• Project Charter: A high-level overview of the project captured in a document and/or slide-deck describing the proposed project including key elements of the management approach proposed. The initial presentation should identify the project team, the client, background / problem statement, key stakeholders, purpose and justification, objectives, proposed management approach / methodology, preliminary risks and issues and proposed deliverables.
• Project Plan: A detailed plan for the execution of the project providing a clear schedule/ network based on resourcing (human and equipment) and an appropriate cost model, captured in the specified/ approved Project Management tool.
• Participation:  A series of essential activities to ensure participation in the Capstone including compulsory team formation and peer-evaluation surveys, attendance in class, peer support and reviews and a one-on-one Q&A session with a tutor that aims to ensure that every student has an understanding of their Capstone Project, understands their role(s) in the project team and is actively contributing to achieving the planned outcomes.
• Presentation / seminar: This will be a 10-15 minute presentation of the project, its results and recommendations, provided either face to face or by submission of a video clip or other form of recorded media agreed with the lecturer. The intended audience for the presentation should be clearly identified and the presentation tailored accordingly. Individual team members’ contribution (and therefore mark) will be differentiated based on the CATME (or equivalent) peer-evaluation tool.
• Project Poster: This will be a poster based on a template provided which provides a visually appealing summary of key project information.
• Product Report: This is a professionally presented business report that is to be provided to the project sponsor and should encompass the agreed deliverables; describing or linking to any products that are tangible or online in nature. The report should be understandable by anyone and cover the background / problem statement, purpose and justification, objectives, literature referenced, description of the investigative approach / methodology, risks and issues, with an emphasis on final results and recommendations. Individual team members’ contributions (and therefore mark) will be assessed and differentiated based on the SparkPlus (or equivalent) peer-evaluation tool.
• Final Project Status: This is an assessment of the project performance with a comparison of "actuals against plan" with a reasonable and justifiable "claim of success" made in which the project's success criteria are evaluated against the project's accomplishments. A Post Implementation Review (PIR) or retrospective of the project needs to be conducted/ documented, discussing how the Capstone was managed and identifying lessons learned for use on future projects. Individual team members’ contribution (and therefore mark) will be differentiated based on the CATME (or equivalent) peer-evaluation tool.
• Individual Reflections: This is a continuous activity undertaken by each student on a near-weekly basis (minimum 8 structured entries of between 150 to 200 words are expected) where personal experiences are to be diarised. The assessment of this activity will be based on the regularity of submissions (as timestamped), the degree of critical insight of the entries, and the final submission of an individual (digital) journal or portfolio documenting the individual’s project experiences.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

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Study Commitment:

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6-credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

*Attendance Requirements:

Students are expected to attend a minimum of 90 percent of timetabled activities for a unit of study unless granted exception by the Dean or Head of School most concerned. A student may be determined to fail a unit of study because of inadequate attendance. Alternatively, at their discretion, they may set additional assessment items where attendance is lower than 90 percent.  Please see the Resolutions of the Faculty - Faculty of Engineering - The University of Sydney for further details.

Text-matching software for Assignment Submission:

As part of the assessment process, text matching software such as Turnitin may be used to identify plagiarism and/or be used for providing feedback.

Confidential Peer Evaluation:

As part of the group contribution assessment process, collaborative & self-peer evaluation tools (e.g. SparkPlus, CATME, etc.) may be used, either on a confidential or non-confidential basis, to understand contributions and interactions amongst group members. Marks may be adjusted for an individual team member, following on from the peer evaluation process.

Reliability of Canvas Marks:

Canvas will be used in this unit and while key assessments may be submitted via Canvas, it cannot be used to determine/ predict a student’s final marks in this unit. Not all assessment results may be visible to students and group/team marks can change for each individual team member based on the peer-evaluations conducted at the end of the semester.

Recycling Assignments Not Allowed:

Recycling involves submitting (or resubmitting) your own work that has already been assessed without the permission of the lecturer of this unit, and for which you have already been given feedback. Recycling is a form of academic dishonesty and will be handled in line with the coursework policy.

Mark Moderation:

There may be statistically defensible moderation when combining the marks from each component to ensure consistency of marking between markers, and alignment of final grades with unit outcomes.

Workshop Participation:

It is expected that students turn on the cameras during online workshops. Failure to do so, will result in the student being requested to show cause and failure to comply could be viewed as non-participation for assessment purposes.