Journal Articles

The capstone experience: Student and academic perspectives

Title:
The capstone experience: Student and academic perspectives
Authors:
Source:
Higher Education Research & Development, 33(3), 580-594, 2014
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2014
Education Categories:
- R Educational Policy & Administration
  - RG Education Reforms
- N Students & Student Services
  - NH Guidance, Counselling & School Social Work
Keywords:
Hong Kong Education Reform Capstone Experience Employability Graduate Capabilities Enhancing Graduate Employability Attributes Skills Education & Educational Research
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
A principal consideration in recent cross-sector educational reforms in Hong Kong is ensuring that undergraduate programmes prepare students for the future workplace, a factor that has made the capstone a central feature of the new four-year curriculum. This paper discusses a study that explored the final-year student experience based on a final-year project (FYP). Both recent graduate and final-year student feedbacks reveal some uncertainty and a lack of confidence over successful transition that graduates attribute to an overtly research focus in the current design of FYPs. Inviting comment from senior academics allows a fuller picture of the rationale behind, and administrative considerations in, conducting a capstone experience. This formative study highlights specific features in designing a capstone experience and the need for academic engagement in order to support the desired outcome of graduate employability.
[Copyright of Higher Education Research & Development is the property of Routledge. Full article may be available at the publisher's website:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2013.841646]
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 07294360
DOI:
- 10.1080/07294360.2013.841646
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/089d47fa
Entry Date:
2014-12-19