AVIA 680 Capstone Proposal

The Aviation Capstone courses (AVIA 680 and 681) are culminating efforts of the entire learning experience for the graduate student in the School of Aeronautics. The Aviation Capstone is a two-part series of courses to encompass research, project development, implementation, and lessons learned. This is to be a program culminating experience in which the student applies and demonstrates their knowledge and skills in creating a defined product that will have a personal impact and an impact on the aviation community.

Textbook Readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussion: Class Introductions

The student will complete the Class Introductions in a visual presentation format. The visual presentation must include recorded presentation and will have a 2–5 minute time requirement. The student should be creative with the presentations. The student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 150 words.

Peer-Review Discussions (4)

Throughout the academic writing process, the ability to give and receive feedback is important. Providing feedback to your peers requires you to critically think about the assignment’s intention and ensure your peer meets the expectations of the assignment. Furthermore, receiving peer feedback allows you to gauge whether or not your writing is clear, concise, and meets the assignment parameters. Your writing can greatly improve by giving and receiving feedback. This skill will serve you greatly in your work environment, as you seek to communicate more clearly and with purpose.

In this course, you will have the opportunity to review your fellow classmate’s work and offer insightful and constructive feedback on multiple assignments. You will post your rough draft in the Peer-Review Discussion as your thread and read your peers’ papers. You will select one paper to review and provide feedback directly on the paper as your reply.  (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Capstone Prospectus Paper Assignment

With the chosen degree cognate in mind, each student must direct their capstone focus on their chosen cognate. Once a student has chosen their aviation topic within their degree cognate, they may not switch topics. Keep in mind, the capstone course is a two series set of courses. The topic chosen and researched in AVIA 680 will be the topic implemented in AVIA 681. God has given each student unique gifts and perspectives. Students should chose a topic they are most interested in so that they can be fully engaged with the topic. Once the option is select, the student completes the Capstone Prospectus Paper. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Annotated Bibliography Assignments (2)

Once the student has chosen a topic and a focus, it is time to begin researching that topic more thoroughly. All research must be from primary sources that are scholarly and peer-reviewed. The student is to find a minimum of 20 scholarly sources and 2 scholarly biblical sources (not including the Bible) about the chosen topic. Sources must prompt or align (support) with the student’s opinion as well as oppose the opinion. The sources the student chooses must broaden the depth of knowledge and challenge personal opinion or stance on the need or the argument. The student will use the template provided to complete the Annotated Bibliography. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

3-Tier Outline Assignment

By this point, the student will have completed an in-depth reading of their sources and extracted data, quotes, and paraphrases that will be used in the outline. The 3-Tier Outline provides an organized method for keeping track of the source information that matches the details/notes being collected. The purpose of this 3-Tier Outline Assignment is to plan the Capstone Paper, thinking through the layout, formulating the thesis statement and arguments with a minimum of two lenses to validate the thesis and to support or oppose the need or the issue, and begin to weave a biblical worldview into the capstone. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Capstone Project Proposal Paper Assignment

The culminating Aviation Capstone Project involves researching a topic, developing a 15- to 20-page Capstone Project Proposal Paper (AVIA 680), implementing the project, and then writing a 20- to 30-page Aviation Capstone Final Paper (AVIA 681). Once the topic and Prospectus is approved, the student continues to research the literature to further develop the Capstone Project question(s) and Capstone Project Thesis Statement. During the review of the research literature and discussion with the student’s Capstone Project Mentor, the student investigates the question and what is already known about the chosen topic. The development of the literature review should incorporate relevant and informative details regarding the topic, and it should integrate a biblical worldview into the topic. The literature review is an argument for the Capstone Thesis Statement, and it becomes a major foundation for developing and formulating an implementation plan to produce the final results. Throughout the research and implementation, students will seek to clearly identify, understand, evaluate, and construct potential solutions for the service project or the issue project. Students are required to look through different lenses that address the topic of study. The lenses should be evident in the Capstone Thesis Statement. These lenses can be from an array of viewpoints including educational, ethical, economical, scientific, human factors, etc…, but the final lens must be from the biblical perspective, integrating a biblical worldview into the Capstone Project. (CLO: A, B, C, D)

Reflective Essay Assignment

The student will use the many course outcomes discussed within each module as well as the required reading, reflect on what you learned in this course and how this course has foster your academic, professional, and personal growth. The reflection must be 500–750 words, align with current APA formatting, and include a minimum of 6 in-text citations (3 biblical and 3 from reading) quoted from the required readings, presentations, etc. This paper must include a Title and Reference page (an Abstract is not required). The content within these two pages should not be included within the word count. (CLO: A, B, C, D)