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Lewis Reddick - Conquer Urban Blight | Construction Capstone, exploring solutions for complex construction challenges | Fall 2023 |
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Kevana Funches - Resolving the Cycle: Minneapolis' Reactive Nature to Incidents of Police Brutality | Community case study: Minneapolis community and police relations | Fall 2023 | |
Merritt Johnson - Revolutionary Tragedy: Moving Forward in the Aftermath of George Floyd | Community case study: Minneapolis community and police relations | Fall 2023 | |
Theresa Klepper - Google-Nest Merger: Accessibility as a Workplace Shift | Organizational case study: Google & Nest Merger | Fall 2023 | |
Gonzalo Miranda - Yemen in the Shadows: The Reality Faced by Children | International case study: Yemen, post-Arab Spring | Fall 2023 | |
Chuyue Zhang - Google Walkout: Re-establishing Trust After Corporation Retaliation | Organizational case study: Google & Nest Merger | Fall 2023 |
Strategic Communication Capstone Experience | Capstone Project - Communication Strategy for legacy publishing brand | n/a |
WCS Bronx Zoo Events and Catering Department Final Report: Net Zero Mission | Wildlife Conservation Society - Events & Catering Department | Fall 2023 | |
Building a Greener Future: Leveraging Environmental Data in Real Estate | OSCRE International | Fall 2023 | |
Ocean Awareness and Sustainability: Hotel Engagement & Programming | Ocean Rescue Alliance International | Fall 2023 | |
Gamifying the Race to Net-Zero Buildings | Urban Green Council, City Atlas | Fall 2023 | |
A Rare Approach to the Environment: Developing a Framework for Strategic Planning | Rare | Fall 2023 | |
Finding Refuge: A Plan for Sustainable Humanitarian Operations at International Rescue Committee (IRC) | International Rescue Committee | Fall 2023 | |
Community Engagement Plan: City of Palm Coast | City of Palm Coast, FL | Fall 2023 | |
Expedite the Adoption of GRI 13: Agriculture, Aquaculture, and Fishing in the United States | Global Reporting Initiative | Fall 2023 | |
Seaside Sustainability Strategic Consulting Plan | Seaside Sustainability | Summer 2023 | |
Removing Policy Barriers to Distributed Renewable Energy in Agriculture | Power for All | Summer 2023 | |
Zamalek Island Ecosystem Services Assessment | Zamalek Association for Services Development, Cairo, Egypt | Spring 2023 | |
Climate Adaptation Project Impact Assessment Guide | C40 Cities Finance Facilities (CFF) | Spring 2023 | |
Innovation in Forest & Biodiversity Conservation | The Overbrook Foundation | Spring 2023 | |
The Business Cost of Corporate Conflict with Communities Impacted by Extractive Projects | Amazon Watch | Spring 2023 | |
Recommendations for RGGI States to Leverage Auction Proceeds Given the Inflation Reduction Act | The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) | Spring 2023 | |
Marine Park Alliance Strategic Plan | Marine Park Alliance | Spring 2023 | |
Sustainable Business Model for Coastal Resilience in South Florida | Ocean Rescue Alliance International | Spring 2023 | |
Scaling the Ground Source Heat Pump Industry in New York State | New York Geothermal Energy Organization (NY-GEO) | Fall 2022 | |
Stand for Trees, Forests, and Biodiversity | The Overbrook Foundation, JustChange, Rainforest Alliance | Fall 2022 | |
Empowering Environmental Stewardship in Florida Title 1 Students through Coral Restoration Education | Coral Restoration Foundation | Fall 2022 | |
Integrating Health and Equity into an Economic Valuation of Nature | OneNature and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) | Fall 2022 | |
Understanding Sustainability Portfolio Risks and Opportunities | Trinity Church Wall Street | Fall 2022 | |
Advancing Electrification | Office of Sustainability, Ithaca, NY | Fall 2022 | |
U.S. Supermarket Refrigeration: Most Effective Policies for Achieving Net Zero Emissions | North American Sustainable Refrigeration Council | Fall 2022 | |
Workforce Development for Clean Energy Economy in NJ & PA | Energy Efficiency Alliance | Summer 2022 | |
Environmental Impact Measurement Tool for Agricultural Startup | Re-Nuble | Summer 2022 | |
Strategy for Tracking and Reducing Scope 3 Freight Emissions | Columbia University | Summer 2022 | |
Sustainable Model Transit-Orientated Design and Policy | Tri-State Transportation Campaign | Spring 2022 | |
