Capstone Project

Catalog description

Students will utilize methods acquired during their program and apply them in a Capstone This is a Capstone course and a requirement for all students in the M.P.S. in Applied Demography. During their final semester, students will work closely with a faculty adviser (selected to match the student on substantive and/or methodological expertise) on a self-selected applied demography-related project. The student is expected to draw on data and methods encountered during their prior course work. At the end of the semester the student will be required to make a formal peer presentation to other enrolled students and all their faculty advisers. The student also will be required to submit a final report/paper to their faculty adviser by the end of the semester. The format of the course will vary by student, their faculty adviser and the scope and nature of the Capstone project itself. The intent is that the student conduct an independent study-like project that results in a both a formal oral presentation and a written report.