Undergraduate Education
UC Riverside Capstone Course
Capstone development grant Application and Proposal Form
Capstone Development Grants are designed to facilitate the implementation of capstone projects that will be high impact educational practices for students AND will serve as an effective site for assessment of student learning at the program/department level.
Four grants of up to $5,000 can be funded. Proposals will be reviewed and awarded by a committee of faculty and Undergraduate Education staff.
Notification of awards can be expected in April of 2016 with funds to be dispersed shortly thereafter. Funds may be expended in AY16-17. Funds may be used for equipment, TA or GSR time and/or teaching buyouts. Funds may not be used for undergraduate scholarships. Awardees will be expected to submit a final report, detailing funded activities and assessing the success of those activities.
Successful proposals will:
a) Involve a capstone course with strong potential to have substantial positive benefits for the students who participate AND to further develop assessment of student learning at the departmental level.
b) Propose activities that have clear and specific goals; proposed activities include goals that can reasonably be measured.
c) Have a clear plan to assess the program’s goals. These plans discuss specific information that will be collected and how information will be analyzed. There are plans to discuss and share results within department (and with other relevant stakeholders).
d) Use funds for start-up costs or one-time expenses. Where there are ongoing costs past AY16-17, these costs must be sustained by the program/department.
Please send submissions toGary Coyne, Director of Evaluation and Assessment, by email to by 5pm on March 14th.
Deadline for Application: March 14st, 2016
Departmental Information
Department:
Department Chair:
Department Chair Endorsement:
Department Chair Email:
Department Analyst/MSO Name:
Department Analyst/MSO Email:
Project Lead Contact Information
Name:
Email:
Phone:
Name of Major/Degree Involved in Proposed Capstone:
Number of Degrees Granted: (circle one for each academic year, AY)
AY 2014-15: Not applicable < 2525 to 100100 to 250
AY 2013-14: Not applicable < 2525 to 100100 to 250
AY 2012-13: Not applicable < 2525 to 100100 to 250
Undergraduate Education
UC Riverside Capstone Course
A. Brief Description Capstone Experience:
Please provide a short (about 200 word) description of the proposed capstone experience.
A.1. Capstone Course Rationale
Please discuss why the capstone is needed and how it mayadd to the student experience.Please describe the activities that will take place (both in and out of the classroom) as part of the capstone. Please mention connections between the capstone and existing courses and or departmental level learning outcomes.
Include a syllabus for the proposed course if possible.
B. Proposal Budget and Justification:
Please provide a line item style budget detailing expenditures.
Please not funds may not be spent on scholarships and that any equipment or supplies purchased become property of your home department.
Of particular importance is the sustainability of the capstone course after the requested funds are expended.
C. Assessment:
C.1. Assessment of Departmental Student Learning Outcomes
Please discuss how the capstone will be used to assess student learning outcomes at the departmental or degree level. If your department will not be able to provide the capstone to all students (or assess all students in the capstone) you may wish to discuss the implications of this.
Be sure to include a list of your department’s current student learning outcomes.
C.2. Assessment of the Capstone Course
Please discuss how you will know the capstone is successful in both the short and long-term. Short-term should be taken to mean generally within the time frame of the grant. Short-term metrics might includeachieving timeline milestones, increasing the number of students or creation of specific student products. Longer-term metrics are likely to be linked to improving student experience more generally, and may take place over several years. Successful proposals will show some thoughtful reflection on long-term assessment (even if that falls outside of the scope of the proposal).
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