Capstone Project Manuscript Outline

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Capstone Project Manuscript Outline Title Page Approval Sheet Dedication (Not required for Capstone 1, Project Proposal, Students) Acknowledgement (Not required for Capstone 1, Project Proposal, Students) Executive Summary or Abstract (Not required for Capstone 1, Project Proposal, Students) Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Notations (optional) Chapter I – Introduction A. Introduction Proper 1. Project Context 2. Purpose and Description of the Project B. Objectives of the Project C. Scope and Limitations of the Project D. Significance of the Project Chapter II – Review of Related Literature A. Theoretical Background B. Related Literature C. Related Studies Chapter III – Technical Background A. Technicality of the project B. Details of the technologies to be used C. How the project will work Chapter IV – Methodology A. Environment (only for org-specific capstone project) 1. Locale 2. Population of the Study 3. Organizational Chart/Profile B. Requirements Specifications 1. Operational Feasibility a. Fishbone Diagram b. Functional Decomposition Diagram 2. Technical Feasibility a. Compatibility checking (hardware / software and other technologies) b. Relevance of the technologies 3. Schedule Feasibility  Gantt Chart 4. Economic Feasibility a. Cost and Benefit Analysis b. Cost Recovery Scheme 5. Requirements Modeling a. Input b. Process

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Output Performance Control Either of the following two (2) or combined, whichever are applicable: i. Data and Process Modeling  Context Diagram  Data Flow Diagram  System Flowchart  Program Flowchart (highlights only) ii. Object Modeling  Use Case Diagram  Class Diagram  Sequence Diagram  Activity Diagram g. Risk Assessment/Analysis C. Design 1.

Output and User-Interface Design a. Forms b. Reports 2. Data Design a. Entity Relationship Diagram (preferably done in MS Access for presentation purposes) b. Data Dictionary 3. System Architecture a. Network Model b. Network Topology c. Security D. Development 1. Software Specification 2. Hardware Specification 3. Program Specification 4. Programming Environment a. Front End b. Back End 5. Deployment Diagram 6. Test Plan  Test data E. Verification, Validation, Testing 1. Unit Testing 2. Integration Testing a. Compatibility Testing b. Performance Testing c. Stress Testing d. Load Testing 3. System Testing 4. Acceptance Testing (must be done after the Oral Defense)

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Conclusions Recommendations Implementation Plan A. Project Implementation Checklist B. Implementation Contingency C. Infrastructure/Deployment BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES A. Relevant Source Code B. Evaluation Tool C. Sample Input/Output/Reports D. Users Guide E. Other Relevant Documents F. Accomplished Forms G. Curriculum Vitae GLOSSARY