Proposal Title
Self–designed Studies: Adult Undergraduate Research Across the School/Life Continuum
Abstract
Adult and non–traditional undergraduate students completing the BA in Liberal Studies degree will share the culmination of their self–designed studies through their research capstone projects. Discussion will include the process of crafting a self– designed major specialization that draws from each student’s individual educational, personal, and professional pathways, and the role of the capstone course in defining the research topics that emerged in the spring 2017 semester, intersecting academic disciplines, social issues, and professional practices.
Start Date
24-3-2017 12:00 PM
End Date
24-3-2017 12:50 PM
Presentation Type
Paper
Disciplines
Art Practice | Education | Liberal Studies
Self–designed Studies: Adult Undergraduate Research Across the School/Life Continuum
U-Hall 2-026
Adult and non–traditional undergraduate students completing the BA in Liberal Studies degree will share the culmination of their self–designed studies through their research capstone projects. Discussion will include the process of crafting a self– designed major specialization that draws from each student’s individual educational, personal, and professional pathways, and the role of the capstone course in defining the research topics that emerged in the spring 2017 semester, intersecting academic disciplines, social issues, and professional practices.
