Computer Science Capstone (Fall 2026)
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Collaboration Overview
About Students
Students participating in this program are senior computer science majors in their final semester at Bowie State University. They have completed advanced coursework in software engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, systems architecture, and cybersecurity, and are now applying their skills in a capstone experience designed to simulate real-world software consulting.
Students are expected to:
- Work in small teams (typically 3–5 per team)
- Engage directly with industry partners as clients
- Design and implement solutions using modern frameworks, version control, and Agile practices
- Communicate their progress weekly through demos, reports, and presentations
They are experienced with tools such as Python, GitHub, Angular, Slack, UML, and cloud-based design systems, and are excited to tackle machine learning and AI-driven challenges with real-world impact.
About Program Goals
By the end of this capstone experience, students will be able to:
- Translate complex client needs into well-scoped, technically viable project plans
- Design and implement a machine learning-powered software solution using industry-standard tools
- Demonstrate iterative development through Agile practices, including demos, backlog refinement, and testing
- Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders through documentation and presentations
- Collaborate as interdisciplinary teams to evaluate design alternatives and make ethical, informed software decisions
Each project is expected to culminate in a functioning prototype, GitHub repository, and formal presentation to faculty and industry stakeholders.
About the Collaboration Format
The Senior Capstone in Computer Science at Bowie State University is a structured, semester-long applied research and software development experience that serves as the culmination of students’ undergraduate education.
In Fall 2025, the course will focus on two distinct industry-partnered projects, with the entire class divided into multiple teams, each tackling one of the projects. This unique format ensures:
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Multiple perspectives per project: Each project benefits from the insights, creativity, and technical solutions of several independent student teams.
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Peer comparison and innovation: Teams working on the same challenge often take different approaches, enabling industry partners to compare diverse solution paths.
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Iterative engagement: Projects evolve over 15 weeks, with weekly check-ins, demos, and deliverables to guide refinement.
- Faculty-supported execution: Each team receives guidance from faculty and engages regularly with the industry partner to ensure alignment.
Each team produces its own set of deliverables — including source code, documentation, presentations, and demos — all targeted at addressing the same core project challenge from different angles.
Benefits for Industry Partners
Organizations partnering with Bowie State University gain access to a highly motivated team of senior computer science students who are eager to apply their technical training to meaningful real-world challenges.
Prototype Development and Technical Exploration
Student teams design and build working software prototypes that demonstrate practical approaches to the problem you present. These may include machine learning models, dashboards, web applications, or other technical tools depending on the project scope.
Student teams design and build working software prototypes that demonstrate practical approaches to the problem you present. These may include machine learning models, dashboards, web applications, or other technical tools depending on the project scope.
Multiple Solution Pathways
Because several independent student teams work on the same project challenge, industry partners benefit from diverse technical approaches and design strategies. This enables partners to compare architectures, algorithms, and product concepts that address the same problem from different perspectives.
Because several independent student teams work on the same project challenge, industry partners benefit from diverse technical approaches and design strategies. This enables partners to compare architectures, algorithms, and product concepts that address the same problem from different perspectives.
Fresh Perspectives on Emerging Technologies
Students bring current knowledge of modern frameworks, open-source tools, and machine learning techniques, often exploring innovative approaches that organizations may not have had time to test internally.
Students bring current knowledge of modern frameworks, open-source tools, and machine learning techniques, often exploring innovative approaches that organizations may not have had time to test internally.
Access to Emerging Technical Talent
Industry partners have early visibility into Bowie State’s graduating computer science students, creating opportunities to identify strong candidates for internships, contract work, or full-time employment.
Industry partners have early visibility into Bowie State’s graduating computer science students, creating opportunities to identify strong candidates for internships, contract work, or full-time employment.
Structured Innovation with Minimal Time Commitment
Projects are structured to require only about one hour per week of industry partner engagement, while faculty oversee the academic rigor and CapSource coordinates logistics.
Projects are structured to require only about one hour per week of industry partner engagement, while faculty oversee the academic rigor and CapSource coordinates logistics.
