ABSTRACT
In examining a basis for the existence of a capstone course, the literature in the field of Education, specifically Curriculum and Instruction, provides some direction. From a wide variety of definitions for curriculum, a definition by Hilda Taba seems particularly useful because it specifies the elements of curriculum:
A curriculum usually contains a statement of aims and of specific objectives; it indicates some selection and organization of content; it either implies or manifests certain patterns of learning and teaching, whether because the objectives demand them or because the content organization requires them. Finally, it includes a program of evaluation of the outcomes. (Oliva, 1982, p. 7)
