The Capstone Project is designed to provide you an opportunity to synthesize kno

The Capstone Project is designed to provide you an opportunity to synthesize kno

The Capstone Project is designed to provide you an opportunity to synthesize knowledge gained from course study throughout your academic career. For this project you will choose a topic related to your area(s) of study and complete a Formal Written Report based on you study and research. The Capstone serves as a comprehensive artifact documenting the personal and intellectual growth of IDS students over time. It should illustrate students skills and showcase students’ critical thinking about their research topics developed throughout this course and in pursuit of the degree. WRITTEN FORMAL REPORT The final paper should be 15 – 20 pages in length, not including title page, table of contents, and bibliography. The body of the report requires a minimum of 4000 words. The final paper should follow APA basic format including standard rules for manuscript preparation. The paper must have at least 7 sources that are cited according to APA guidelines including proper in-text citations and a reference List. The paper will demonstrate the student’s ability to use clear and concise writing at the college level. The paper should demonstrate interdisciplinary knowledge through academic writing using integrated methods, theories, paradigms and/or concepts. Paper should be written in objective voice in third person point of view. The paper should reflect learning gained through the courses throughout the student’s bachelor-level academic career. It should address a topic that affects or is related to the student’s areas of study. Ideally, it should explore a convergence of the areas you have studied. The paper is argumentative. Be sure to choose a topic which you can argue, or which you can take a firm stand. Although research is an important part of this project, it is not simply an informational paper, it should present your view of the subject.