Evaluating the Future Availability of Clean Electricity for Sea-Tac Airport | Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Aviation Division | Spring 2022 | |
Saving Wild Spaces: Ecotourism as a Tool for Conservation | Wild Tomorrow Fund | Spring 2022 | |
Advancing Environmental Justice in the Private Sector | EPA Smart Sectors Program | Spring 2022 | |
Building Park Management Capacity among Parks Groups in NYC | Friends of Morningside Park | Spring 2022 | |
African Forestry Landscape Restoration Initiative | World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Global Restoration Initiative (GRI) | Spring 2022 |
Estimating the Environmental Impact of the Shift to E-Commerce in New York City | Open Plans | Fall 2023 | |
From Carbon Removal to Credits - an Assessment Framework | The International REC Standard | Spring 2023 | |
Sustainability Analysis of the Dirty Heating Fuel Switch Under NYC’s Clean Heat Program | NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene | Fall 2022 | |
Risk Assessment and Monitoring Plan for Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School | Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board | Spring 2022 |
Ariana Cakala - Flexive | Reinventing workout industry by providing personalized application, individual workout space and equipment at hand. | Summer 2023 | |
James Rogers - Fitness for Future: Excellence in Activity (F3EA) | Revolutionize and Replace the current physical fitness standards and testing in the United States military. | Summer 2023 | |
Vandita Verma - Nutri Byte | Gamechanger in the nutrition industry by preparing cooked meals and delivering them to your doorstep. | Summer 2023 | |
Sophia Wei - DineDate: Where Foodies Unite | Dating app that brings foodies together based on their food passion and dining experiences. | Summer 2023 |
Urban education policy master's students present capstone research.
The capstone research project integrates all elements of the graduate learning experience and offers an opportunity to demonstrate the ability to apply the tools of education policy research by analyzing a contemporary policy issue.
The graduate students in Brown University's Urban Education Policy (UEP) program, class of 2024, presented their capstone projects to faculty, fellow students, and local and regional urban education professionals in a conference-style event as the final requirement for their degree. The UEP students used the knowledge and skills they gained in the program to address a contemporary policy issue they encountered during their nine-month internship.
In addition to helping students find a well-suited internship, Professor Emily Qazilbash instructs UEP students in core leadership classes with the objective of integrating their internship experiences with the skills acquired in their other UEP policy and data analysis courses.
"The goal of the internship is that students work at an organization that is situated at the heart of changing outcomes for students in urban schools," Professor Qazilbash explains. "Students work with a supervisor who supports them and ensures that they are working on a project that is significantly important to the mission of the organization. These organizations vary and they are the backbone of the UEP experience."
"These well-executed capstone projects offer a holistic understanding of urban education policy - faces and voices of students and families, the policy and governing structure, and the broader environment," says Professor Kenneth Wong, director of the UEP program. "As indicated by their thoughtful presentations and policy recommendations, UEP graduating students demonstrate their readiness to pursue their paths as the next generation of change agents."
Below is a list of the UEP students and the titles of their presentations.
Katlyn Andrade | |
Michaela Andreozzi | |
Kea Bekkedahl | |
Nia Callender | |
Alexis Cellars | |
Fatou Diokhane | |
Noah Fortson | |
Ezequias Jagge Teixeira | |
Christien Laible | |
Haddie Lary | |
Abigail McClain | |
Ellijah McLean | |
Melannie Munera-Goez | |
Courtney Price | |
Isabel Quero-Hernandez | |
Ramona Santos Torres | |
Julia Upton | |
Teresa Xu | |
Duoyi Yao |
Ernesto Corona has long felt that his father – labor organizer Humberto “Bert” Corona – didn’t get the recognition he deserved. From the 1940s to 1960s, the Mexican-American activist and USC alum was an early organizer of undocumented workers and founded one of California’s oldest Latino political organizations, the Mexican American Political Association.
