Capstone Projects

Recycling capstone project The capstone project will be completed the final term of the program. However, students will be meeting the latter half of the preceding term in preparation for the intensive work of the capstone project.

Project Solicitation
Two terms prior to the capstone, private firms, NGOs, and the public sector entities will be sent out a formal solicitation for potential projects to be completed by students the during the final, captone term. It will be communicated externally that this will be competitive process.

The projects are evaluated both by faculty and students to ensure that the scope and scale of the request is appropriate and matches interests of the current cohort.

Group Process
The steps of the group process include:

Assess abilities of group members
Delegate responsibilities
Develop a communication strategy (over time and space)
Develop a project management structure
Finalize a timeline w/ benchmarks
Conduct research
Develop final outputs in "one voice"
Resolve conflicts

Student Outputs

Final report

Formal presentation to client

Self-assessment of process challenges and solutions described through an adaptive leadership lens

Examples of types of projects that might be chosen: