MPhil Capstone Paper

This course requires the student to study a topic of their own choice, discuss their progress with the class in regular meetings and to deliver a final paper that meets the following criteria: (1) Makes an argument, describes or summarizes a position that is unique, original, or which directly applies to the student; (2) Uses primary sources or applies to a primary organization as much as possible; (3) Conforms to the style and format of good academic writing and the MPhil Capstone Presentation Guidelines; (4) Allows a student to demonstrate competencies gained from the courses completed in the Organizational Dynamics program. The role of the MPhil Capstone Course Professor is to coordinate the development of each student's capstone committee, to offer facilitation during peer-review discussion of student work as the capstone is written, and to post the final grade. The Course Professor may also be a student's primary advisor or a reader.