Capstone Component 3: Personal and Professional Reflection
For the third component of your capstone, you will write a personal and professional reflection looking back on your experiences building your capstone project. Throughout this program in criminal justice, you have compiled final project work and professional documentation in your personal ePortfolio.
In this third component, you will document examples from your previous work to demonstrate that you have the knowledge, skills, abilities, and disposition to take the next step in your career as a criminal justice professional.
Envision this component as a personal reflection on the capstone and your experience in the criminal justice program as a whole. This component is not about evaluating the capstone itself but rather your experience with the capstone project.
Your reflection should discuss your strengths and also any problems you encountered while completing the capstone project. You may include discussions of unforeseen problems and obstacles and any unexpected surprises that occurred during the completion of your ePortfolio and your capstone experience.
For instance, in the context of the capstone, you could discuss what you did (or intended to do), what worked well, what challenges you faced, and what you would change or do differently to make your experience better.
Finally, examine how the project will be useful in the job market, or if you desire to further your education. You are expected to support the thoughts and claims you make in your reflection with references to your ePortfolio.
Some of the issues that you could address in this final component of this capstone may include the following:
Overall, what was your capstone experience like?
What feedback was most useful to you during the process of compiling and refining the contents of your ePortfolio?
