Most capstones are graded on documentation, and most students spend the time on code
The build is the visible part and usually the smaller share of the grade. Requirements, design rationale, testing evidence and evaluation are typically where the points concentrate, and they are what runs out of time.
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Too ambitious, and documented last
Scope is the first. A capstone proposing a platform with six features delivers four half-built ones, and a half-built feature evidences nothing. Two features that work completely, with proper testing evidence, score better than six that demo badly. Cutting scope early is the decision students most regret not making.
Documentation is the second. Written at the end, it becomes a description of what exists rather than a record of decisions and reasoning. Written alongside, it captures why you chose an approach and what you rejected, which is what the rationale points are for.
Then evaluation. A capstone should show that the thing works, against criteria set in advance. Screenshots and a demo are not evaluation. Test results, performance measurements or user feedback against stated success criteria are.
- Scope cut to what can be finished and evidenced
- Documentation written alongside, not afterwards
- Success criteria defined before building
- Evaluation with evidence, not assertion
What we work on
Your own project and your program's requirements
- Scoping and cutting a proposal to something deliverable
- Requirements and design documentation
- Testing strategy and presenting the evidence
- Writing the evaluation against stated criteria
- The demonstration and viva, if your program has one
We advise. You build and write
- We do not write code, documentation or reports you will submit.
- We do not build any part of your project.
- We do not fabricate testing results or evaluation data.
- We do not supply previous projects for reference.
- We review what you have produced and tell you what will not hold.
Capstones are usually defended in person or demonstrated live. A project you did not build is one you cannot demonstrate, and that is the moment it becomes obvious. Read the full policy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Less than your first instinct. Deliver a smaller scope completely, with real testing evidence and a proper evaluation, rather than a larger scope partially. Graders can assess something finished; they cannot assess intentions.
Check your rubric, because the weighting is frequently higher than students expect, sometimes the majority of the grade. Requirements, design rationale, testing and evaluation are all separately assessed in most programs.
Evidence against criteria you set in advance. Test coverage and results, performance measurements against a target, or user feedback gathered systematically. A demo showing the software running is a demonstration, not an evaluation.
Prioritize a coherent subset, finish it properly, and write honestly about what was descoped and why. A clear account of scope management is a recognized engineering skill and is usually credited. Silently submitting a partial build is not.
Rehearse it on the machine you will use, with a script, and have a recording as a fallback. Be ready to explain why you made each significant design decision, because that is what the questions will be about rather than the features.
Tell us the proposal and the deadline
We will tell you honestly whether the scope is deliverable and where the documentation points are actually sitting.
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