Capstone Project Guide This guide provides an overview of the Capstone Project milestones and the Capstone Project Presentation requirements. The Capstone Project is your opportunity to demonstrate mastery of your Program of Study Learning Outcomes. The Capstone Project consists of weekly milestones which challenge you to synthesize ideas presented in all your previous courses. Each of these milestones contributes to your Mini Literature Review and Capstone Project Presentation. The table below provides an overview of the Capstone Project milestones and due dates. The full details for each milestone are located in the weekly Capstone Project area of your online classroom. You are strongly encouraged to plan ahead for the completion of each of your milestones, particularly your Capstone Project Presentation in Week 6. Below the table, you will find the requirements for your Capstone Project Presentation. Capstone Project Milestones Milestone Due Date and Place 1 Capstone Project title and rational Week 1 Day 7 to the submission link 2 Bibliography of 8–12 resources Week 3 Day 4 to the submission link 3 Draft Mini Literature Review Week 4 Day 7 to the Week 4 Project Forum 4 Peer Reviews of Draft Mini Literature Review Week 5 Day 2 to the Week 4 Project Forum 5 Capstone Project Final Literature Review Week 5 Day 7 to the submission link 6 Capstone Project Presentation (PowerPoint slides narrated with Kaltura) Week 6 Day 2 posted to the Week 5-6 Project Forum and to the submission link 7 Peer Reviews of the Capstone Project Presentation Week 6 Day 6 in Week 5-6 Project Forum Capstone Project Presentation Requirements For the Capstone Project in Week 6, you will create a PowerPoint presentation based off your Final Literature Review that analyzes a health-related topic or issue. Each slide of your presentation will address one of your Program Learning Outcomes per the outlines below. Be sure to refer to the outline for your specific Program of Study. Once you create your PowerPoint presentation, you will need to use the Kaltura Media Uploader to create and upload a narrated version of your presentation that you will share with your classmates in the Week 5-6 Project Forum. Please refer to the Kaltura Media Uploader page located in the course navigation menu for more information, particularly the information about the Screen Recorder. BS in Health Studies Program – Outline for Capstone Project Presentation (16–28 slides) Slide 1 (Title Slide): Capstone Project HLTH 4900; name; date; term Slide 2 (Learning Outcome 3): Provide some statistics/epidemiological data relating to your health issue that frames the issue as a problem. Slides 3-5 (Learning Outcome 1): Provide a few bullets/facts about your health issue and the populations most impacted by this issue. How do the concepts of prevention and wellness relate to your chosen health issue? Wh.

1. Capstone Project Guide
This guide provides an overview of the Capstone Project
milestones and the Capstone
Project Presentation requirements.
The Capstone Project is your opportunity to demonstrate
mastery of your Program of
Study Learning Outcomes. The Capstone Project consists of
weekly milestones which
challenge you to synthesize ideas presented in all your previous
courses. Each of these
milestones contributes to your Mini Literature Review and
Capstone Project
Presentation.
The table below provides an overview of the Capstone Project
milestones and due
dates. The full details for each milestone are located in the
weekly Capstone Project
area of your online classroom. You are strongly encouraged to
plan ahead for the
completion of each of your milestones, particularly your
Capstone Project Presentation

2. in Week 6. Below the table, you will find the requirements for
your Capstone Project
Presentation.
Capstone Project Milestones
Milestone Due Date and Place
1 Capstone Project title and rational Week 1 Day 7 to the
submission link
2 Bibliography of 8–12 resources Week 3 Day 4 to the
submission link
3 Draft Mini Literature Review Week 4 Day 7 to the Week 4
Project Forum
4 Peer Reviews of Draft Mini Literature Review Week 5 Day 2
to the Week 4
Project Forum
5 Capstone Project Final Literature Review
Week 5 Day 7 to the
submission link
6 Capstone Project Presentation
(PowerPoint slides narrated with Kaltura)
Week 6 Day 2 posted to the
Week 5-6 Project Forum and to
the submission link

3. 7 Peer Reviews of the Capstone Project
Presentation
Week 6 Day 6 in Week 5-6
Project Forum
Capstone Project Presentation Requirements
For the Capstone Project in Week 6, you will create a
PowerPoint presentation based
off your Final Literature Review that analyzes a health-related
topic or issue. Each slide
of your presentation will address one of your Program Learning
Outcomes per the
outlines below. Be sure to refer to the outline for your specific
Program of Study.
Once you create your PowerPoint presentation, you will need to
use the Kaltura Media
Uploader to create and upload a narrated version of your
presentation that you will
share with your classmates in the Week 5-6 Project Forum.
Please refer to the Kaltura
Media Uploader page located in the course navigation menu for
more information,
particularly the information about the Screen Recorder.

