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#ISCHOOL CAPSTONE ARCHIVE#
#ISCHOOL CAPSTONE PROFESSIONAL#

Individual Capstones vary, but the final product always includes: (1) a written portion and (2) a public presentation of the results in an academic, professional, or creative forum.

The Capstone Project earns 3 Honors Units each semester for a total of 6 Units. The Capstone Project involves two semesters of work and is supervised by a faculty member or, in rare instances, another Capstone Supervisor who must be approved by the Faculty Fellow and the Honors College. Students may choose to develop a Capstone Project related to their major or another field in which they have sufficient coursework, supervision and experience. or make an appointment with Capstone Specialist Kathryn Burns-Howard ( registered in HON 222 can make appointments with their advisor in iAdvise students in HON 322 can use iAdvise to schedule appointments with their advisor or one of the Capstone specialists.

bring general questions to and receive feedback from your Honors College primary advisor,.

brainstorm options with and bring field-specific questions to your Faculty Fellow.

Your Capstone Supervisor will be your ultimate guide along the way, but as you move through this process, you can: Ideally, Honors College students will start brainstorming early about what they want to experience and accomplish in their undergraduate careers choose classes and co-curricular activities that support those goals initiate a Capstone Project that feeds their unique intellectual passions and, finally, carry what they have learned forward into life beyond college. Projects like the Capstone enable students to enhance critical abilities: working independently and as a member of a team superseding obstacles cultivating confidence and willingness to take risks and contributing to a larger community of knowledge. The Capstone Project is typically pursued in the final two semesters at UIC, building upon the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the undergraduate years.

#ISCHOOL CAPSTONE PROFESSIONAL#

The Capstone may focus on a research problem, theoretical issue, new creative work, professional challenge, or novel application (such as design, technological, or social innovation).Įxpectations for the Capstone are in line with honors quality departmental theses, senior design projects, and other senior research projects that enable students to carry out rigorous inquiry, writing, and public presentation. All Honors College students complete a Capstone Project-a scholarly experience that incorporates concepts and techniques acquired throughout the undergraduate career, through which students can make original scholarly or professional contributions to their field. You can read some basics about using this platform at the Gather site.A “capstone” is the final stone that unifies and protects an underlying structure. Gather presents a map-based, interactive platform where you can wander among projects, see media like posters, infographics, and video, and do video/audio chat with others who are logged into the space.

#ISCHOOL CAPSTONE ARCHIVE#

Examples of Previous Capstone Sponsorsĭue to the pandemic, our Capstone 2021 was held entirely online in the Gather.Town platform, to which we added galleries of our 20 Capstone projects for an archive you can digitally wander and browse.

Capstone projects typically span a wide range of interests, including energy, agriculture, retail, urban planning, healthcare, marketing, and education. At the conclusion of the capstone project, sponsoring organizations are invited to attend a formal Capstone Event where students showcase their work. In the final two quarters of the program, students gain real world experience working in small groups on a data science challenge facing a company or not-for-profit.