Deliverables that Support Real Decision-Making
Each team produces tangible outputs including:
Each team produces tangible outputs including:
- Working prototypes
- Source code repositories
- Technical documentation
- Architecture diagrams
- Final presentations and demonstrations
These deliverables can provide valuable starting points for future internal development or experimentation.
Program Details
Students Include: Bachelor Degree
Students Enrolled: Students Enrolled
Program Duration: 14 weeks
Program Launch Date: 08/30/27
Program End Date: 12/10/27
Student Commitment: 8-13 Hours hrs/week
Course Format: Capstone, Multiple Projects Multiple Teams
Modality: Hybrid
# of Projects: 1
View All Program DetailsProject Requirements
| Industry Partner Requirements | |
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| Project Topics | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Cybersecurity Information Technology (IT) Market Research Product Design & Development Research, Analysis, Evaluation Software Design & Development UX/UI & Human-Centered Design |
| Location Preferences |
Local (within 30 miles) Regional (within 90 miles) |
| Compensation |
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| Sponsorship |
Sponsorship Requested (Optional):Pre-Revenue Startup an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Growth Startup an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Small to Medium Business an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Large Enterprise an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Government Organization an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Non-Profit an exact contribution amount of $500.0 |
| Other Requirements | Ideal projects should:
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| Project Management Time Commitment | 1 Hour per week |
| Interested Industries | Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Public Works Real Estate Restaurants, Hospitality & Food Service Retail & E-Commerce Semiconductor Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Sustainability & Climate Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism |
Skills & Expertise
Agile Development Classification Algorithms Clustering Techniques Data Cleaning Data Visualization Data Wrangling Docker Feature Engineering Flask Git GitHub JSON Jupyter Notebooks Linux Machine Learning Pipelines Model Evaluation Neural Networks NumPy Pandas Presentation Design Python PyTorch Regression Analysis REST APIs Scikit-learn Software Testing SQL Technical Documentation TensorFlow VS Code| Key Program Dates | Due Date |
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Request for Proposal published
Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.
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Jul 21 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
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Interview
Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.
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Jul 24 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
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Proposal Application Deadline
Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.
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Aug 14 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
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Finalize Project Charter
Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.
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Aug 18 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
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Official Program Launch
We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.
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Aug 25 2025 |
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Official Program End
We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.
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Dec 05 2025 |
* We’ve got some inspirational project ideas below! These are related project topics that you can mix and match the components for the best cross-functional project experience possible.
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Cybersecurity
Information Technology (IT)
Market Research
Product Design & Development
Research, Analysis, Evaluation
Software Design & Development
UX/UI & Human-Centered Design
| Program Overview | ||
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| Program Title | Computer Science Capstone (Fall 2026) | |
| Organization | Bowie State University | |
| # of Students Enrolled |
0
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| # of Projects Running |
3 Project/s Added (of 1 Project Expected)
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Program Timeline Project Duration |
Start Date: 08/30/27 End Date: 12/10/27 3 months |
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| Collaboration Overview | ||
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| About Students |
Students participating in this program are senior computer science majors in their final semester at Bowie State University. They have completed advanced coursework in software engineering, machine learning, artificial intelligence, systems architecture, and cybersecurity, and are now applying their skills in a capstone experience designed to simulate real-world software consulting. Students are expected to:
They are experienced with tools such as Python, GitHub, Angular, Slack, UML, and cloud-based design systems, and are excited to tackle machine learning and AI-driven challenges with real-world impact.
Student Level: Bachelor Degree Student Time Commitment: Full Time Team Structure: 4 - 6 |
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| Program Goals | By the end of this capstone experience, students will be able to:
Each project is expected to culminate in a functioning prototype, GitHub repository, and formal presentation to faculty and industry stakeholders.
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| Format Structure |
Multiple Projects Multiple Teams |
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| Format Title | Capstone | |
| Format Description | The Senior Capstone in Computer Science at Bowie State University is a structured, semester-long applied research and software development experience that serves as the culmination of students’ undergraduate education. In Fall 2025, the course will focus on two distinct industry-partnered projects, with the entire class divided into multiple teams, each tackling one of the projects. This unique format ensures:
Each team produces its own set of deliverables — including source code, documentation, presentations, and demos — all targeted at addressing the same core project challenge from different angles.
|
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| Benefits For Industry Partners | Organizations partnering with Bowie State University gain access to a highly motivated team of senior computer science students who are eager to apply their technical training to meaningful real-world challenges.
