There is currently little guidance in the Australian literature in relation to how to design an
effective capstone experience. As a result, universities often fail to provide students with a …

theoretical perspectives to help examine the process of public sector reform, combined with
an overview of major trends in the core areas of the functioning of the public sector. The …

One way in which educators can prepare students for employment is by helping them to
assess person-environment fit, or the congruence between the requirements and rewards of …

Abstract The Arizona State University (ASU) capstone course focuses on the creation of
public value. This capstone course is based on the assumption that students enhance their …

Integrative seminar style courses are most often used as an application-oriented capstone in
place of a thesis or comprehensive exam requirement in Master of Public Administration …

This paper presents the mission-driven development of an MPA capstone course. Emerging
from the self-study process for accreditation, a major reform of the MPA curriculum, and …

This essay chronicles how a mission-driven and outcomes-oriented capstone course in the
MPA program at the University of Baltimore was prompted by NASPAA's accreditation focus …

Since implementation of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration
(NASPAA) standards for accreditation in 2009, public administration programs have been …

A capstone experience, as an exit degree requirement, allows Master of Public
Administration (MPA) students to build quasi-experimental practices by applying learned …

This paper argues that curriculum renewal in legal education requires a focus on the final
year. First, the paper argues a rationale for greater attention on the final year curriculum in …