EC's Capstone - LA498 - Help/Advice/Info Appreciated

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I am just finishing this class now. I can answer some but not all of your questions. The Excelsior Capstone is a lot of work. However, it is not difficult work. I was quite surprised by how much time the class took. However, one could put in less effort than I did and still get a pretty good grade. I was an active class participant because I have so few courses that make up my GPA...I wanted to be careful to ensure I scored high.

My biggest complaint about the class did not offer sample papers or an idea of how the final product should look. That was very frustrating for me. I suspect this is the way the course is set up and not the result of my instructor, but I am not sure.

I will say that the final, big project, was a PowerPoint presentation. This was infinitely preferable to a massive research paper. It took a long time to finish, but it was less effort than a shorter paper I wrote earlier in the term.

I suggest just taking the course and getting it over with since it is inevitable that you will take the class. Good luck

Hi..and thanks SO MUCH for your response! I was beginning to think I was the only EC student left out there!!

Not at all happy about the "no sample papers" - my only experience with a dedicated writing course was SL's Comp I and II - lots of help and a sample paper for each assignment...

I will have to do a lot of preliminary work with regards to the PowerPoint presentation before I sign up for the Capstone - I have absolutely no knowledge of PP - I don't even have the program on my computer! Can I ask you what version of PP you used for your project? In order to prepare, I'm planning on beginning with some PP books/internet lessons - if that doesn't get me where I need to be, I'll think about hiring a tutor...

Finally, are you able to choose a particular professor - does it matter? I don't see any prof. names when I look at the course registration lists?

I'm going to try for the Feb class - hopefully I'll have mastered PP by then...I want a high final grade also, as my present GPA is in the honors range - I definitely do not want to jeopardize that.

Many, many CONGRATULATIONS on successfully completing this very difficult course - I'm sure you can't wait to receive your diploma! :hurray:

Again, thank you for all your help!