DES 413 - Design Capstone


Description: Finalization and presentation of a comprehensive capstone design studio project to a stated professional standard, including vendor-ready files and outcome evaluation against metrics. Students remediate remaining issues and curate a complete case study for defense.

Prerequisites: DES 409, and DES 411 (may be taken concurrently)

Credits: 4
Lecture: 2
Lab: 6

Course Content:
  1. Final refinement of Capstone Project
  2. Output preparation and packaging to specifications
  3. Compliance and accessibility verification
  4. Installation or deployment (as applicable)
  5. Final presentation materials
  6. Presentation narrative
  7. Evaluation against success criteria
  8. Post-mortem and lessons learned
  9. Critique

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Design a comprehensive project presentation to a stated professional standard. (1, 4, 5, 6)
  2. Deliver vendor-ready files conforming to production specifications. (1, 2, 4)
  3. Evaluate design outcomes against success metrics using evidence. (7)
  4. Remediate outstanding technical issues to meet stated standards. (2, 3, 4)
  5. Defend a design in an oral/visual presentation tailored to a stated audience. (5, 6, 7, 8)
  6. Curate a case-study narrative with process and outcome documentation. (7, 8)
  7. Critique peer work using discipline-specific terminology to propose revisions. (9)


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