Assessment of Graduate Profile Attributes in a Statistics Capstone Course

In 2019 the University of Auckland (UoA) introduced compulsory capstone courses for all undergraduates in the Faculty of Science in recognition that students required more support to transition from being a student of a discipline to a practitioner. One requirement of the science capstone courses was to provide a vehicle for students to demonstrate the attributes of the graduate profile. Many universities have established graduate profiles to provide clarity to students, staff, and employers alike about the qualities graduates from their institution should possess. This research sought to establish whether UoA graduate profile attributes could be demonstrated and assessed in a statistics capstone course. A framework to evaluate the demonstration of graduate attributes was developed, which along with some preliminary results is presented and discussed.