DA 298 Capstone

School of Arts and Technology

DA 298 Capstone provides students with the opportunity to apply their cumulative skills and talents in a chosen area of focused study. Students will declare an area of interest that will be the basis of a unique product requiring a series of scheduled tasks to complete. Products created in this course shall be identified as the student's graduation pieces.

Prerequisites: DA 210, DA 220, DA 227, DA 224, DA 225 and DA 226 all with a minimum grade of 50%

Corequisite: DA 228, DA 233, DA 266, DA 292

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Course Details
Total number of weeks15
Total Credits
Total Hours90
Typical hours per week breakdown
Lecture4
Lab (lab, field, computer)2

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. Propose, plan and create an original capstone project based on research, educational experience, career interests, professional goals, and industry standards
  2. Meet project benchmark deadlines
  3. Justify and communicate design choices
  4. Deliver classroom and virtual presentations
  5. Incorporate self-assessment techniques
  6. Incorporate feedback into a project

Teaching and Learning Approach

Students will be paired with a faculty advisor(s) to assist them in the planning and development of their project. The course will conclude with each student presenting his/her project to the faculty advisor(s) and peers. Students are expected to demonstrate a researched knowledge of industry standards prior to commencing with the project. A significant time investment outside of regularly scheduled class time will be required.

Learning Resources

Required: Budget an appropriate amount of funds and resources. This might include: software, sketch books, specialty printing/publishing, art supplies, etc. Recommended: TBD

Detailed Course Content, Topics, and Sequence Covered

1. Initial Proposals 2. Research 3. Introduction Presentation 4. Research 5. Critiques 6. Critiques 7. Study Break 8. Presentation 9. Project Work 10. Critiques 11. Critiques 12. Project Work 13. Capstone Project Due 14. One-on-one Evaluation Meeting 15. Year End Show Preparation

Assessment

TitleLearning OutcomesValue
Assignment 1: Initial Proposal and Treatment 5%1, 3 1, 35%
Assignment 2: Introduction of Project Presentation3, 410%
Assignment 3: Midterm Presentation3, 410%
Assignment 4: Final Presentation3, 410%
Assignment 5: Project Report1, 310%
Critiques2, 3, 5, 620%
Self Evaluation55%
Final Capstone Project1, 2, 3, 4, 630%
Total100%

Grading Table

Standard Academic and Career Programs Grading Table

Percentage Letter Grade GPA
90-100 A+ 4.33
85-89 A 4.00
80-84 A- 3.67
76-79 B+ 3.33
72-75 B 3.00
68-71 B- 2.67
64-67 C+ 2.33
60-63 C 2.00
55-59 C- 1.67
50-54 P 1.00
0-49 F 0.00
  DNW 0.00

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Disclaimer

Information contained in this course outline is correct at the time of publication. Content of the course is revised on an ongoing basis to ensure relevance to changing educational, employment and market needs. The instructor will endeavor to provide notice of changes to students as soon as possible. The instructor reserves the right to add or delete material from courses.