The purpose of the Senior Capstone Project is for students to explore a career field of their choice in depth and is a requirement for students to graduate.  The students are expected to collaborate with their mentor(s) and meet the following criteria:

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·         Project Proposal

·         Research Paper

·         Project Creation

·         Defense and Presentation

 

Project Proposal Expectations

Pre-Proposal Topic Brainstorming/Selection, Pre-Proposal Core Question, Minor Literature Review,  Service Learning Component

 

The following are required documents:

 1. T-STEM Project Proposal

 2. Preliminary Task List/Timeline

 

Research Paper Expectations

Bi-Weekly Reflective Journal Entries àResearch Paper

The research paper must be written in APA or MLA formatting and must include the following:

 

 

Project Creation Expectations

During this phase, students are responsible for creating a project and keeping documentation of the entire process. The following is required documentation during this process:

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- Bi-Weekly Reflective Journal Entries and Product, System, or Event Development/Creation

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Students may choose from one of the following for the project:

- Development/Creation of product, service, or system

- Development/Creation of improvement to a system

- Planning and organizing an event or activity

 

Defense and Presentation

The final phase of the Senior Capstone Project is to present and defend the project to a panel of experts. The student should share how the idea was decided on, the research, design, production, reflection, and the conclusions that were drawn from the project. The students are then responsible for showcasing their project to the community at a campus event (T-STEM Senior Capstone Banquet).