D650 Communications Applied Learning Capstone sample papers, task by task

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D650 closes WGU's communications degree with a strategic communications project for a real organization. The samples on this shelf propose and then present a composite project to shorten stays for long-stay dogs at a county animal shelter.

How this shelf works

Send the exact assignment or rubric from your course of study and a custom sample written to it lands in 24 to 48 hours, the first one free. D650 is WGU’s Communications Applied Learning Capstone course. It centers on how a communications graduate frames a real organization's problem, researches it, delivers a strategic project and defends the results. Searches like "d650 task 2 assignment example", "D650 sample paper", and "D650 task samples" land on this page.

What D650 is really about

Communications Applied Learning Capstone gives students real-world application by having them work with an organization on a strategic communications project. It integrates skills from the whole program while reinforcing giving, receiving and incorporating feedback, empathy and inclusive collaboration, planning within ambiguity and working through complex problems. Students also refine portfolios and personal brands and plan their communications careers.

Capstone work that students have posted describes an opening task that proposes the project, with a topic, a problem statement and research questions, and a second task that presents and defends the project's execution and results, where interpretation matters more than listing data. The samples follow that pattern for a composite county animal shelter whose long-stay dogs draw few listing views. The shelter is a composite; the research cited is real.

What D650’s tasks ask for

Across D650's tasks, you are generally asked to propose a strategic communications project for an organization with a clear problem statement and research questions, carry it out, and present and defend the results, explaining what they mean for the organization.

Why D650 tasks come back for revision

Capstone work is returned when the problem statement is too broad to solve in one project, when research questions cannot be answered with the data available, or when the final presentation reports numbers without saying what they mean. Evaluators also look for reflection on feedback received and how it changed the work, which the course emphasizes. A defense that ignores the organization partner's view of the results, or that claims more than one project could show, also weakens otherwise solid work.

The D650 drawers

Task 1

D650 Task 1 capstone project proposal example

A topic, problem statement and research questions frame the project. On request, free, 24-48h.

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Task 2

D650 Task 2 capstone presentation and defense example

Results are presented and interpreted for the organization. On request, free, 24-48h.

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Study the D650 samples for how the proposal's questions are answered in the defense. Send the instructions and rubric aspects for a custom sample in 24-48h, the first one free.

How these samples are written

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D650 questions, answered

Does D650 involve a real organization?

Yes. Students work with an organization on a project.

Is the D650 animal shelter real?

It is a composite built for the samples.

What makes a good D650 problem statement?

One specific, measurable problem the project can address.