IDC6940/MAT6903/MAT6910/STA6950 - Capstone Projects
UWF - Mathematics and Statistics
This course will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills that you have gained in the program. The capstone project will allow student to gain experience in mathematical modeling, data wrangling, data visualization, statistical modeling, machine learning, numerical simulation, reporting, and presenting the results. Upon the completion of this course, you will have a paper and slides to show to potential hiring managers.
Schedule
*Day indicates class meeting days of the week .
| Week | Day* | Topic(s) | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Intro to GitHub/RStudio/Quarto/Overleaf/Python/Matlab | Introduction + Survey + Pick a Topic/Group |
| 2 | Pick a Topic + Practice (no meeting) | Pick a Topic/Group | |
| 2 | 1 | Individual research | Read and summarize research papers; Create Individual GitHub Website/Overleaf Document |
| 2 | Individual research (no meeting) | Read and summarize research papers; Create Individual GitHub Website/Overleaf Document | |
| 3 | 1 | Individual research | Read and summarize research papers; Add them to GitHub Website/Overleaf Document |
| 2 | Individual research (no meeting) | Read and summarize research papers; Add them to GitHub Website/Overleaf Document | |
| 4 | 1 | Individual research | Read and summarize research papers + polish writing on GitHub Website/Overleaf Document |
| 2 | Individual research (no meeting) | Read and summarize research papers + polish writing on GitHub Website/Overleaf Document | |
| 5 | 1 | Team research | finalize the group |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | write the project proposal | |
| 6 | 1 | Team research | write the introduction/literature review + pick a problem to address |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | polish the introduction/literature review + pick a problem to address | |
| 7 | 1 | Team research | polish the introduction/literature review + write methodology |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | polish the introduction/literature review + write methodology | |
| 8 | 1 | Team research | polish intro+methods+write analysis |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | polish intro+methods+write analysis | |
| 9 | 1 | Team research | Analysis/Computation/Simulation |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | update the analysis and progress | |
| 10 | 1 | Team research | analysis and results |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | 1st draft due | |
| 11 | 1 | Team research | analysis and results |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | 2nd draft due | |
| 12 | 1 | Team research | analysis and results |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | Final draft + slides | |
| 13 | 1 | Team research | mock presentation |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | polish report + slides | |
| 14 | 1 | Team research | Final Presentation |
| 2 | Team research (no meeting) | Final Presentation | |
| 15 | 1 | Final paper + slides due | |
| 2 | Final paper + slides due | final report + slides + code submission |