LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone TESC
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LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone TESC
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12-29-2014, 10:35 AM
I have to do the TESC LIB-495 Capstone. Which is less time consuming, the GS or online course option?
Do you need to buy the books or can you download them off an e-book site?
12-30-2014, 01:26 PM
The GS option allows you to go at your own pace, while the Online option forces you to complete each of the five phases of the course in set time frames. While the GS option appears the most flexible at first sight, the online course gives you unlimited feedback from other students via its discussion board. This is a very difficult course to understand exactly what it is you are trying to accomplish. If my student had to do it all over again, I would have suggested the online option. Neither of us caught on to the actual task until way late in the course. My student had to pay for the extension to complete the course. On the other hand, my student was graded almost only on the final product and not on any of the intermediate goals which would have been a disaster since he did not "get it" until the end. You will definitely need both books, and you will probably want to annotate them to the syllabus instructions. So I recommend hard copies. You should get your NJ Library card (free for TESC students) and familiarize yourself with the research databases available before starting this course. Also, some forehand experience with the Purdue OWL website will save you time later. Another tip: Keep your topic as narrow as possible to cut down on the existingl literature to be reviewed prior to answering your primary research question. Good luck.
12-30-2014, 07:22 PM
dbwdb Wrote:I have to do the TESC LIB-495 Capstone. Which is less time consuming, the GS or online course option?The online course requires forums posts that the GS doesn't. However, with this particular course, more so than others, the forums interactions are EXTREMELY helpful with your Capstone - in figuring out where you're going, what you need and how to do it right. Quote:Do you need to buy the books or can you download them off an e-book site?Used older editions of the 2 books, which you can pick up for a few bucks on Amazon, would suffice.
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12-30-2014, 08:28 PM
dbwdb Wrote:I have to do the TESC LIB-495 Capstone. Which is less time consuming, the GS or online course option? If you buy them off of an e-book site be warned, the amazon kindle version of the books does not have page numbers. And your assignments will reference the important information you need to read for each assignment with page numbers... That was such a pain. I would definitely recommend against using amazon kindle eBooks for the capstone.
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12-31-2014, 09:25 AM
dbwdb Wrote:How many assignments are required for the GS option? For the 5 chapter research paper: Even though you will be continuously revising earlier chapters as your paper develops, you will submit each chapter in turn and then a final wrap-up, for a total of 6 assignments in all. If I did this right, the course syllabus is attached
12-31-2014, 09:40 AM
Thanks everyone for the info. I'd rather not have to do the discussion forum/online course if the GS course is manageable. Has anyone done the GS course and found it ok?
12-31-2014, 12:29 PM
My son did this course with great difficulty because he could not really figure out what it was all about. You need a good mentor to do this course as GS. If you can sign up with Casey Maugh, then you may find it manageable. There may be other good mentors for this course. But if you don't have a good one, you will not get the support the GS option requires.
01-11-2016, 01:43 PM
I want to take the guided study, as I understand this option doesn't require the forum interaction. I would think this makes it easier to work ahead and also allow me to focus on my own writing. On the flip side, I realize that the paper will be weighted more heavily if there is no forum discussion component. Is this an accurate understanding of the guided study/online liberal arts capstone?
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01-11-2016, 01:44 PM
JohnnyHeck Wrote:My son did this course with great difficulty because he could not really figure out what it was all about. You need a good mentor to do this course as GS. If you can sign up with Casey Maugh, then you may find it manageable. There may be other good mentors for this course. But if you don't have a good one, you will not get the support the GS option requires. So glad I went back and reread this thread. I have been looking for info on the guided study mentors. Thank you!
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