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

 

Capstone Project Archive

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