My TESU Liberal Arts Capstone Experience

[Vaeal]

I had a very similar experience with the OP. I haven't taken the guided study option but the online class is undoubtedly the easier option as you get a free 24% of the grade given to you just by submitting a forum thread and 2 responses per week. The forum thread and responses do not have to be in depth, long, or really even helpful. I didn't find a single commentary to be remotely helpful in the entire class (and since I followed suit I doubt mine were either). To me, the class seemed extremely easy and a complete waste of time and $1,600. You're probably not going to learn many skills in the class and you're expected to already have the skills in exploring scholarly data bases to find the research. You are given the ability to apply for a new jersey state library card to use their database (even if you're out of state) although without skills and experience in database research you may find it quite frustrating - I certainly did. That being said, as long as you attempt to satisfy the requirements of each weeks module you shouldn't have any difficulty passing the class even if your paper isn't top quality.

I had Dr. Weishadle as my "mentor." I found him to be almost non-existent. The feedback/grades on your papers was poorly done with no advice or suggestions on how to do it better. There was no teaching in the class and no communication from the professor unless you asked him a question or he was grading your biweekly work. I did feel that he was extremely lenient on grades, however. I started the class getting upper 80's on most projects although halfway through it I put in less effort (usually only working on each project the night before it was due) and received lower 80's. My final paper was a quick modification of of all previous modules to update topics that had changed slightly and I got a 78 on it. Combined with the free 24% of your grade you get from the "discussions" and the free 2% from the ETS, my final grade in the class was a B. I honestly should have failed the class with as little effort as I was putting in at the end.