Capstone Project Mid-Term Assessment: Project Proposal
This section assesses your initial conceptualization and planning for your Capstone project. Your responses should demonstrate clarity of thought, foundational research, and a clear vision for your project's trajectory. Ensure your answers are detailed and comprehensive, adhering to the approximate word counts where indicated.
Topic Selection & Rationale (Approx. 150-200 words): Propose a specific topic for your Capstone project. Clearly explain its significance, its relevance to real-world issues or personal interests, and why it is a suitable focus for an in-depth, interdisciplinary study.
Research Questions: Formulate 2-3 focused, open-ended, and researchable questions that your project will aim to answer or explore. These questions should guide your research and investigation.
Methodology & Approach (Approx. 150-200 words): Describe the planned methods for research or project execution (e.g., literature review, surveys, interviews, experiments, creative production, case study analysis). Outline your intended approach to gathering and analyzing information or creating your project.
Interdisciplinary Connection: Clearly articulate how your chosen topic and approach integrate knowledge, skills, or perspectives from at least two different academic disciplines (e.g., science and ethics, history and art, literature and psychology).
Capstone Project Mid-Term Assessment: Annotated Bibliography / Initial Research
For this section, you are required to present an annotated bibliography of 3 credible and academic sources that are foundational for your Capstone project. You may include up to 5 sources for additional credit. For each source, you must:
- Cite the source correctly using MLA format.
- Write a concise summary of the main argument, key findings, or relevant content of the source.
- Explain the source's specific relevance to your Capstone project and how you intend to use it in your research or development.
Source 1 Annotation: Provide the MLA citation, summary, and relevance for your first foundational source.
Source 2 Annotation: Provide the MLA citation, summary, and relevance for your second foundational source.
Source 3 Annotation: Provide the MLA citation, summary, and relevance for your third foundational source.
Capstone Project Mid-Term Assessment: Project Plan & Timeline
This section assesses your ability to plan and foresee potential challenges in your long-term project. A well-structured plan is crucial for successful execution.
Project Timeline: Create a detailed, logical timeline for the remaining phases of your Capstone project, extending from this mid-term assessment to the final project submission. Your timeline should include specific key milestones, deadlines for major deliverables (e.g., first draft, data collection complete, presentation practice), and estimated completion dates.
Potential Challenges & Mitigation Strategies: Identify and describe at least two potential challenges or obstacles you anticipate encountering during your project. For each challenge, outline specific, actionable strategies for how you plan to address or mitigate these challenges.
Capstone Project Mid-Term Assessment: Personal Reflection & Goal Setting
This final section requires a critical self-assessment of your progress and a forward-looking plan for the remainder of your Capstone project journey. Your reflection should be insightful and your goals concrete.
Personal Reflection & SMART Goals (Approx. 100-150 words): Write a short reflective essay where you critically assess your progress on the Capstone project so far. Identify specific areas where you feel confident, areas where you need to improve or seek support, and set 2-3 specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals for the second half of your Capstone project journey.