Starting capstone Monday - freaked out

[BingCherry]

I have Dan Wiley. He had good reviews.

[BingCherry]

Haha! hilarious

I meant baby instructions but my iPad changed it to institutions. LOL.
That makes it even more funny! 😂😂

[jsd]

I have Dan Wiley. He had good reviews.

I liked him. Reach out if you need him, he'll help. But he's mostly hands off if you don't reach out. He had insightful feedback and fair grading

[warnerks]

You would consider this class easy? I am really struggling with my capstone and am stressed out a bit.

[DavidHume]

You would consider this class easy? I am really struggling with my capstone and am stressed out a bit.

What part are you struggling with?

[warnerks]

What part are you struggling with?

I'm struggling with organizing the research and making sure it is efficient enough to support my topic. This is my first research paper and it's a bit intimidating.

[DavidHume]

I'm struggling with organizing the research and making sure it is efficient enough to support my topic. This is my first research paper and it's a bit intimidating.

Do you mean for the literature review in chapter 2 or for the results of your study in chapter 4?

[jane_eyre11]

I was also stressed about the capstone. I just finished the course on Sunday with a 95. It is by no means as easy as high school work. It will require your time and effort. If you are a working adult, you will feel the stress more so than someone who has a lot of time on their hands. The first two weeks, you won't believe how easy the course seems. You are basically introducing yourself to your classmates and discussing your choice of topic. This is the calm before the storm. Do not be surprised, if you have your first assignment returned to you. Almost everyone in my class had their first written assignment returned. You will feel confused. You will feel like maybe you aren't cut out for this. These feelings will pass. Do not quit. I realized in the end that my professor would not accept work that was less than A work. I am grateful for this because I could see how far I came after 12 weeks. I have heard horror stories from people who had mentors that were not as gracious or willing to give second or even third chances. He gave detailed notes and even gave the class his phone number. We could call until 12:30 AM with any questions. He was truly a mentor and was genuinely interested in helping us reach our end goal, graduating. He was very clear however that we must meet the standards and that he would grade strictly by the rubric. I would not say that the online course is easier. Some people may prefer to not have discussions due in addition to the capstone itself. It did help to know that I wasn't going through the course by myself. There were other people experiencing the same things that I was. Don't panic. You don't need the book yet. After the literature review, it gets easier. I would say good luck but you've got this!!!!

[warnerks]

Do you mean for the literature review in chapter 2 or for the results of your study in chapter 4?

The literature review in chapter 2. I do good with examples so I have been looking up capstones from others to get a better understanding of how to outline mine.

[DavidHume]

The literature review in chapter 2.

What is your topic? It may help to make an outline similar to what you will use as the contents index for the final project. Feel free to send me a direct message and maybe I can help