Has Anyone Ever Failed A Capstone Course?

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Whoa, really sorry for you! Good thing she's giving you another chance. As far as failing, that could only happen if your total grades for the class don't add up to that 60%. That includes discussion posts, the Capstone chapters, the ETS, and the completed Capstone. It's kind of nerve-wracking to see the percentage so low, until the end of the class when you hopefully get a good score in the final project (because usually it's weighted more) and the percentage goes up. I'm sure once you correct it, she'll give you a better grade than 0. Best wishes!

Was there a time when you were doing the course you felt as if you'd fail the course? I feel overwhelmed on every assignment, and am glad she is at least give me either a B plus or an A minus for the assignments. With the score updated now, I feel fairly confident I'll hit over 60% before the final capstone paper is graded.

One thing my analytical mind worries about is if achieving a minimum score of 60% is what gives you the grade, or if an 'unsatisfactory' grade on one assignment can throw a wrench in the the whole thing. I think it's the former.

Do you remember on Chapter Five: Summary and Discussion how original you have to be in your discussion of the results? Dr. Haydel told me that the chapter should be written as if it's the only chapter researchers will read, so it has to summarize the study and the findings, and discuss how it relates to the field you are studying. I guess this is to showcase my analytical skills and synthesize the findings from the study.

I know one thing: I'll have to take a big mental break for a while and not do any scholarly stuff for a while. I know I will be proud of this finished capstone, but I don't want to do it again. :-) But knowing me, I'll be getting back into the school game again next year as I look at MBA programs.