Project Timeline

To develop a common background, please read these three papers (UW Net ID required for access):

Blevis, E. (2007). Sustainable interaction design: invention & disposal, renewal & reuse. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 503-512). New York, NY: ACM Press.

Friedman, T. L. (2007 April 15). The power of green. The New York Times Magazine, 40-51, 67, 71-72.

Goodland, R. (1995). The concept of environmental sustainability. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 26, 1-14.

Refine Ideas for your Capstone Project
Narrow down your choice of possible capstone projects to 2 or 3, and settle on a team.

Suggested Preliminary Discussion (Optional)
As you begin to formulate your capstone project, we suggest you chat informally about your ideas with one of the instructors of the capstone course. This is a good time to get feedback on the scope of your proposed project, etc.

Register for Winter 2008 Capstone Course (INFO 490 - 8 credits)
Register for the capstone course.

1. Project Title
2. List of Team Members
3. Email Addresses and Phone Numbers (where you can be reached from Dec. 3 – 24)
4. Abstract (a 1-2 paragraph description of the proposed capstone project). The abstract should explain (a) What the problem is, (b) Why it matters, and (c) How you will solve the problem. To answer these key questions, you should consider such questions as: (a) Who are the clients and stakeholders, (b) How will you engage them, (c) What data will you use or collect, (d) How will you define the scope of your project so it is neither too narrow nor too broad, (f) If you plan to build a system, what tools will you use, and (e) How will you assess the outcome of your project Different capstones may emphasize these elements to different extents.
5. Plan of work (1 paragraph). Describe the research/design methods that you plan to use. You might, for example, plan to create a questionnaire, interview people, create a conceptual database model, implement a prototype, and evaluate it. Or you might create a survey, pilot the survey on a small group, revise it, deploy it on a large scale, analyze the results, and draw conclusions. Use this section to describe your approach.
6. Resources (any special equipment or software)
7. Client Information (if you will be working with a client, include the client’s contact information)
8. Letter of Support from Client (if you will be working with a client, attach a brief letter from the client stating his or her intention to be accessible to and work with you during the quarter of the capstone)