Prototype Development and Technical Exploration Student teams design and build working software prototypes that demonstrate practical approaches to the problem you present. These may include machine learning models, dashboards, web applications, or other technical tools depending on the project scope.
Multiple Solution Pathways Because several independent student teams work on the same project challenge, industry partners benefit from diverse technical approaches and design strategies. This enables partners to compare architectures, algorithms, and product concepts that address the same problem from different perspectives.
Fresh Perspectives on Emerging Technologies Students bring current knowledge of modern frameworks, open-source tools, and machine learning techniques, often exploring innovative approaches that organizations may not have had time to test internally.
Access to Emerging Technical Talent Industry partners have early visibility into Bowie State’s graduating computer science students, creating opportunities to identify strong candidates for internships, contract work, or full-time employment.
Structured Innovation with Minimal Time Commitment Projects are structured to require only about one hour per week of industry partner engagement, while faculty oversee the academic rigor and CapSource coordinates logistics.
Deliverables that Support Real Decision-Making Each team produces tangible outputs including:
These deliverables can provide valuable starting points for future internal development or experimentation.
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| Project Modality | Hybrid | |
| Industry Partner Requirements to Participate | ||
|---|---|---|
| Project Topics | Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Cybersecurity Information Technology (IT) Market Research Product Design & Development Research, Analysis, Evaluation Software Design & Development UX/UI & Human-Centered Design | |
| Target Industries | Aerospace & Defense Agriculture & Farming Arts & Recreation Biotech & Pharmaceuticals Computers & Hardware Construction, Repair & Maitenance Consulting & Professional Services Consumer Products & Services Education & Ed-Tech Energy & Utilities Fashion & Apparel Finance & Investment Food & Beverage Government Health Care & Life Sciences Insurance Manufacturing & Industrial Media, Publishing & Content Natural Resources Non-Profit & Social Impact Public Works Real Estate Restaurants, Hospitality & Food Service Retail & E-Commerce Semiconductor Software, AI & Data Sports & Entertainment Sustainability & Climate Telecommunications Transportation & Logistics Travel & Tourism | |
| Skills & Expertise | Agile Development Classification Algorithms Clustering Techniques Data Cleaning Data Visualization Data Wrangling Docker Feature Engineering Flask Git GitHub JSON Jupyter Notebooks Linux Machine Learning Pipelines Model Evaluation Neural Networks NumPy Pandas Presentation Design Python PyTorch Regression Analysis REST APIs Scikit-learn Software Testing SQL Technical Documentation TensorFlow VS Code | |
| Location Information & Preferences |
20715 Local (within 30 miles) Regional (within 90 miles) We're ideally looking for partners based in the Chesapeake region, but ultimately open to working on remote projects from anywhere!
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| Sponsorship |
Sponsorship Requested (Optional):Pre-Revenue Startup an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Growth Startup an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Small to Medium Business an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Large Enterprise an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Government Organization an exact contribution amount of $500.0 Non-Profit an exact contribution amount of $500.0 |
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| Compensation |
No Compensation Required |
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| Other Requirements | Ideal projects should:
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| Expected Time Commitment For Project Managers | 1 Hour per week | |
| Key Program Dates | Due Date |
|---|---|
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Request for Proposal published
Collaboration request published. Industry Partners may express interest in participating.
|
Jul 21 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
|
Interview
Educators will begin interviewing interested Industry Partners to discuss project ideas.
|
Jul 24 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
|
Proposal Application Deadline
Final date for Industry Partners to express interest in participating.
|
Aug 14 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
|
Finalize Project Charter
Educators and Industry Partners finalize project charters, legal documents, and background materials.
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Aug 18 2025, 09:59 PM UTC |
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Official Program Launch
We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to kick off your project.
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Aug 25 2025 |
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Official Program End
We’ll find a time on this day for you to meet with the students to wrap up your project.
|
Dec 05 2025 |
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