C U R R I C U LU M I N T E G RAT I O N & P R O G RA M E VA LU AT I O N

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• STU DENTS AR E G RADU AT I NG W I T H A FU LLY SYNTH ES I ZED EDU C AT I ON?

• FACU LTY AR E H ELP I NG STU DENTS M EET TH E PU BL I SH ED LEA R N I NG OU TC OM ES OF TH E PR OG RAM ?

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A F O R M A L W R I TT E N D E F E N S E O F O N E ' S O P I N I O N S O R C O N D U C T

The Apologia allows the AA Graduation Committee to assess the progress, experiences, and growth of the student during the course of the degree program. Housed in a Google Drive folder, this cumulative portfolio with accompanying narrative will serve as the discussion platform of the defense interview and must be completed two weeks before said interview. The Apologia should reflect and synthesize the Learning Outcomes of the course and program, and contain [1] a Resume, [2] all Course & Project Deliverables, [3] the Degree Defense Narrative, and [4] the student's Leadership Philosophy.

F R O M T H E A A 6 9 0 0 S Y L L A BU S :

BE N E F I T S O F T H E A P O LO G I A

• GI VE S S T U D E NT S T H E ' B I G P I C T U R E ' O F T H E PR O GRAM & H O W C L AS S E S R E L AT E T O O NE ANO T H E R

• I M B E D S A S E L F - R E F L E C T I O N C O MPO NE NT I NT O S E VE RAL C O U R S E S

• AS S I S T S T H E FAC U LT Y W I T H T H E E ND -O F - S E ME S T E R & M I D - PR O G RAM R E V I E W S

• F O RC E D T H E FAC U LT Y T O R E VE R S E -E NG I NE E R T H E PR O GRAM L E AR N I NG O U TC O ME S & G OAL S

P R OBL E M S W I T H T H E A P O LO G I A

• T H E R E H AS B E E N D I F F I C U LT Y I NT E R GRAD I NG I T I NT O E AC H C O U R S E , B U T T H AT W I L L C O ME W I T H T I M E

• T H E AD D I T I O N O F GRAD I NG T H E NAR RAT I VE B E YO ND FAC U LT Y LOAD

• S T U D E NT: “G R E AT … O NE M O R E T H I NG T O D O. ”

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