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COMPETENCIES

981.1.1 : Capstone

The graduate integrates and synthesizes competencies from across the degree program, thereby demonstrating the ability to participate in and contribute value to the chosen professional field.

INTRODUCTION

For this task, you will use the attached “IT Capstone Proposal Template.”

This task will consist of a proposal for a major IT project that was approved by a course mentor. The proposal will identify a problem and propose an IT solution to the problem. Your proposal will also explain how you plan to implement your project to successfully resolve the problem, including a methodology for project development.

Your work for task 2 will not be evaluated until the appropriate forms in task 1 have been submitted and evaluated.

REQUIREMENTS

Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. The originality report that is provided when you submit your task can be used as a guide.

 

You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.

 

Tasks may not be submitted as cloud links, such as links to Google Docs, Google Slides, OneDrive, etc., unless specified in the task requirements. All other submissions must be file types that are uploaded and submitted as attachments (e.g., .docx, .pdf, .ppt).

 

Discuss (suggested length of 15–20 pages) your project in a narrative proposal by doing the following:

 

A.  Proposal Overview (suggested length of 2–4 pages) : Create an IT proposal and project overview by doing the following:

1.  Identify the problem.

2.  Propose an IT solution.

3.  Explain the plan to implement this proposed project.

 

B.  Review of Other Work (suggested length of 3–4 pages) : Provide a review of four other works that have been completed on your topic and that you will use as background for this proposed project.

 

Note: These other works may include interviews, white papers, research studies, or other types of work by industry professionals.

 

1.  Describe how each work reviewed relates to the proposed development of this project.

 

C.  Rationale (suggested length of 1–2 pages) : Provide a rationale showing the need for your proposed project.

 

D.  Current Project Environment (suggested length of 2–3 pages) : Provide a description of the current state of the project environment or the current state of affairs that makes your proposed project necessary.

 

E.  Methodology (suggested length of 1–2 pages) : Explain how you will apply a standard methodology (such as ADDIE or SDLC) for the implementation of your project.

 

F.  Project Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables (suggested length of 3–5 pages) : Explain the goals, objectives, and deliverables for the project, including the following information:

1.  Provide a table showing the relationship between goals and their supporting objectives, including outcomes or deliverables.

2.  Provide a description of project goals, objectives, and deliverables.

 

G.  Project Timeline with Milestones (suggested length of 1–2 pages) : Provide a projected timeline with milestones for your project, including the duration and start and end dates of each milestone.

 

H.  Outcome (suggested length of 1–2 pages) : Reflect on how you will measure the success and effectiveness of this project.

 

I.  Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.