Student Responsibilities

Syllabus

▶ Students explore the complexities of one or more themes by making connections within, between, and/or among multiple cross-curricular areas and by exploring multiple perspectives and lenses (e.g., cultural and social, artistic and philosophical, political and historical, environmental, economic, scientific, futuristic, ethical) related to those themes.

▶ Students develop and apply discrete skills identified in the learning objectives of the enduring understandings within the following five big ideas: › Question and Explore › Understand and Analyze › Evaluate Multiple Perspectives › Synthesize Ideas › Team, Transform, and Transmit.

▶ Students gain a rich appreciation and understanding of issues through the following activities: › reading articles and research studies; › reading foundational, literary, and philosophical texts; › viewing and listening to speeches, broadcasts, and/or personal accounts; › and experiencing artistic works and performances.

▶ Students develop an understanding of ethical research practices and the AP Capstone™ Policy on Plagiarism and Falsification or Fabrication of Information.

▶ Students work collaboratively with a team to identify, investigate, analyze, and evaluate a real-world or academic problem or issue; consider and evaluate alternatives or options; propose one or more solutions or resolutions; and present and defend the argument for their solutions through a multimedia presentation.

▶ Students work independently to identify a research question based on provided stimulus material; research the issue; analyze, evaluate, and select evidence to develop an argument; present and defend a conclusion; and produce a multimedia presentation to be delivered to their peers.

Considerations for AP Seminar

1. If the student is unable to complete the Individual Research Report component of the AP Seminar Team Project and Presentation, the student would be ineligible to receive a score for the Team Multimedia Presentation because the presentation is dependent on all team members’ individual research. As a result, the student would receive no score for the entire Team Project and Presentation. If a student is in the process of completing the Team Project and Presentation and they drop out of the group in the middle of the performance task, the remaining group members should receive scores based on the active members in the group.

2. A student with extended absences may be removed from an AP Seminar team without consequence for the other students on the team, provided that all task instructions are followed to ensure completion of the Team Multimedia Presentation.

3. Students who don’t complete the Individual Written Argument aren’t eligible to receive scores in the Individual Multimedia Presentation or the Individual Oral Defense.

4. For a student to receive an AP Seminar score, an exam must be ordered for them and that student must take the AP Seminar End-of-Course Exam. Students who submit any performance tasks as final but don’t take the AP Seminar End-of-Course Exam will not receive an AP Seminar score.

5. It’s acceptable for an AP Seminar student who hasn’t completed one or more AP Seminar Performance Tasks to take the End-of-Course Exam.

6. Students must first complete AP Seminar, including the end-of-course exam and all required performance tasks, to develop the skills necessary to succeed in AP Research. Students who score a 1 or 2 in AP Seminar are still eligible to enroll in AP Research but might need additional support and guidance during the course.