YWCC Capstone Program

Responsibilities and Requirements

Here are the requirements for capstone projects

Sponsored projects should match student interest and backgrounds. These projects need to have clearly defined requirements, reasonable expectations and needs to be feasible to create in a 10 – 12 week time span.

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Academic Expectations

Professionalism

Students are expected to conduct themselves in a professional and appropriate manner.

Academic Integrity

Students are to adhere to NJIT Academic Integrity Policy and adhere to ethical standards.

Confidentiality

All confidential information provided by the sponsor will be respected and students are to sign NDAs if necessary.

Adherence to Deadlines

Projects should be completed within the agreed-upon timeframe, with all milestones and deliverables submitted on time.

High Standards

Students should meet the academic standards. With there projects containing rigorous research, critical thinking, and technical skill.

Onboarding Process

Sponsors are given training and are expected to attend an open house where they will be instructed on Capstone procedures.

Timeline & Milestones

These are the main project milestones throughout the 10-12 weeks semester:

Project Kickoff

  • Attend Showcase
  • Industry Open House
  • Choose Your Team

Sprint 1

  • Initial Project Setup
  • Requirements Gathering

Sprint 2

  • Core Development
  • Progress Review

Midterm Milestone

  • Midterm Presentation
  • In-class Video Showcase

Sprint 3

  • Feature Implementation
  • Testing & Refinement

Sprint 4 & Project Completion

  • Final Development Phase
  • Capstone Showcase
  • Final Presentations

Team Structure and Roles

Project Manager

Responsibilities of the project manager are here as follows

Project Sponsor

Responsibilities of the project sponsor are here as follows

Team Members

Responsibilities of the Team Members are here as follows

Involvement

Technology Research

NJIT offers many facilities to help develop technological research in many forms from software development to robotics. YWCC provides students access to NJIT’s Makerspace and Virtual Reality labs to develop their projects to the next level.

Research and Development

The Capstone project allows students to be part of ground breaking research and development. Their work within the course can be the catalyst to new technologies that can build into larger projects beyond graduation. The next new innovative technology can start with this capstone.

Future Talent

The innovators of tomorrow are the students of today. Through the capstone, students are applying skills they have developed throughout their college journey to apply to real world problems. They bring their new innovative thinking to the forefront of this capstone to discover, invent, and revolutionize the technology of tomorrow.

Legal Obligations

All sponsors must sign our capstone sponsor agreement. Additionally, all students must sign an NDA that provides protection to sponsor projects.