Course Description
Directed toward Spanish majors preparing for their Capstone experience, this 2 unit course aims to guide the student in the process of completing a Capstone proposal and initiating the preliminary steps toward the graduation portfolio.
Course Narrative
In this course, my partner for Capstone, Hilda Andradre, and I prepared for our final project by completing the first steps to our Capstone and the research methods. Hilda had chosen the topic of 15th and 16th century Spain and together we were able to select a more specific topic focusing more on the chronicler Bartolomé de Las Casas. At first, we wanted to focus on his legacy and modern indigenous movements, however, our final topic made more headway and it focused more on indigenous women and their presence in historical chronicles. This course fulfilled MLO 6: Research and Technology because we were able to find the appropriate research methodologies and applied it to our Capstone paper and presentation. For this course we were required to submit the following to make sure we are properly prepared for WLC 400: a capstone proposal signed by advisor, timeline to ensure paper is done in a timely manner, an annotated bibliography for resources we would be utilizing for Capstone, and an outline of our Capstone. From this course we were able to decide a tentative title and find primary and secondary sources we could utilize for our final project. The Capstone proposal served as a contract on what we would be completing for our tentative topic. I used the word tentative, as our project changed completely from what we had proposed in WLC 300. Our “tentative title” changed from “Bartolomé De Las Casas’s Legacy and Influence in Modern Indigenous Movements” to “The Portrayal of Indigenous Women in the Chronicles of Bartolomé de Las Casas and Bernal Díaz del Castillo.” In the course we were able to identify the significance of the study, our research questions, method and timeline, but of course that was changed in WLC 400. It is important to notate that this course allowed us to make several modifications, such as adding another author and the focus of our study. Another important aspect I should mention is the progression made towards our ePortfolio, also known as our Graduation Folio, that outlines our academic progress here at CSUMB towards completing our B.A. in Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures. This course is related to WLC 400, where we successfully completed our Capstone and ePortfolio.
Assignments
Capstone Proposal
Capstone Timeline
Annotated Bibliography
Directed toward Spanish majors preparing for their Capstone experience, this 2 unit course aims to guide the student in the process of completing a Capstone proposal and initiating the preliminary steps toward the graduation portfolio.
Course Narrative
In this course, my partner for Capstone, Hilda Andradre, and I prepared for our final project by completing the first steps to our Capstone and the research methods. Hilda had chosen the topic of 15th and 16th century Spain and together we were able to select a more specific topic focusing more on the chronicler Bartolomé de Las Casas. At first, we wanted to focus on his legacy and modern indigenous movements, however, our final topic made more headway and it focused more on indigenous women and their presence in historical chronicles. This course fulfilled MLO 6: Research and Technology because we were able to find the appropriate research methodologies and applied it to our Capstone paper and presentation. For this course we were required to submit the following to make sure we are properly prepared for WLC 400: a capstone proposal signed by advisor, timeline to ensure paper is done in a timely manner, an annotated bibliography for resources we would be utilizing for Capstone, and an outline of our Capstone. From this course we were able to decide a tentative title and find primary and secondary sources we could utilize for our final project. The Capstone proposal served as a contract on what we would be completing for our tentative topic. I used the word tentative, as our project changed completely from what we had proposed in WLC 300. Our “tentative title” changed from “Bartolomé De Las Casas’s Legacy and Influence in Modern Indigenous Movements” to “The Portrayal of Indigenous Women in the Chronicles of Bartolomé de Las Casas and Bernal Díaz del Castillo.” In the course we were able to identify the significance of the study, our research questions, method and timeline, but of course that was changed in WLC 400. It is important to notate that this course allowed us to make several modifications, such as adding another author and the focus of our study. Another important aspect I should mention is the progression made towards our ePortfolio, also known as our Graduation Folio, that outlines our academic progress here at CSUMB towards completing our B.A. in Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures. This course is related to WLC 400, where we successfully completed our Capstone and ePortfolio.
Assignments
Capstone Proposal
Capstone Timeline
Annotated Bibliography