This capstone
follows a student leadership and industry partner teaming approach. In the
student leadership model, faculty do not identify or develop the project topics
and scope for the students. This capstone will be a driven by the student and
supported by a faculty member. The learning
objectives for this capstone are: 1) Enhance
independent thinking by engaging in projects that further develop competencies
acquired in pre-requisite courses. 2) Further
develop critical thinking skills required to solve open ended problems related
to design, analysis, and/or construction of projects. 3) Further
develop skills associated with project management such as developing,
implementing, and adjusting a project plan or schedule, clearly defining scope
of work, and estimating time and costs required to complete a project. 4) Further
develop communication skills required to produce organized documentation,
graphic illustrations, professional presentations, and clear and concise
project reports. This capstone will follow a SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
approach. The following phases to cover include: Requirement Gathering and Analysis Design Implementation or Coding Testing Deployment Maintenance The capstone will follow the timeline below: Week 1 Requirement Gathering and Analysis Expectations: Consider the following areas to build off of:
software (programming or app), website, database, data analytics, or systems
analysis. You may suggest another area as well based on your interests and
career goals. Investigate the needs Write a project statement including: Define the problem/need Why is this project/problem worth
doing/solving? What do you know already that can be applied
to the problem? What do you need to know more about
to solve
the problem? Develop a timeline to producing the solution Week 2 Design Expectations: Write up the design method including the
following: How are you going to go about solving it? What are the final deliverables for the
project? Define the user requirements for the solution What is the system architecture and components
this solution is using? Week 3 Implementation and Coding Expectations: Move forward with proposed and approved
technology solutions Week 4 Implementation and Coding Expectations: Move forward with proposed and approved
technology solutions Integrate any feedback from the previous week Week 5 Implementation and Coding Expectations: Move forward with proposed and approved
technology solutions Integrate any feedback from the previous week Submit work for review Check in with instructor for brainstorming and
support Submit timesheet Week 6 Testing Expectations: Create a series of test questions/scenarios
for a user to perform using the solution/project developed Have a user test the solution/project Submit user evaluation, report any needed
changes, submit a plan to implement needed changes Week 7 Implementation and Coding Expectations: Integrate improvements/changes needed based on
user testing Submit work for review Week 8 Testing Expectations: Have a user test the solution/project Submit user evaluation, report any needed
changes, submit a plan to implement needed changes Week 9 Implementation and Coding Expectations: Integrate improvements/changes needed based on
user testing Week 10 Deployment Expectations: Develop any necessary training/support guides
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