“I don’t think he’s spoken about enough despite the impact he’s had on so many labor leaders, Chicano leaders, and Latino leaders,” said Ernesto Corona, who just earned his Master of Nonprofit Leadership & Management (MNLM) from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. “I think he really deserves a statue in the city of L.A.”
Imagine Corona’s surprise, then, when he stumbled upon a museum exhibit honoring his father while working on his capstone project – in which students tackle real-life policy challenges to complete their degrees.
Corona was part of a student team helping LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes – a Smithsonian-affiliate museum in L.A. – create a plan for collecting data to make informed decisions, demonstrate impact to stakeholders and secure funding from donors, among other goals. The students checked out the museum to learn more about it when Corona discovered his dad’s exhibit .
“When they were giving the tour, I was like, ‘Oh, this is my father. This is incredible – or fate,’” Corona said. “Being able to share that experience really encouraged me to support LA Plaza even more.”
The exhibit excited his teammates, too. “It was really special,” said student Devon McCann, who is earning an MNLM this summer. “It was really cool to stumble upon and I think inspired us even more to give this project our all for the client.”
The capstone project was more than just a memorable personal experience. The student team of Corona, McCann, Laura Hurtado (MPA ‘24) and Luis Sanchez (MPA ‘24) gained valuable professional experience by working with LA Plaza.
LA Plaza, a nonprofit that celebrates Latinx culture in L.A. with exhibits and events, tasked the student team with assessing its data collection practices. Students analyzed the nonprofit’s existing reports and raw data; interviewed staff, peer organizations, funders and experts; and reviewed literature and relevant case studies of how other nonprofits leveraged data.
The group ultimately identified key performance indicators (KPIs) that LA Plaza can use for each of its strategic goals, drawing from data the nonprofit currently collects as well as new data it can start gathering.
For example, students learned that LA Plaza wasn’t using valuable data it collected through its interactive exhibits. The nonprofit has a recording booth where visitors can record oral histories, including background about their lives in Los Angeles and their ancestors. LA Plaza also has written response opportunities in which visitors comment on the exhibits. Students showed how the nonprofit could utilize that data to communicate with donors and community members, as well as inform decisions about future exhibits.
“It’s really important for both public constituents and potential supporters to be able to see and understand the impact that LA Plaza and nonprofits are having,” McCann said. “Without data to demonstrate impact, as well as inform decisions internally, you’re just working blindly and hoping that you’re having the impact you want.”
The capstone project was a great partnership between the students and the nonprofit, said Nicole Esparza , USC Price School associate professor and faculty advisor for the project.
“It was more than just an assignment,” Esparza said. “The students became deeply invested and very interested in that organization, and I know they will continue to partner with them.”
LA Plaza has benefitted from the partnership too. The students presented LA Plaza thoughtful recommendations that organized the nonprofit’s current information and identified gaps in its collection process, said Alondra Virrey, LA Plaza engagement manager, and Veronica Diaz, the marketing and communication manager.
“It was great to see how to best leverage the information we currently collect to our new Strategic Framework and Mission, and how to approach our stakeholders for greater support,” the organization said in a joint statement. “We are excited to meet with our staff and share with them the findings; it was particularly insightful to learn how similar cultural institutions are measuring their impact.”
Ap african american studies policy.
Generative AI tools must be used ethically, responsibly, and intentionally to support student learning, not to bypass it. Accordingly, the AP African American Studies Individual Student Project must be the student’s own work. While students are permitted to use generative AI tools consistent with this policy, their use is optional and not mandatory.
