PUAD 599: Capstone III

This 3 part course serves as the comprehensive examination and is the culmination requirement necessary to complete the Master’s degree. In this course (part three of the sequence) students will focus on a Professional Competency Matrix and submit their final portfolio. Students will complete a professional competency matrix for the program and for their portfolio.. The matrix identifies how the coursework completed in the program meets the universal standards established by the Network of Schools of Public Policy; Affairs; and Administration (NASPAA); a membership and accreditation organization of graduate education programs in public policy; public affairs and public administration. A current professional resume must be included in the e-portfolio; along with other program artifacts. This is the third of three 1-credit Capstone courses; each with specific markers for completion of the overall program professional portfolio.
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