Welcome to Capstone!
This syllabus describes the structure of the Capstone class and provides information about organization, procedures, and policies. It also presents the grading algorithms used to establish your grade in Capstone.
Please note that the syllabus provides an overview. Detailed information for most topics included in the syllabus is found in the other sections of the Capstone Project Wiki.
Capstone has been designed to simulate the experience of professional engineering work to achieve the Capstone Objective and Course Outcomes.
Help students become engineering design professionals who can blend creative, technical, interpersonal, and management skills to develop products that are both desirable and transferable.
The capstone objective and course outcomes are set up to support the Mission & Aims of BYU.
Engineering projects are complex and have many moving parts. At times, you may find it hard to keep up with all that is going on in Capstone. To make it easier for you to succeed with your project and this course, we have created a dashboard for each student at byucapstone.byu.edu. This dashboard is customized for each individual student, and has links to individual and team assignments, scheduled class events, individual and team information, orders, educational resources, and anything else you might need to succeed in Capstone.
If you can't find what you need on the dashboard, please contact your pod instructor or the Capstone office staff for help.
Contact Information has detailed contact information for members of the Capstone team.
Grading in Capstone is absolute, not relative. Grades will not be curved. It is possible for every student to earn an A. See Capstone Grading for grading details.
We would like every student in Capstone to earn an A. This is possible because you are not competing against each other. The following suggestions should help you earn an A:
That’s all there is. Focusing on these six things will put you in the best position to earn an A in Capstone.
In the Capstone program, students have been given significant access to the resources of the University. To be able to use these resources, we must follow the polices that govern their use. Failure to follow Capstone Policies will negatively impact both your individual and team grades.
There are many resources available through Capstone to help you succeed in your project. Full details are provided under Resources.
University Policies about COVID-19, the Honor Code, and respect for individual differences will be followed by Capstone. See the link for more details.