Students can use generative AI tools as optional aids for exploration of potential topics of inquiry, initial searches for sources of information, confirming their understanding of a complex text, or checking their writing for grammar and tone. However, students must read primary and secondary sources directly, perform their own analysis and synthesis of evidence, and make their own choices on how to communicate effectively in their presentations. It remains the student’s responsibility to engage deeply with credible, valid sources and integrate diverse perspectives when working on the project.
The use of artificial intelligence tools by AP Art and Design students is categorically prohibited at any stage of the creative process.
Generative AI tools must be used ethically, responsibly, and intentionally to support student learning, not to bypass it. Accordingly, all performance tasks submitted in AP Seminar and AP Research must be the student’s own work. While students are permitted to use generative AI tools consistent with this policy, their use is optional and not mandatory.
Students can use generative AI tools as optional aids for exploration of potential topics of inquiry, initial searches for sources of information, confirming their understanding of a complex text, or checking their writing for grammar and tone. However, students must read primary and secondary sources directly, perform their own analysis and synthesis of evidence, and make their own choices on how to communicate effectively both in their writing and presentations. It remains the student’s responsibility to engage deeply with credible, valid sources and integrate diverse perspectives when working on the performance tasks. Students must complete interim “checkpoints” with their teacher to demonstrate genuine engagement with the tasks.
Required Checkpoints and Attestations for AP Capstone
To ensure students are not using generative AI to bypass work, students must complete interim checkpoints with their teacher to demonstrate genuine engagement with the tasks. AP Seminar and AP Research students will need to complete the relevant checkpoints successfully to receive a score for their performance tasks. Teachers must attest, to the best of their knowledge, that students completed the checkpoints authentically. Failure to complete the checkpoints will result in a score of 0 on the associated task.
In AP Seminar, teachers assess the authenticity of student work based on checkpoints that take the form of short conversations with students during which students make their thinking and decision-making visible (similar to an oral defense). These checkpoints should occur during the sources and research phase (IRR and IWA), and argument outline phase (IWA only). A final validation checkpoint (IRR and IWA) requires teachers to confirm the student’s final submission is, to the best of their knowledge, authentic student work.
In AP Research, students must complete checkpoints in the form of in-progress meetings and work in the Process and Reflection Portfolio (PREP). No further checkpoints will be required.
College Board reserves the right to investigate submissions where there is evidence of the inappropriate use of generative AI as an academic integrity violation and request from students copies of their interim work for review.
Please see the AP Seminar and AP Research course and exam descriptions (CEDs) for the current policy on AI and other tools along with guidance on administering mandatory checkpoints.
AP Computer Science Principles students are permitted to utilize generative AI tools as supplementary resources for understanding coding principles, assisting in code development, and debugging. This responsible use aligns with current guidelines for peer collaboration on developing code.
Students should be aware that generative AI tools can produce incomplete code, code that creates or introduces biases, code with errors, inefficiencies in how the code executes, or code complexities that make it difficult to understand and therefore explain the code. It is the student’s responsibility to review and understand any code co-written with AI tools, ensuring its functionality. Additionally, students must be prepared to explain their code in detail, as required on the end-of-course exam.
Msim students create dashboard to visualize health data.
As the largest state in New England and the most sparsely populated state on the East Coast, Maine has a population that is unique, hardy, and accustomed to the long winters and so-called “Northern Attitude” for which the region is known. Mainers also face many of the same health issues as the rest of the U.S. – some of which are pervasive and even lethal.
To explore health discrepancies in Maine, a group of four Master of Science in Information Management students at the University of Washington Information School set a goal for their 2023-2024 academic year: a Capstone project that, when completed, would showcase an interactive visualization of Maine’s health data to better understand the gaps.
Online MSIM students Michael Ly, Vincent Kao, Nikhil Navkal and Divya Rajasekhar worked closely with project sponsor Sudhakar Kaushik of Jeeva Health to accomplish their shared goals.
Jeff Barland instructed the students as they worked on their Capstone project over three academic quarters. The online students navigated a change in project scope as well as life changes, including welcoming new members of their families. They collaborated with their team members and project sponsor in different time zones.
“The way that they worked as a team to meet these challenges, and these changes, was impressive,” Barland said.
