Semester Management
Your complete 12-week Capstone I roadmap — schedule, deliverables, advisor meetings, deadlines, and analytics.
All 12 weeks of CEGR 492. Open any week for its full workspace.
Week 1
Capstone Orientation and Project Discovery
Explain the purpose of Capstone I
- Tasks
- 2 / 9 complete
- Deliverable due
- Sep 6
- Advisor meeting
- Optional
- FE topic
- FE Exam Orientation & Ethics
- Estimated study
- 5 hrs
Aug 31 – Sep 6
Open WeekWeek 2
Topic Selection and Engineering Need
Evaluate project feasibility
- Tasks
- 0 / 8 complete
- Deliverable due
- Sep 13
- Advisor meeting
- Required
- FE topic
- Mathematics
- Estimated study
- 6 hrs
Sep 7 – Sep 13
Open WeekWeek 3
Background of Study and Project Context
Write a structured background section
- Tasks
- 0 / 9 complete
- Deliverable due
- Sep 20
- Advisor meeting
- Required
- FE topic
- Probability and Statistics
- Estimated study
- 7 hrs
Sep 14 – Sep 20
Open WeekWeek 4
Problem Statement and Research Gap
Write a clear engineering problem statement
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Sep 27
- Advisor meeting
- Optional
- FE topic
- Statics
- Estimated study
- 7 hrs
Sep 21 – Sep 27
Open WeekWeek 5
Objectives, Research Questions, Scope, and Constraints
Write a primary objective
- Tasks
- 0 / 9 complete
- Deliverable due
- Oct 4
- Advisor meeting
- Optional
- FE topic
- Engineering Economics
- Estimated study
- 6 hrs
Sep 28 – Oct 4
Open WeekWeek 6
Literature Review Planning and Source Evaluation
Search engineering databases
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Oct 11
- Advisor meeting
- Required
- FE topic
- Mechanics of Materials
- Estimated study
- 8 hrs
Oct 5 – Oct 11
Open WeekWeek 7
Methodology Selection
Select an appropriate methodology
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Oct 18
- Advisor meeting
- Optional
- FE topic
- Fluid Mechanics
- Estimated study
- 8 hrs
Oct 12 – Oct 18
Open WeekWeek 8
Preliminary Engineering Analysis and Design
Develop preliminary calculations
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Oct 25
- Advisor meeting
- Optional
- FE topic
- Structural Engineering
- Estimated study
- 10 hrs
Oct 19 – Oct 25
Open WeekWeek 9
Validation, Risk, Safety, Sustainability, and Constructability
Develop validation methods
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Nov 1
- Advisor meeting
- Required
- FE topic
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Estimated study
- 8 hrs
Oct 26 – Nov 1
Open WeekWeek 10
Project Management, Schedule, Budget, and Deliverables
Create a project schedule
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Nov 8
- Advisor meeting
- Optional
- FE topic
- Construction Engineering
- Estimated study
- 7 hrs
Nov 2 – Nov 8
Open WeekWeek 11
Proposal Integration, Technical Review, and Revision
Integrate Chapters 1–3
- Tasks
- 0 / 15 complete
- Deliverable due
- Nov 15
- Advisor meeting
- Required
- FE topic
- Transportation Engineering
- Estimated study
- 9 hrs
Nov 9 – Nov 15
Open WeekWeek 12
Final Proposal Submission and Defense
Present technical material clearly
- Tasks
- 0 / 7 complete
- Deliverable due
- Nov 22
- Advisor meeting
- Required
- FE topic
- Water Resources & Environmental Engineering
- Estimated study
- 10 hrs
Nov 16 – Nov 22
Open Week