A Capstone Project
What is a Capstone project?
A capstone project is a culminating academic, intellectual, and collaborative college experience. It serves as a comprehensive demonstration of the skills, knowledge, and expertise a student has acquired throughout their academic journey.
Capstone projects are valuable because they help students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and project management skills while also serving as a significant addition to their academic portfolio.
Key characteristics of capstone projects include:
Portfolio focused: Lead project in a portfolio for job applications or further education
Design Showcase: Demonstration of a students visual communication design skills
Integration of learning: They require students to synthesize and apply knowledge from various courses
Real-world application: Address real-world problems with academic learning with practical application
Independent work: Students have autonomy in choosing their topic and managing the project
Research-based: Some capstone projects involve in-depth research and analysis
Presentation: Culminates in a final product, such as a paper, presentation, etc. presented to faculty and peers.
Duration: These projects generally span many weeks/months
Interdisciplinary: Many capstone projects encourage students to draw from multiple fields of study
Self-Defined by the student. Pick a project you're proud of.
Exercise
Define your capstone project
Present it to the class
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