TESC Capstone Examples

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I am currently taking the Capstone now, but my degree is Social Sciences. It seems like a lot of people in my class are history majors. Two separate students are doing their research paper on WW2, I guess since I don't know them personally and their topics are so unique and interesting I can't tell you them. The one thing that surprised me about the capstone course is how specific the topics are. You just can't do a topic on "entitlement programs", it has to be more specific than that, like "What is the future outlook of the US Social Security Program?" You also have to come up with sub-questions to discuss in your paper.

We have been given a previous student's sample chapters (modules 1-5), the topic was on school shootings. The sub-questions used for that topic were:
Is There a Connection Between Shooters and Their Subjection to Violence Through the Media?
Is There a Legitimate Connection Between Mass School Shooters and Their Access to Guns?


Once I saw how the previous student formatted her paper the project became easier for me. Also I read the instructions of the other modules in advance so I can try and plan out my paper. At times the project makes sense to me, at other times it is confusing.

Picking a topic is very hard and can be frustrating. Is there anything you found particular interesting in your studying for any of the DSST history exams that you could look more into? Like maybe media's role in Vietnam, women's involvement in WW2, and the Civil War's lingering effects on society. There is a few ideas, not sure if that helps. Maybe someone else can share more history topic ideas.