4. BS in Health Studies Program –
Outline for Capstone Project Presentation (16–28 slides)
Slide 1 (Title Slide): Capstone Project HLTH 4900; name; date;
term
Slide 2 (Learning Outcome 3): Provide some
statistics/epidemiological data relating to
your health issue that frames the issue as a problem.
Slides 3-5 (Learning Outcome 1): Provide a few bullets/facts
about your health issue
and the populations most impacted by this issue. How do the
concepts of prevention
and wellness relate to your chosen health issue? What are some
preventative strategies
that could be used and have been used to address this issue
effectively?
Slides 6–7 (Learning Outcomes 2 & 8): How is this health issue
impacted by the
quality of health care delivery? What challenges and
opportunities relating to acute and
longer health care delivery and service (from patient and
provider perspectives) must be
addressed in order to reduce this problem? (Find and briefly
summarize, in 1–2

5. sentences, one example from peer-reviewed or popular press
that highlights strategies
relating to health services being used to address this issue.)
Slide 8 (Learning Outcome 9): How does this health issue
transcend borders? In other
words, explain how this issue impacts the global society—not
just your local community,
state, or country.
Slides 9–10 (Learning Outcome 5): How does health behavior
play a role in this
health issue? Choose a fitting health behavior theory that might
be used to create some
kind of a prevention or intervention or program relating to this
health issue. Why is this
theory or model a good fit? You may wish to refer to the Theory
at a Glance pdf manual
listed in the Optional Resources for Week 1 in your online
classroom.
Slide 11–12 (Learning Outcome 5): What role does culture play
in addressing our
chosen health issue? Provide an example as well as a strategy
that could be used to
work with and not against culture as it pertains to this health

6. issue. Support your
example with some supporting documentation.
Slide 13 (Learning Outcome 6): Provide an example of how
technology could be sued
to address this problem? Provide 1–2 examples of innovations
and ideas presented in
the literature or media.
Slide 14 (Learning Outcome 7): Describe 1–2 legal and ethical
issues related to your
health issue and how policy may impact this issue.
Slide 15 (Learning Outcome 8): How can an interdisciplinary
“team” approach be used
to address this problem? Provide an example.
Slides 16–17: How can you, as a scholar-practitioner, play a
role in addressing this
health issue? How can you influence social change as it pertains
to this problem?
Slide 18: References
BS in Healthcare Management –
Outline of Capstone Project Presentation (16–21 slides)

7. Slide 1 (Title Slide): Capstone Project HLTH 4900; name; date;
term
Slide 2 (Learning Outcome 2): Provide some
statistics/epidemiological data relating to
your health issue that frames the issue as a problem.
Slides 3–5 (Learning Outcome 4): Provide a few facts (bulleted)
about your health
issue and the populations most impacted by this issue.
Slides 6–8 (Learning Outcomes 1, 9, 10): How will changing
demographics of the
United States impact your health issue and the health services
relating to this health
issue? What are some of the monetary costs associated with this
issue and how will it
impact the quality of health service delivery?
Slides 9–10 (Learning Outcomes 7): What challenges and
opportunities relating to
acute and longer health care delivery and service (from patient
and provider
perspectives) must be addressed in order to reduce this
problem? (Find and briefly
summarize, in 1–2 sentences, one example from peer reviewed
or popular press that

8. highlights strategies relating to health services being used to
address this issue.)
Slide 11 (Learning Outcome 9): How does this health issue
transcend borders? In
other words, explain how this issue impacts the global society—
not just your local
community, state, or country.
Slides 12–13 (Learning Outcome 4): How does health behavior
play a role in this
health issue? Choose a fitting health behavior theory that might
be used to create some
kind of a prevention or intervention or program relating to this
health issue. Why is this
theory or model a good fit? You may wish to refer to the Theory
at a Glance pdf manual
listed in the Optional Resources for Week 1 in your online
classroom.
Slide 14–15 (Learning Outcome 4): What role does culture play
in addressing our
chosen health issue? Provide an example as well as a strategy
that could be used to
work with and not against culture as it pertains to this health
issue. Support your
example with some supporting documentation.

9. Slide 16 (Learning Outcome 5): Provide an example of how
technology could be sued
to address this problem? Provide 1–2 examples of innovations
and ideas presented in
the literature or media.
Slide 17 (Learning Outcome 5): Describe 1–2 legal and ethical
issues related to your
health issue and how policy may impact this issue.
Slide 18 (Learning Outcome 6): How can an interdisciplinary
“team” approach be used
to address this problem? Provide an example.
Slide 19–20 (Learning Outcomes 9–13): Provide 3–4 examples
of what you’ve
learned in your training to become an effective health care
administrator that will help
you address this health issue as it relates to the areas of
strategic planning, budgeting
and fiscal evaluation, management, human resources, and
leadership? Do you feel as
though what you’ve learned will allow you to initiate social
change?

10. Slide 21: References
HLTH 4900: Capstone
Program Resource List for the
BS in Health Studies Program
Resources
Ctrl + Click on the Academic Guides link below to access your
required Learning Resources for each of the BSHS courses
listed
below:
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BSHS Courses
HLTH 1000: Concepts of Health Promotion
HLTH 1005: Context of Healthcare Delivery
HLTH 2100: Principles of Epidemiology
HLTH 2105: Introduction to Research Methods and Analysis

11. HLTH 2110: Behavioral and Cultural Issues in Healthcare
HLTH 2115: Aging across the Lifespan
HLTH 2120: Health Informatics
HLTH 3100: Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare
HLTH 3105: Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Healthcare
HLTH 3110: Current Issues in Healthcare Policy and Practice
HLTH 3115: Public and Global Health
Note: This list is not a compilation of all the Learning
Resources used throughout your program.
The resources included in this list are not required for the
completion of your Capstone course
but instead are provided to you as a reference. You may find it
helpful to review this list in order
to help you generate ideas for your Capstone Project topic.
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