Student Information

The goal of the DANA Capstone Project is to provide advanced technical and professional training in Data Science and Analytics, reinforcing the skills you've acquired during coursework in a real-world setting. This capstone offers hands-on experience, allowing you to work on relevant data science projects that address actual challenges faced by our partner organizations. We strive to make this as close to a professional experience as possible, while still maintaining an educational component. You'll have the opportunity to collaborate with engaged, supportive partners throughout the project.

Students will be able to provide their input on what project they are most interested in. However, it is important to note that:

• Students do provide their input on what projects they are interested in; however, they do not get to pick the project they will work on or their teammates

• The academic team will assign students to projects and do not expect rearrangement to happen

• Do not expect to get a Capstone project in the domain of your past education

We expect our students to:

• Be punctual and responsive

• Work approximately 20 hours per week on the project

• Communicate productively with their teammates, identify sub-problems that could be worked on individually by team members, and integrate contributions of team members into a final product

• Document and present their work with academic team and capstone’s partner (using written, oral, and visual means) at various points throughout the course