Capstone Project Sponsor Guide
We invite proposals from campus partners, nonprofits, government, and industry for 15‑week projects led by teams of 3–5 Computer Science and Cybersecurity students. Projects must be internet‑hosted or device‑based; students do not build brochure‑style websites.
Overview
Scope
- Internet‑hosted systems (cloud apps, APIs, data backends)
- Device‑based systems (embedded, IoT, robotics, sensors)
- Excludes: simple marketing/brochure websites
Team & Duration
- Teams of 3–5 students
- 15 weeks per semester
- New or existing projects welcome
Iteration & Reviews
- Collaborative requirement discovery
- Feature prioritization & incremental delivery
- Three presentations: kickoff, midterm, final
Project Requirements
Technical Fit
- Internet‑hosted and/or device‑based
- Feasible within 15 weeks
- Meaningful functionality (not a brochure site)
Documentation & Deliverables
Students provide sponsors with:
- Design decisions & architecture notes
- Source code and build/deploy instructions
- Operational / usage documentation
Intellectual Property & Access
- Provide NDA or confidentiality terms up front if necessary.
- Students may leverage existing code, open‑source libraries, and commercial SDKs/APIs to accelerate progress.
- If there are commercialization goals, be prepared to discuss licensing and long‑term maintainability.
Sponsor Expectations
Weekly Engagement
- Meet weekly (in person or virtual) for feedback & guidance
- Provide timely decisions and access to stakeholders
- Share domain context and sample data where possible
Collaboration
- Help refine requirements and set realistic milestones
- Identify risks, constraints, and success criteria
- Enable access to codebases, repos, and sandboxes when relevant
Note: Student assignments are preference‑driven; a project may not be matched if it receives no student bids.