Capstone Portfolio: HSP 495
Instructor: Jackie Baker Sennett
Course Description {for more info}:
Assess integrated learning through discussion and writing related to the national standards. Review and revise capstone essay, writing samples, and portfolio artifacts. Finalize the student capstone portfolio to complete benchmark assessment in the human services major. Must be taken in the last 5 credits of the major.
Course Description {for more info}:
Assess integrated learning through discussion and writing related to the national standards. Review and revise capstone essay, writing samples, and portfolio artifacts. Finalize the student capstone portfolio to complete benchmark assessment in the human services major. Must be taken in the last 5 credits of the major.
Learning Outcomes
Develop and present a capstone portfolio and project documenting learning throughout the human services major; including evidence related to program outcomes, National Standards and professional development.
Assignments
Capstone Portfolio
Complete a capstone portfolio and project in compliance with the Student Guide to Capstone Portfolio Process. Please refer to CSHSE Standards and HSP Outcomes to review course accomplishments of meeting requirements for the Human Service Program at Western Washington University.
Capstone Project
The capstone project demonstrates your depth of understanding in a particular area of expertise and/or interest relevant to the human services profession. This is an opportunity for you to share professional interests and create connections between coursework and fieldwork, or draw lilnkages between work inside and outside of the major. The project should take approximately 20 hours total to complete.
Showcase Presentation
All students are required to attend the portfolio presentation session and be prepared to share and discuss their portfolio with members of the class and others. Professional attire is expected and incoming juniors will be invited so please prepare for an audience.
Peer Reviews
Provide peer feedback in the format outlined by the instructor. Your feedback should be constructive, demonstrate critical thinking skills and your understanding of the portfolio process. Your feedback will be valuable for your peers, and it does NOT affect their grades. Peer reviews will be conducted during class time and attendance is required.
Conferences and Rewrites
The capstone portfolio serves as a benchmark assessment. Thus, each student must pass with a score of 70% to graduate from Western Washington University with a major in Human Services. Students who are in danger of not passing the benchmark or who do not demonstrate evidence of meeting one or more of the standards must attend a conference with the instructor during Week 8 of the quarter to discuss areas of concern. Students will then have one week to rewrite essay/s and/or provide additional evidence.
Complete a capstone portfolio and project in compliance with the Student Guide to Capstone Portfolio Process. Please refer to CSHSE Standards and HSP Outcomes to review course accomplishments of meeting requirements for the Human Service Program at Western Washington University.
Capstone Project
The capstone project demonstrates your depth of understanding in a particular area of expertise and/or interest relevant to the human services profession. This is an opportunity for you to share professional interests and create connections between coursework and fieldwork, or draw lilnkages between work inside and outside of the major. The project should take approximately 20 hours total to complete.
Showcase Presentation
All students are required to attend the portfolio presentation session and be prepared to share and discuss their portfolio with members of the class and others. Professional attire is expected and incoming juniors will be invited so please prepare for an audience.
Peer Reviews
Provide peer feedback in the format outlined by the instructor. Your feedback should be constructive, demonstrate critical thinking skills and your understanding of the portfolio process. Your feedback will be valuable for your peers, and it does NOT affect their grades. Peer reviews will be conducted during class time and attendance is required.
Conferences and Rewrites
The capstone portfolio serves as a benchmark assessment. Thus, each student must pass with a score of 70% to graduate from Western Washington University with a major in Human Services. Students who are in danger of not passing the benchmark or who do not demonstrate evidence of meeting one or more of the standards must attend a conference with the instructor during Week 8 of the quarter to discuss areas of concern. Students will then have one week to rewrite essay/s and/or provide additional evidence.
Course Alignment with CSHSE National Standards
The standards below are taken from the National Standards of the Council for Standards in Human Service Education {for more info}. Standards are met in more than one course, but specifications may be met in only one course. Below are the specifications that have been designated for inclusion in this course.
#20 - Provide experiences and support to enable students to develop awareness of their own values, personalities, reaction patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations.
#20 - Provide experiences and support to enable students to develop awareness of their own values, personalities, reaction patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations.