Course Faculty#
One of your most important resources is your assigned C769 instructor, who will actively monitor your progress and offer one-on-one advice. Your instructor can discuss your progress, help you understand and fulfill the requirements, give you tools to successfully navigate the capstone, and help you revise returned submissions. Throughout your engagement with this course, it is expected that you continue communicating with your program mentor. Your program mentor will help you set weekly study goals, recommend specific learning materials, and tell you what to expect in this course and how it aligns with your program’s competencies.
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Approval forms should be sent to your assigned course instructor. If they are out of the office for more than two days or no instructor has yet assigned, contact: ugcapstoneit@wgu.edu
Candice Allen#
Candice Allen has worked for WGU over ten years. Before coming to WGU she taught a mixture of IT fundamental courses and business courses at post secondary colleges in Northwest Indiana and online. She graduated with her bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and has two master’s degree (IDOL and MSIS). She attended Capella University and AIU to obtain her master’s degree. Currently she is a course instructor for the College of IT.
Jim Ashe#
Dr. James Ashe is a dedicated math, computer science, and statistics teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching in an online, large university, small college, HBCU, and community college setting. In 2016, he joined WGU to help students in the newly created Math Center. In 2018 Jim joined IT to contribute to the new Computer Science program. Currently, he supports the IT, data analytics, and computer science capstone. Though his research studied abstract objects, experimentation, creating examples, and producing necessitated a lot of coding. It was here that he developed a love for programming and computer science. He has a Ph.D. and MS in mathematics from the University of Tennessee and a BS in history with a minor in art from East Tennessee State University. Jim and his wife reside in Asheville, NC, with their four children, four cats, a dog, and an undetermined number of chickens. In his nonexistent spare time, he enjoys reading and kayaking.
Jeff Davis#
Jeff Davis joined WGU in 2013 and currently serves as an Instructor in the College of IT. Jeff holds a Master’s degree in Information Systems and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology along with multiple IT certifications. Prior to becoming an Instructor, Jeff was a Senior Program Mentor at WGU. He has also taught Business and IT college courses and has over 20 years experience working in multiple IT roles. Jeff is also proud to be a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Tawnya Lee#
Tawnya has been with WGU 2013. Prior to WGU, Tawnya worked for over 12 years as a web developer, coding in .NET and PHP. She also ran her own web design business, serving small to medium-sized businesses. Education is her passion She is committed to seeing every student achieve their goal of earning their degree. She has two Master’s, one in Science and another in Instructional Design. She is a member of Delta Mu Delta.
Charlie Paddock#
Dr. Charles Paddock received his BS in Business from the University of New Orleans. Following a tour of duty in the Air Force, he returned to school and received his MBA concentrating in Systems and Operations Management and Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, both from the University of Houston. Charles previously taught at Arizona State University and The University of Nevada, Las Vegas and worked in the Research Centers of both Universities as a consultant to their corporate members. Charles joined WGU in February of 2006 and now lives in Salt Lake City, UT.