Capstone Project: Stage 3 Instructions and Examples
Capstone Project: Stage 3 Instructions and Examples ksc17You are now in Stage 3 of the Capstone Project, in which you will populate the Stage 3 section of the CVAT Coast City Audit PowerPoint with relevant details on topics related to the human systems and coastal engineering concepts covered in Modules 8-10.
Directions
- Complete Stage 3 of the CVAT Coastal City Audit PowerPoint: Human System Assessment and Infrastructure Engineering Assessment (Green Section).
- Submit your updated CVAT PowerPoint to the Capstone Project: Stage 3 (Human System Assessment and Infrastructure Engineering Assessment) by the due date. Please employ the following naming convention: Last Name_First Name Stage3.pptx.
- After you have submitted Capstone Stage 3 and have received feedback from your instructor, continue populating your PowerPoint with high-quality information you gathered from Stage 3. You will need to be vigilant about updating the PowerPoint as you work through the course. Remember that this will be part of your end-of-semester project.
Statement on Use of AI in Capstone Research
AI is a powerful tool for doing research and learning when used correctly. We allow the use of AI to research your Capstone city with the following strict conditions:
- You cannot under any circumstances copy out of AI directly into the CVAT or your city slides. You must rewrite everything in your own words. We can and will check all entries with a ChatGPT checker, which detects AI-generated text with 96% accuracy. There is no credit given for grammar, so please write everything from scratch and do not use Grammarly, as these can trip the AI checkers. Any direct copying will result in a ZERO for the assignment.
- You must cite all references that AI gives you.
Please note again that AI is not allowed in any other part of this course, as we discussed in the Academic Integrity part of the Orientation. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Rubric
| Capstone Stage | Activity | Criteria | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVAT Stage 3a: Human System Assessment CVAT Stage 3b: Engineering and Infrastructure Assessment | Complete CVAT Stage 3a: Physical System Assessment: Setting Human System Assessment and CVAT Stage 3b: Engineering and Infrastructure Assessment and submit by the due date. The instructor will grade your work and provide feedback where needed to help you improve your project. | Thorough and accurate analysis of BOTH the human systems and the hard and soft engineering and structural and non-structural strategies/ coastal defenses used by the city. References cited. (10 points); Mostly complete; Some inaccuracies/missing information or misinterpretation of the human system and the strategies for coastal defenses and mitigation used by the city. No references. (6 points); Incomplete: Many inaccuracies/ misinterpretations/missing information on the human system and strategies for coastal defenses and mitigation used by the city. No references. (4 points); Poor attempt to analyze the human system and coastal defense strategies. Few details provided and many inaccuracies. No references/ AI sources not cited. (2 points); No Information on these topics (0 points). | 10 |
Examples
We post a couple of examples below to help you get going. We stress that there are no correct answers, and these examples are just for guidance, to help you with questions about the amount of detail we expect in various components of the Capstone project. Every city is different, and there may be more information in one area or another for a specific city. For example, there is often more information, particularly in the engineering and policy areas, for U.S., European, and some Asian cities than there is for some cities in Africa. Again, please use these examples for guidance, along with the detailed directions for each stage, and let us know if you have any questions.
Capstone Project Stage 3 Example: San Francisco
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Capstone Project Stage 3 Example: Shenzhen, China
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