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IST 699: Graduate Capstone

Syllabus ~ Fall 2015

Instructor Information
Dr. Miguel Lara
milara@csumb.edu
Phone: 831-582-5038
Office: BIT Building 211
Office hours:
Fridays 3pm 6pm
Or by appointment

Course Description
The MIST capstone process includes research, planning, development, evaluation and
presentation of a substantial project related to instructional science and technology. The
topics of the Capstones are based upon individual students passion, expertise, educational
goals and career goals. The Capstones also showcase students learning achievements in
the MIST program. MIST Capstones cover a wide spectrum of projects: instructional unit
creation, learning system development, e-learning plan, performance improvement, case
study and empirical research. They all integrate real-world learning and performance issues
with advanced information technology, the unique feature of the MIST program. The
capstone presentations are conducted as conference sessions, in which each student
presents her or his capstone for 10-15 minutes, and holds a Q&A period afterwards.
Students final report, thesis and e-portfolios are displayed during the capstone event.

Learning Outcomes
Students completing the Graduate Capstone must demonstrate the following competencies:

Capstone Project - providing an original application of technical/professional

knowledge in the field of instructional science and technology
Written communication at the professional level
Oral communication at the professional level
Overall knowledge/skills developed in the MIST curriculum demonstrated via an
online portfolio
Research skills such as data collection, data analysis, reporting, etc.
Career Planning

Teaching Modality:

Fully online learning including a synchronous session via Blackboard

Collaborate on August 30, 2015 at 10am.
All documents and portfolio are due Tuesday, December 8, 2015.
Final capstone presentation will be on Friday, December 18, 2015.

Tentative Course schedule (see course calendar for details)

This semester you will be working on the following activities: Capstone proposal, eportfolio; capstone project, final report, and working with your capstone advisor as
needed.

Assessment for IST699 Capstone

Activity
Capstone Progress Report
Capstone Proposal
Narrative summarizing your learning experience in MIST (text
and video, it should be around 500 words)
Capstone Project Progress
e-Portfolio Update and Peer Review
ITCD Capstone Portfolio Release Form
Capstone Presentation File
Final Capstone Project
Final Capstone Project Presentation
Final Report
Final Portfolio DVD/CD
Final e-Portfolio including artifacts for each learning
outcome/course, (the e-portfolio has to be completed in order to
pass the MIST capstone class, no exceptions)
One page capstone summary
TOTAL

Points
30
100
30
30
40
10
50
200
100
200
100
100

10
1000

Required Portfolio (Delivered on a CD-ROM):

1. 500-word narrative summarizing your learning experience in MIST (text
and video)
2. A complete portfolio that includes each learning outcome, evidence,
reflection on each learning outcome (what is learned), and a resume
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3. Capstone project proposal

4. Capstone project final product, final report and final presentation files

Grading Criteria
A (95-100%): Extraordinarily high achievement. Unusually complete command
of the course content; outstanding level of scholarship;
A- (90-94%): Excellent achievement. Very thorough command of the course
content; very high level of scholarship;
B+ (87-89%): Very good achievement. Significantly above average
understanding of materials and thorough command of course
material.
B (83-86%): Good achievement. Signifies mastery and fulfillment of all
course requirements; Solid, acceptable performance.
B- (80-82%): Fair achievement. Acceptable performance on most, but not all,
aspects of the course.
C+ (75-79%): Not wholly satisfactory achievement. Marginal performance on
some aspects of the course.
C (70-74%): Marginal achievement. Minimally acceptable performance on
most aspects of the course.
F ( < 70%): Unacceptable work. Little or no command of the course
objectives.

