Overview
The Capstone Project was introduced in CYFS 550 and will be submitted in Week 5 of this
course. To begin, you will identify an agency at which to complete the project, as well as a
supervisor within the agency. Once you have an agency and supervisor:
1. 2. You and the supervisor will work together to identify a problem in the agency.
You will then write a detailed proposal to solve the problem. Your Proposal Writing text
will be your guide in writing this problem/solution proposal. The Proposal Writing text is
used in both grant writing and problem solutions. We will focus on the problem-solving
aspect.
3. You will also create a PowerPoint in which you summarize your proposal and solution.
This project will make up a significant portion of your final grade in CYFS 640. While there is
not a specific set of writing expectations, you are expected to write a detailed proposal.
Capstone Project Submission
You will submit your final project in Week 5. The following is the outline of your final project
that you will submit. Please remember that this is a graduate project and the assignment you
work submit should reflect graduate-level work.
1. Project Introduction
completing your project.
2. The agency name and the agency contact person you worked with to complete your
project. In addition, complete a description of the agency and services they provide.
3. 4. A clear problem statement of the identified problem.
A clear description of why this is a problem and how it was identified. Were other
problems considered?
5. Research the history of the problem, not only at this agency but the history in general in
other agencies that have faced a similar problem. This will take effort on your part to
complete this research. Simply saying, "I could not find anything" will not suffice. This
section should be 3-5 pages.
6. Repeat the problem statement and propose possible solutions. Justify how you came to
these possible solutions. This should be a detailed solution including cost analysis,
possible pitfalls, possible roadblocks, and so forth. Each of these should be discussed in
detail. Are there other concerns?
7. 8. 9. What was the reaction of the agency to your proposed solutions?
Discuss what you learned from completing this project.
Complete a PowerPoint that contains all of the above. This will be presented twice in this
course, once in a Discussion Board where your peers will review your project
presentation and again as an Assignment for your professor. For Assignment 5.2, in
addition to the PowerPoint, you will submit a full paper summary of all expectations