“They all put in significant effort. They really managed well together. They functioned as a cohort. And what they delivered was very professional. I was really impressed with their final product,” he said.
The MSIM students studied Maine’s health data to better understand how the state’s resources might be used to address health issues such as substance use disorder and mental health crises, and to learn how these findings could begin to be applied to the rest of the country.
“The primary data sources were from government organizations,” said Kao, a second-year MSIM student. “Official reports, United States-wide statistics that are shared commonly across most of the organizations. The secondary sources were definitely a little bit of a challenge for the team, where we started to drill down into some county-specific data.”
Acknowledging that privacy is an important aspect of health data, Kao said, the team was still able to find data they could use to highlight local disparities and key issues.
“We drilled into some of the specific issues, for example, the opioid crisis. We were able to find specific data sources that address that community problem,” Kao said.
“We also looked at changes in the number of mental health providers in Maine,” said Ly. The team had to organize data from different types of reports with different formats and metrics, and make the data directly comparable.
The Power BI visualization tool the graduate student team created allows for the ability to filter by county, to see the data mapped onto the state to note geographic patterns, and to compare for each metric between state and national data for the same time period. The dashboard’s three sections allow users to compare other socioeconomic factors as well.
The data from Maine was also useful for honing in on urban-rural comparisons, said Navkal, who was a professional opera singer before launching his technical career.
The team learned more about the practices and privacy rules particular to health data as part of the project.
Rajasekhar, a second-year student, said she was surprised by some of the findings, such as the fact that in 2021 Maine had a higher rate of hospitalizations due to substance use (per 100,000 people) than in the United States on average. The statistic is in contrast, she said, to the maple trees and relative safety people might picture when they think of Maine.
“It was interesting to dive deep into a place that I hadn’t been familiar with, and realize that every place has its own trends, its own statistics that need to be investigated, so that we can reach for resolution,” Rajasekhar said. The team hopes the dashboard will be a launchpad for research into other regions’ health data and that it will make a positive impact.
“It’s nice that we were able to work with a company like Jeeva Health that actually wants to make a difference in communities like this going forward,” she said.
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A Capstone project may be a brand new project, an extension of a project begun in another course, or an extension of a faculty research project. Students are encouraged to work in teams of their choosing; however, individual projects are also fine. Goals for the Capstone Experience. Define the information problem or opportunity
A Capstone project is a culminating academic project that is typically required of students nearing the end of their studies. The significance of a Capstone project lies in the fact that it provides an opportunity for students to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired throughout their studies to solve a real-world ...
Capstones and Culminating Projects. Many SPS graduate programs require students to undertake a capstone course or similar final project. Capstone courses can take the form of a workshop or independent study. Regardless of their title, such courses provide SPS students with a unique opportunity to demonstrate mastery of the skills and knowledge ...
The graduate students in Brown University's Urban Education Policy (UEP) program, class of 2024, presented their capstone projects to faculty, fellow students, and local and regional urban education professionals in a conference-style event as the final requirement for their degree. The UEP students used the knowledge and skills they gained in the program to address a contemporary policy issue ...
The capstone project was a great partnership between the students and the nonprofit, said Nicole Esparza, USC Price School associate professor and faculty advisor for the project. "It was more than just an assignment," Esparza said.
Four students from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, visited Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Depot San Joaquin, California, May 23 to gather information as part of their school's capstone project., Read news articles posted by the Defense Logistics Agency.
Accordingly, the AP African American Studies Individual Student Project must be the student's own work. While students are permitted to use generative AI tools consistent with this policy, ... Required Checkpoints and Attestations for AP Capstone. To ensure students are not using generative AI to bypass work, students must complete interim ...
Online MSIM students Michael Ly, Vincent Kao, Nikhil Navkal and Divya Rajasekhar worked closely with project sponsor Sudhakar Kaushik of Jeeva Health to accomplish their shared goals. Jeff Barland instructed the students as they worked on their Capstone project over three academic quarters. The online students navigated a change in project ...