Capstone

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Capstone Guide
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• Students must complete a capstone requirement
  before graduating from the MSW program.
• This can either be
• an integrative capstone project, or
• a thesis.
• Most students complete a capstone project due to
  time limitations.

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• For those completing a thesis
• The University Thesis Writing Guide can be found
  at
• www.csueastbay.edu/
• csuh_students/
• grad_students/thesis/
• Todays presentation will talk about the capstone
  project.

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Students may choose between the following project
formats

• Community/Practice Project
• Program Evaluation (designed, implemented and
  analyzed)
• Integrative Paper
• Advanced Case Study
• Single Subject Design Study
• Secondary Data Analysis
• All projects have an applied component!

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Capstone Requirement Decision Tree
Capstone Requirement
Integrative Capstone Project
Thesis
SW6909- Capstone Thesis
SW6959- Capstone Integrative Seminar
Departmental Thesis
Program Evaluation
Advanced Case Study
University Thesis
Community/ Practice Project
Integrative Paper
Single Subject Design
Secondary Data Analysis
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Projects should demonstrate student

• mastery of advanced concentration, autonomous
  urban, culturally competent practice
• commitment to social change and empowerment
• mastery of 7 program objectives (values ethics,
  critical thinking, etc.)
• all curricular subjects (HBSE, RGISWP, Policy,
  Research, Practice, Field).

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Chosen topics must

• be concentration specific, and
• in some way, address issues of oppression and
  concomitant needs for empowerment.

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Timeline

• Begin, now, to conceptualize project and complete
  capstone interest survey
• Attend capstone information meeting in January
  2007
• Register in spring for SW 6959
• Submit an Integrative Capstone Project Plan by
  2nd week of spring quarter (template online)may
  be submitted earlier

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Timeline (continued)

• Project abstract due 9th class session
• Project and paper due 10th class session
• Mandatory poster session held 10th class session
  (may be electronic)
• Students may display poster at graduation
  celebration.

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Each project requires a paper

• Specific formats are detailed online.
• All must be written in
• APA format
• 12 point Times New Roman font
• 1 inch margins

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Students will submit
2 copies of the final paper (spiral or strip
bound), 1 for the department 1 for the
student and
A copy of the project for the department to
keep, if it is separate from the paper.
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Students are encouraged to select a topic of keen
and passionate interest to their self and
professional identity!
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Stretch your mind and fly.Whitney M. Young
Jr.1921-1971