Other policies
Assignments
Specifications for each assignment will be given in the course
management system (iLearn), http://ilearn.csumb.edu. Assignments are
due no later than 11:59 p.m. PST on the specified date. If an assignment
due date cannot be met, notify the instructor prior to the due date. You
are responsible for turning in work on time, as posted. Any
assignments/activities not received by the due date will be considered
late and will be penalized with 20% of the grade.
Feedback/communication
Please be sure that you have a MyCSUMB internet account (provided at
no cost through CSUMB). My feedback on assignments will be returned
through ilearn or MyCSUMB email. This is usually done within one week
after the work has been submitted. Individualized feedback to your
personal email may be given as needed. If the feedback is unclear or
youd like further guidance, feel free to contact me. Be sure to check
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iLearn for all other returned assignments containing my feedback.
Announcements will also be used to announce required information to
the class so you should check that regularly. In addition I will monitor the
ask your instructor discussion forum for any inquires that are relevant
to the course. This is the best place to post your concerns that might be
of interest to the entire class. Also please help answer the questions if
you happen to know the answer. Please use a direct email message if
your inquiry is of a personal nature.
Drop Date
Students can drop the class for any reason before the end of the
Add/Drop period. After the Add/Drop period, a documented serious and
compelling reason, such as illness or death in the family is required to
drop, and a grade of W will show on your transcript. A serious and
compelling reason is one that affects the students emotional or physical
health, or financial conditions. If you are considering dropping the course
for non-compelling issues, please consult with me for a more complete
discussion.
Academic Honesty
Academic honesty is highly valued at CSUMB. Students must always
submit work that represents their original words, ideas, and design. If
any work used in a class, online posting, or assignment submission does
not represent that student's original words, ideas, or design, all relevant
sources must be cited and, when appropriate, permission to use the work
must be obtained. It must also be made clear the extent to which such
sources were used. Words, ideas, and designs that require citation and
permission include, but are not limited to, all hard copy or electronic
publications, whether copyrighted or not, and all verbal or visual
communication when the content of such communication clearly
originates from an identifiable source.
Online courses promote the publishing of individuals work for the purpose
of critique and/or comment by others. This should not be construed as
an open invitation to use any part of that published work, whether it is in
the form of text, language, ideas, or design format. If, in fact, a student
wishes to borrow or use anything from another students efforts, it should
be treated as any other resource, i.e. prior permission must be received.
Within the SMART College, plagiarism and other forms of academic
dishonesty are not tolerated. Students found by faculty to have breached
the academic integrity policy in any assignment will, at minimum, fail the
class. This breach will be reported to the college administration. As per
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the directives established by the CSU Chancellor's Office, should a
student fail a course due to a violation of the academic integrity policy,
that student will not be permitted to repeat the course. Without
successful completion of all IST courses, that student will not be allowed
to continue in or graduate from the MIST program.
Please see the CSUMB Catalog for more information about academic
honesty, including consequences of academic dishonesty:
http://policy.csumb.edu/site/x20830.xml
Students are encouraged to use the Turnitin.com tool whenever possible.
In keeping with program policy, Turnitin originality checking will be
required for assignments that demand extensive writing and scholarship.
When indicated by faculty, students must include the turnitin.com
originality report (in pdf format or equivalent) when submitting that work.
Diversity
The CSUMB Mission Statement is to build a multicultural learning
community founded on academic excellence from which all partners in the
educational process emerge prepared to contribute productively,
responsibly, and ethically to California and the global community.
All students are required to show respect to their fellow students and to
the instructor. While you may not necessarily agree with their beliefs,
you are required to respect that they have them. I encourage you to
share and embrace the multiculturalism of the CSUMB vision statement.
In doing so you will be rewarded with a greater appreciation for this
global community within which we all live and function.
Disabilities and Learning issues
The goal is for you all to have equitable access to succeeding in this
course. Students with disabilities who require accommodations such as
time extension or course material accommodations must present
verification from Student Disability Resources within the first two weeks
of class. If you think a disability may impact your performance in this
class, please contact me before the end of the Add/Drop period. You are
encouraged to make contact with Student Disability Resources at
Student_Disability_Resources@csumb.edu or call them at 831 582-3672
voice, or 582-4024 fax/TTY.