Capstone Project A

1 Credit · Level: Graduate

This is a summative independent research course that follows EMAP 518 Metrology Lab IIA/EMAP xxx Metrology Lab IIB. If needed, students may continue to finalize their research proposal at the very beginning of the course that started previously in Metrology Lab IIA/B. They will carry out the research proposed in the finalized the proposal. At the end of the course, students are required to produce (1) a 5-min video that summarizes, (2) 10- to 15-min oral presentation of, and (3) a poster of (for the Q&A session), and (4) a comprehensive and summative written report (in the format for peer-reviewed publications) of their capstone project research. (2) and (3) will take place at the Capstone Projects Symposium organized at the end of the course. In the written report, students are specifically required to address and discuss the research’s relevance to policymaking related to the chosen contemporary environmental issue(s) that is the focus of students’ capstone project.