Capstone Module Project

Project Summary and Partners:

Capstone is a Socrates Erasmus Curriculum Development Project supported by the Educational, Audiovisual & Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Union (Project Number 28155-IC-1-2005-1-UK-ERASMUS-MODUC-2).

The Capstone Module Project intends to enhance the quality and the student exchange possibilities across the European Union by developing a transparent and mutually recognised framework/criteria for undertaking as well as assessing final research project modules in both 1^st and 2^nd cycle higher education qualifications.

The target areas are:

Business Studies and Management Sciences
Engineering and Technology
Social Sciences.

The partners involved in this project are:

Alytus College, Lithuania
Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Aarhus University - Institute of Business and Technology, Denmark
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Porto Polytechnic Institute, Portugal
Lahti University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Technical School of Industrial Engineering of Terrassa, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Spain
Technological Educational Institute of West Macedonia, Greece
University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia, Bulgaria

Initial Documentation:

Manfred A. Max-Neef (2005), Foundations of transdisciplinarity, Ecological Economics, Elsevier.

European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (2005), Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area.

European University Association (2002), Survey on Master Degrees and Joint Degrees in Europe.

European Consortium for Accreditation (2004), Towards a European Qualifications Framework.

Literature Review:

Delft University of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Twente (2005), Criteria for Academic Bachelor's and Master's Curricula.

Banta, T (2004), Assessing Outcomes of Undergraduate Research Programs, in Assessment Update 16:4, pp 3-15.

Jervis, K and Hartley, C (2005) Learning to Design and Teach an Accounting Capstone, in Issues in Accounting Education 20:4, pp 311-339.

Kelly, M and Klunk, B (2003), Learning Assessment in Political Science Departments: Survey Results, in Political Science and Politics, Vol 36, July, pp. 451-455.

Moriarty, L (2006) Investing in Quality: The Current State of Assessment in Criminal Justice Programs, in Justice Quarterly, 23:4, pp 409-427.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2006), Subject Benchmark Statement: Master's Degrees in Business and Management, Mansfield, QAA.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2006), Subject Benchmark Statement: Engineering, Mansfield, QAA.

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (2007), Subject Benchmark Statement: General Business and Management, Mansfield, QAA.

Rowles, C et al (2004), Toward a Model for Capstone Experiences: Mountaintops, Magnets, and Mandates, in Assessment Update 16:1, pp 1-15.

Weisler, S et al (2006), Senior Thesis Assessment Project, Hampshire College.

Outcomes: