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This course provides the experience of applying systems engineering principles and skills learned in the formal courses to a specific practical project that is suggested by the student and is presented in a formal proposal. The product of the system project is a final report; also required are interim reports and an oral presentation to permit review of the project objectives and approach. This is an independent course that has no formal classes; the student is responsible for developing their own project timeline and works to complete it within one semester. A student typically has a mentor who is a member of the systems engineering faculty. The mentor reviews and approves the draft proposal and project deliverables. The course instructor approves the final proposal, grades the final deliverables, and receives the student’s project defense. The total time required for this course is comparable to the combined class and study time for the formal courses. Course Note(s): Students who plan to register for this course will need to contact the Systems Engineering Program Coordinator (annie.cranston@jhuapl.edu) at least four to six weeks prior to the semester start date for access to the Capstone website. Students must connect with a project mentor (via capstone website) and have an approved topic prior to being registered manually by the course instructor. For additional details, please visit: https://bit.ly/SE_CapstoneThesis