Senior Capstone Project

CCCTC Guidelines

“Senior Project integrates skills,

concepts, and data from the student’s program of study

into one culminating

project.”

Project should highlight what was learned in career path & can be used to showcase a student’s work when applying for college or employment.

Project contains

three parts

1.Research Paper

Project contains

three parts

2. Product

Project contains

three parts

3. Presentation

Research Paper• Full Day: Will complete in English

class. • Half Day: Will need to complete on

own time OR if research paper completed for home school, can use if related to Interactive Media project.

Research Paper• Paper should be more than just a

“History” paper• Scientific data, comparison

Product• Actually “make” something related to career path• Can build something as group, but each student

responsible for one part (or more)• Product could be “scaled-down” model• Product could be data/results from scientific

experiment/inquiry

Presentation• After completion, present to class, administrators,

representatives from industry• Formal presentation • Explain how learning was applied in development

of project• Should have 2 visual components (power point,

product, etc.)

Portfolio• 3 ring binder• Time logs

o Must make entry every time project is worked ono 15 hours of non-school timeo Mentor

• Sketches, technical drawings• Pictures of fabrication• Testing data• Research paper