Senior Capstone

2. Senior Capstone A mid-year project for Wunsche seniors, allowing them to demonstrate their accomplishments in Career and Technical Education. This project is an assessment of your ability to design and participate in a multi-phased, research-based learning process, while preparing for your future in higher education, technical institutions, or the workforce.

3. What do CWHS Alumni tell us about Capstone?

4. “Researching a topic is the first thing you will be expected to do at work or in college - I already knew what to do – I actually helped my classmates.” “My employer asked me to research a new product – “I got this!” “Thanks for making me do this, I would have been lost in college without it!”

5. 5 Elements of the Capstone Proposal Project Paper Process Presentation

6. How Do I Choose A Topic and turn it in to a Proposal?

7. Choosing a Topic The topic will: • reflect the student’s particular interests and goals in their chosen career pathway • be timely and creative and real-world • be based on a NEW TREND/PROCESS, a NEED/PRODUCT, or a PROBLEM/SOLUTION VS.

8. The Wider View Moving from a topic to a proposal involves developing a “wider view”. This means using your skills and knowledge to go from just learning about a topic; to figuring out the issues and how you can make a difference.  Two questions you need to answer in Capstone: • Who is affected by the trend/problem/need I am addressing? • How will my process/solution/product benefit those who are affected?

9. Topic/ Research Proposals

10. Sample Proposal Topics • Design a solution for housing built on a sloping site. (architecture) • Create a public service broadcast or event to reduce teen auto accidents (radio/TV broadcasting) • Conduct a survey of patients on common cold remedies and publish your results (medicine) • Design a new informational packet about a specific topic: smoking, high blood pressure autism etc. (media graphics, education)

11. More Proposals • Experiment with safe solutions to fire ants. (horticulture) • Write an appeal to the court on a case with local significance. (law) • Find a solution to keeping flowers fresh longer (horticulture) • Design a set of architectural blueprints for – multi-family housing following a disaster. (architecture, engineering) • Create a photo journal of steps to learning a new skill or process (engineering) • Design an animated character to address a topic (animation, education)

12. Even More Proposals! • Research a solution for multi-functional technical devices. (technology) • Research and design a new product – show your entrepreneurial spirit. (business, etc) • Develop a business plan for a start up company or new product.(marketing, banking & finance) • Research and design a menu for a restaurant with nutritional information or a blueprint for the facility (graphic arts, culinary, architecture) • Research and design a simple Will for students (law) • Research herbal cures for a common problem(pharmacy)

13. The Project • The project is the outcome of your research • A new trend and the process • A problem and the solution • A need and the product Remember to answer the two “Wider Questions” • Who is affected by the trend/problem/need I am addressing? • How will my process/solution/product benefit those who are affected?

14. The Interview – Ask an Expert

15. The Interview • Why do we interview people? • To learn more about your proposal • Who can we interview? • Business partners, industry professionals, professors, public officials • How do we get in touch with them? • Phone and your personal email address • What do we ask them? • Information about their role and information about your proposal.

16. The Annotated Bibliography • What is an Annotated Bibliography? • A list of your sources with a summary of the material • What is the advantage? • When you summarize your sources it helps you to write your research without plagiarizing or copying from the source. • What does it need to include? • At least 5 sources and your interview

17. The Research Paper

18. Research Paper Basic Requirements • Minimum of five (5) sources, plus at least one personal interview. • Proficient level of grammar, spelling, punctuation, and usage. • In-text and/or parenthetical documentation • Title page and a works cited page according to MLA format. • Five to eight (5-8) pages in length, not including the title page, and works cited page.

19. Plagiarism • Plagiarism is the use of someone else's work and claiming it as your own. • Plagiarism is stealing the effort, ideas, or work of someone else and reporting it as if you are the original author. • To avoid plagiarism, summarize your resources and always give credit when you quote directly from a source.

20. Grading Capstone Grades are earned in either your CTE Class or English/Humanities or Both. See the Timeline for more information on how grades are earned in CTE or English. English 4, 4H, or 4AP or Humanities AND CTE Class

21. Presentation Information

22. The Presentation Basic Requirements • Appropriate Dress/appearance • Presentation geared to Business Partners • 2 Visual Aids (no more than 3 minutes if using any videos). Only one visual aid may be a video(s). • Correct Grammar and Spelling • Appropriate Presentation Skills • 10-12 Minutes in Length

23. The Capstone Process • The Capstone Process is a series of assignments that are due from December 12, 2014 to April 16, 2015 • The Timeline gives you the dates and assignments that are due • The Capstone Rubrics and Completion forms give you the information you need to include

24. Capstone Scholarships! Most Outstanding Capstone Projects $1000 in each Professional Academy Technology Academy Medical Academy

25. MOST OUTSTANDING CAPSTONE PROJECT OVERALL for CWHS$1500.00Be sure to apply!

26. Project Timeline Stay on track – it’s easy!

27. Graduation May 2015