Final Project

Capstone

Choose a quiz, calculator, text adventure, data-summary program, or study utility. Plan, decompose, pseudocode, implement, test, debug, document, present, and submit the final code and portfolio.

• Capstone planning - Requirements; scope; milestones (Choose a community or school problem)

• Capstone build 1 - Implementation; collaboration; versioning (Build minimum viable artifact)

• Capstone build 2 - Data or media integration;

• Capstone build 3 - Testing; debugging; security (Test with rubric and revise)

• Capstone documentation

  • Readme; citations; design rationale

  • Prepare portfolio and demonstration

  • Capstone presentation rehearsal

  • Communication; peer critique

  • Demo day rehearsal

  • Capstone showcase

  • Presentation; questions; professional feedback

  • Showcase to class or invited audience

Capstone choices and rubric

• Menu-driven quiz with scoring and feedback.

• Calculator or unit-conversion tool with validation.

• Text adventure using functions, conditions, loops, and dictionaries.

• Data-summary program using a teacher-provided CSV or text file.

• Study or productivity utility using fictional/sample data.

Rubric: Functionality 30%; problem decomposition and code quality 25%; testing and debugging 20%; documentation and responsible data use 15%; presentation and reflection 10%.