Here are some tips for completing a capstone project in mass media and communication:
- Choose a topic-Consider topics that are relevant to your career goals, classroom experience, or workplace. You can also choose a topic that you’ve explored in previous projects or classwork and want to pursue further.
- Find a faculty advisor-You can consult your department website to find a faculty member in your department whose research interests you. You can also approach a faculty member with an idea that you think would be a good fit for their expertise.
- Create an outline-An effective capstone project outline includes the following steps:
- Title and introduction
- Background and literature review
- Research question or hypothesis
- Methodology
- Data collection and analysis
- Results and findings
- Discussion and conclusion
- Format the project-The text should be double-spaced with paragraph indentions. The margins should be one inch at the top, bottom, and right, and one and a half inches on the left side.
- Create a digital project-In consultation with your faculty advisor, you can produce a digital project such as a website, platform, or tool.
- Spend enough time-A capstone project is meant to be a significant endeavor that takes more than a few evenings to complete.