Spring 2027

Capstone in Learning Analytics

A capstone course where students pair with a learning organization to design, analyze, and present a consulting report on learning analytics applications.

offering recorded5–6 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Xuesong Cang3.7/5David Hatfield

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Connect and apply learning analytics theories, concepts, methods, and practices to projects and assignments

  • Explore a variety of learning analytics issues, contexts and careers via guest speaker presentations and interviews

  • Ascertain client needs and collaborate with peers on a professional consulting project

  • Employ analyses and present findings and recommendations for portfolio-worthy capstone project

Source: UW Guide

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EDPSYCH 695

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DAVID LAWSON HATFIELD is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LEC 001Online Only0 / 270

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Applying learning analytics in professional environments.
  • Time-sensitive topics spanning student-level classroom issues, institutional effectiveness, ed-tech development, and national assessments.
  • Learning analytics issues, contexts, and careers explored through guest speakers.

Skills

  • Apply learning analytics theories, concepts, methods, and practices to professional projects.
  • Design and produce a consulting report for presentation to key stakeholders.
  • Ascertain client needs and collaborate with peers on a professional consulting project.
  • Employ analyses and present findings and recommendations for a portfolio-worthy capstone project.

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EDPSYCH 695 · Spring 2027

Capstone in Learning Analytics

Recorded 2026-10-14
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