1: design project 2: project implementation 3: project test plans and results  4: recommendations for future enhancements

        

Overview As the final stop in your journey toward your Master of Science in Information Technology, you will complete a capstone project that integrates the knowledge and skills you have developed in previous coursework and over the duration of the term by working to solve an information technology problem. To do this, you will develop a project proposal that identifies the problem you plan to solve. You will then design your solution and report on the implementation of your solution. You will also reflect on your project and your journey through the Information Technology (IT) program as well as how you plan to position yourself professionally. Southern New Hampshire University IT 700 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Evaluation of Capstone This capstone will be assessed somewhat differently than other courses you have taken online at SNHU. There are three separate components which will be submitted at different times during the course; however, they all operate together to comprise the whole capstone experience and are not assessed separately. You will be evaluated on all three as a unit in determining whether you have demonstrated proficiency in each outcome. Your work is expected to meet the highest professional standards. This assessment will evaluate your mastery with respect to the following outcomes: Develop innovative and agile, computer-based solutions to business problems through a systems analysis approach and technology integration and application . Design a plan for implementing and monitoring solutions that incorporate core information technologies, concepts, and methods appropriate for secure information use across an enterprise Collaborate and communicate effectively in a variety of environments through situational awareness and audience analysis Develop an implementation plan for systematic information risk assessment for change management plans and processes within enterprise business and information technology environments Using computational logic and critical analysis, construct ethically sound, technology-informed procedures to ensure legal compliance and maintain security within enterprise information technology environments Prompt To simulate a real work environment, your capstone project will progress from developing a project proposal, to reporting on the design and creation of a project solution, to reflecting on the capstone experience. As you can see, writing is an important part of this capstone experience. IT professionals are not typically known for being great writers; however, successful IT professionals employ quality communication skills. The proposal, report, and reflection are opportunities for you to exhibit your superior written communication skills. Working individually and with feedback from peers and your instructor, you will analyze a real-world problem that can be solved with information technology. The problem needs to have significance to your chosen discipline (database design, software programming, IT project management, etc.), and you may want to