Location
Cheatham 317
Event Website
http://www.cpe.vt.edu/cuenr/index.html
Start Date
3-27-2010 11:00 AM
End Date
3-27-2010 11:30 AM
Description
Project‐based senior capstone courses are a common part of natural resources curricula around the US, often providing undergraduate students with a “real‐world” experience prior to graduation, and provided educational programs with a means of conducting outcome assessments. At Virginia Tech, we have conducted a client‐focused forestry capstone course since 1999, and completed nearly 120 projects for actual clients from in and around Virginia. The evolution of the course and lessons (successes and flops) learned from our experience with student groups, clients, projects, and faculty involvement will be discussed. Future opportunities and directions in an evolving curriculum will also be addressed.
Included in
Evolution of a Client Based Capstone Course
Cheatham 317
Project‐based senior capstone courses are a common part of natural resources curricula around the US, often providing undergraduate students with a “real‐world” experience prior to graduation, and provided educational programs with a means of conducting outcome assessments. At Virginia Tech, we have conducted a client‐focused forestry capstone course since 1999, and completed nearly 120 projects for actual clients from in and around Virginia. The evolution of the course and lessons (successes and flops) learned from our experience with student groups, clients, projects, and faculty involvement will be discussed. Future opportunities and directions in an evolving curriculum will also be addressed.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cuenr/Sessions/Service/2
Comments
Citation: Sullivan, J.. 2010. Evolution of a client based capstone course. UENR Biennial Conference, Session Making it Real - Service, Learning, and Internships, Paper Number 2. http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cuenr/Sessions/Service/2/.