1. CURRICULUM INTEGRATION & PROGRAM EVALUATION THE CUMULATIVE APOLOGIA:

2. HOW DO WE KNOW THAT... STUDENTS ARE GRADUATING WITH A FULLY SYNTHESIZED EDUCATION? FACULTY ARE HELPING STUDENTS MEET THE PUBLISHED LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE PROGRAM?

3. AP·O·LO·GI·A ▪ APƏ’LŌJ(Ē)Ə A FORMAL WRITTEN DEFENSE OF ONE'S OPINIONS OR CONDUCT

4. 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. FROM THE AA6900 SYLLABUS:

5. BENEFITS OF THE APOLOGIA GIVES STUDENTS THE 'BIG PICTURE' OF THE PROGRAM & HOW CLASSES RELATE TO ONE ANOTHER IMBEDS A SELF-REFLECTION COMPONENT INTO SEVERAL COURSES ASSISTS THE FACULTY WITH THE END- OF-SEMESTER & MID-PROGRAM REVIEWS FORCED THE FACULTY TO REVERSE- ENGINEER THE PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES & GOALS

6. PROBLEMS WITH THE APOLOGIA THERE HAS BEEN DIFFICULTY INTERGRADING IT INTO EACH COURSE, BUT THAT WILL COME WITH TIME THE ADDITION OF GRADING THE NARRATIVE BEYOND FACULTY LOAD STUDENT: “GREAT… ONE MORE THING TO DO.”

7. QUESTIONS? THE CUMULATIVE APOLOGIA: