable solutions. Past projects have included:

  • Creating virtual gardens
  • Setting up tutoring programs
  • Designing instructional materials
  • Coordinating logistics

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

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