Capstone Projects
A Capstone Workshop is a live consulting project with an external client. Each workshop partners a team of about 6 graduate students with a faculty advisor. The goal is to provide clients with innovative analysis and practical recommendations, while Climate School students gain experience by working on a real-world problem.
Project timeline: 12 weeks (June - August)
Approximate hours: 126 hours per student
Group size: 4 - 6 students.
Proposals due: Currently Rolling - final deadline will be Mid-January 2025
The project should be designed to be completed within 12 weeks, according to the rough schedule below:
- Week 1 - 2: Review and Finalization of scope with client
- Week 3 - 4: Project planning and organization / Data acquisition / Initial analysis
- Week 5 - 6: Data Analysis / Mid-Summer Presentation
- Week 7 - 8: Refinement of deliverables or goals / Data analysis or Core Work
- Week 9 - 10: Creation of final deliverables
- Week 11 - 12: Team capstone presentation to class / Final report to client